better validation messages

pkg/gui/cherry_picking.go

@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) rerenderContextViewIfPresent(contextKey string) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	context := gui.contextForContextKey(contextKey)
+	context := gui.mustContextForContextKey(contextKey)
 
 	viewName := context.GetViewName()
 

pkg/gui/context.go

@@ -36,6 +36,29 @@ const (
 	COMMIT_MESSAGE_CONTEXT_KEY      = "commitMessage"
 )
 
+var allContextKeys = []string{
+	STATUS_CONTEXT_KEY,
+	FILES_CONTEXT_KEY,
+	LOCAL_BRANCHES_CONTEXT_KEY,
+	REMOTES_CONTEXT_KEY,
+	REMOTE_BRANCHES_CONTEXT_KEY,
+	TAGS_CONTEXT_KEY,
+	BRANCH_COMMITS_CONTEXT_KEY,
+	REFLOG_COMMITS_CONTEXT_KEY,
+	SUB_COMMITS_CONTEXT_KEY,
+	COMMIT_FILES_CONTEXT_KEY,
+	STASH_CONTEXT_KEY,
+	MAIN_NORMAL_CONTEXT_KEY,
+	MAIN_MERGING_CONTEXT_KEY,
+	MAIN_PATCH_BUILDING_CONTEXT_KEY,
+	MAIN_STAGING_CONTEXT_KEY,
+	MENU_CONTEXT_KEY,
+	CREDENTIALS_CONTEXT_KEY,
+	CONFIRMATION_CONTEXT_KEY,
+	SEARCH_CONTEXT_KEY,
+	COMMIT_MESSAGE_CONTEXT_KEY,
+}
+
 type Context interface {
 	HandleFocus() error
 	HandleFocusLost() error
@@ -674,14 +697,24 @@ type tabContext struct {
 	contexts []Context
 }
 
-func (gui *Gui) contextForContextKey(contextKey string) Context {
+func (gui *Gui) mustContextForContextKey(contextKey string) Context {
+	context, ok := gui.contextForContextKey(contextKey)
+
+	if !ok {
+		panic(fmt.Sprintf("context now found for key %s", contextKey))
+	}
+
+	return context
+}
+
+func (gui *Gui) contextForContextKey(contextKey string) (Context, bool) {
 	for _, context := range gui.allContexts() {
 		if context.GetKey() == contextKey {
-			return context
+			return context, true
 		}
 	}
 
-	panic(fmt.Sprintf("context now found for key %s", contextKey))
+	return nil, false
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) rerenderView(viewName string) error {
@@ -691,7 +724,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) rerenderView(viewName string) error {
 	}
 
 	contextKey := v.Context
-	context := gui.contextForContextKey(contextKey)
+	context := gui.mustContextForContextKey(contextKey)
 
 	return context.HandleRender()
 }

pkg/gui/custom_commands.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package gui
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"log"
+	"strings"
 	"text/template"
 
 	"github.com/fatih/color"
@@ -211,12 +212,15 @@ func (gui *Gui) GetCustomCommandKeybindings() []*Binding {
 
 	for _, customCommand := range customCommands {
 		var viewName string
-		if customCommand.Context == "global" || customCommand.Context == "" {
+		switch customCommand.Context {
+		case "global":
 			viewName = ""
-		} else {
-			context := gui.contextForContextKey(customCommand.Context)
-			if context == nil {
-				log.Fatalf("Error when setting custom command keybindings: unknown context: %s", customCommand.Context)
+		case "":
+			log.Fatalf("Error parsing custom command keybindings: context not provided (use context: 'global' for the global context). Key: %s, Command: %s", customCommand.Key, customCommand.Command)
+		default:
+			context, ok := gui.contextForContextKey(customCommand.Context)
+			if !ok {
+				log.Fatalf("Error when setting custom command keybindings: unknown context: %s. Key: %s, Command: %s.\nPermitted contexts: %s", customCommand.Context, customCommand.Key, customCommand.Command, strings.Join(allContextKeys, ", "))
 			}
 			// here we assume that a given context will always belong to the same view.
 			// Currently this is a safe bet but it's by no means guaranteed in the long term

pkg/gui/keybindings.go

@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) getKey(name string) interface{} {
 	if runeCount > 1 {
 		binding := keymap[strings.ToLower(key)]
 		if binding == nil {
-			log.Fatalf("Unrecognized key %s for keybinding %s", strings.ToLower(key), name)
+			log.Fatalf("Unrecognized key %s for keybinding %s. For permitted values see https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/blob/master/docs/keybindings/Custom_Keybindings.md", strings.ToLower(key), name)
 		} else {
 			return binding
 		}

pkg/gui/remotes_panel.go

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) refreshRemotes() error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return gui.postRefreshUpdate(gui.contextForContextKey(gui.getBranchesView().Context))
+	return gui.postRefreshUpdate(gui.mustContextForContextKey(gui.getBranchesView().Context))
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) handleRemoteEnter() error {