Small improvements to the error output in component parser to make de…

…bugging easier.
ros-controls · Jun 19, 2024 · d7d1b32 · d7d1b32
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commit d7d1b32
Showing 1 changed file with 3 additions and 3 deletions.
diff --git a/hardware_interface/src/component_parser.cpp b/hardware_interface/src/component_parser.cpp
@@ -797,11 +797,11 @@ std::vector<HardwareInfo> parse_control_resources_from_urdf(const std::string &
   tinyxml2::XMLDocument doc;
   if (!doc.Parse(urdf.c_str()) && doc.Error())
   {
-    throw std::runtime_error("invalid URDF passed in to robot parser");
+    throw std::runtime_error("invalid URDF passed in to robot parser: " + std::string(doc.ErrorStr()));
   }
   if (doc.Error())
   {
-    throw std::runtime_error("invalid URDF passed in to robot parser");
+    throw std::runtime_error("invalid URDF passed in to robot parser: " + std::string(doc.ErrorStr()));
   }
 
   // Find robot tag
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ std::vector<HardwareInfo> parse_control_resources_from_urdf(const std::string &
         auto urdf_joint = model.getJoint(joint.name);
         if (!urdf_joint)
         {
-          throw std::runtime_error("Joint " + joint.name + " not found in URDF");
+          throw std::runtime_error("Joint '" + joint.name + "' not found in URDF");
         }
         if (!urdf_joint->mimic && joint.is_mimic == MimicAttribute::TRUE)
         {