fix: [backport] add better error messages for a couple of error cases #3744
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* fix: add better error messages for a couple of error cases - When using a generic INetworkSerializable+IEquatable combo and update documentation with workaround - When there are no initialized elements in the network prefab list (fix null reference exception) * update changelog * style Removing single whitespace at end of sentence. * style Keeping the most recent changelog entry chronologically ordered (ordered by PR number). * Apply suggestions from code review Co-authored-by: Emma <[email protected]> * add missing pr number * move to inetworkserializable section * switch to testing NetworkConfig directly * remove uninitialized from list instead of ignoring --------- Co-authored-by: Noel Stephens <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Emma <[email protected]>
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Approving with suggestions that match the changes just landed in #3754
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Co-authored-by: Amy Reeve <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Amy Reeve <[email protected]>
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Purpose of this PR
add better error messages for a couple of error cases
Example error printed with the generic IEquatable error is
which is printed in addition to the usual error for not implementing IEquatable.
Jira ticket
MTTB-1202
MTTB-1306
Changelog
Documentation
Testing & QA (How your changes can be verified during release Playtest)
Manually tested the codegen errors with IEquatable.
Functional Testing
Manual testing :
Manual testing doneAutomated tests:
Covered by existing automated testsCovered by new automated testsDoes the change require QA team to:
Review automated tests?Execute manual tests?Provide feedback about the PR?If any boxes above are checked the QA team will be automatically added as a PR reviewer.
Backports
This is a backport of 3739