From 7f6d2698c923019e4ce53f794e68aa7e56fd7b86 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Oscar Beaumont <oscar@otbeaumont.me>
Date: Thu, 2 May 2024 05:44:40 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] fix(core): better error when deserializing plugin config
 (#9631)

* Better error for errors decoding plugin config

* changes
---
 .changes/better-error-for-invalid-plugin-config.md | 5 +++++
 core/tauri/src/plugin.rs                           | 7 ++++++-
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 .changes/better-error-for-invalid-plugin-config.md

diff --git a/.changes/better-error-for-invalid-plugin-config.md b/.changes/better-error-for-invalid-plugin-config.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c61806d0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/better-error-for-invalid-plugin-config.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'tauri': patch:enhance
+---
+
+Improve the error message that is shown when deserializing the Tauri plugin config.
diff --git a/core/tauri/src/plugin.rs b/core/tauri/src/plugin.rs
index fbc7292ad..68875cb33 100644
--- a/core/tauri/src/plugin.rs
+++ b/core/tauri/src/plugin.rs
@@ -677,7 +677,12 @@ impl<R: Runtime, C: DeserializeOwned> Plugin<R> for TauriPlugin<R, C> {
           name: self.name,
           handle: app.clone(),
           raw_config: Arc::new(config.clone()),
-          config: serde_json::from_value(config)?,
+          config: serde_json::from_value(config).map_err(|err| {
+            format!(
+              "Error deserializing 'plugins.{}' within your Tauri configuration: {err}",
+              self.name
+            )
+          })?,
         },
       )?;
     }