print better errors when deserializing json (#218)

- print stripped json whenever there is a type mismatch when
deserializing
- Revert "print stripped json whenever there is a type mismatch when
deserializing"
- print better errors when deserializing json

Cargo.lock

@@ -1840,6 +1840,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "serde",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "serde_path_to_error"
+version = "0.1.11"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "f7f05c1d5476066defcdfacce1f52fc3cae3af1d3089727100c02ae92e5abbe0"
+dependencies = [
+ "serde",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "serde_urlencoded"
 version = "0.7.1"
@@ -2089,6 +2098,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "secrecy",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
+ "serde_path_to_error",
  "standback",
  "stderrlog",
  "steamguard",

Cargo.toml

@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ qrcode = { version = "0.12.0", optional = true }
 gethostname = "0.4.3"
 secrecy = { version = "0.8", features = ["serde"] }
 zeroize = "^1.4.3"
+serde_path_to_error = "0.1.11"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 tempdir = "0.3"

src/accountmanager.rs

@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ impl AccountManager {
 		let mut reader = BufReader::new(file);
 		let mut buffer = String::new();
 		reader.read_to_string(&mut buffer)?;
-		let manifest: Manifest = match serde_json::from_str(&buffer) {
+		let mut deser = serde_json::Deserializer::from_str(&buffer);
+		let manifest: Manifest = match serde_path_to_error::deserialize(&mut deser) {
 			Ok(m) => m,
 			Err(orig_err) => match serde_json::from_str::<SdaManifest>(&buffer) {
 				Ok(_) => return Err(ManifestLoadError::MigrationNeeded)?,
@@ -159,7 +160,8 @@ impl AccountManager {
 
 		let file = File::open(path)?;
 		let reader = BufReader::new(file);
-		let account: SteamGuardAccount = serde_json::from_reader(reader)?;
+		let mut deser = serde_json::Deserializer::from_reader(reader);
+		let account: SteamGuardAccount = serde_path_to_error::deserialize(&mut deser)?;
 		ensure!(
 			!self.account_exists(&account.account_name),
 			"Account already exists in manifest, please remove it first."
@@ -361,12 +363,16 @@ impl EntryLoader<SteamGuardAccount> for ManifestEntry {
 					return Err(ManifestAccountLoadError::IncorrectPasskey);
 				}
 				let s = std::str::from_utf8(&plaintext).unwrap();
-				serde_json::from_str(s)?
+				let mut deser = serde_json::Deserializer::from_str(s);
+				serde_path_to_error::deserialize(&mut deser)?
 			}
 			(None, Some(_)) => {
 				return Err(ManifestAccountLoadError::MissingPasskey);
 			}
-			(_, None) => serde_json::from_reader(reader)?,
+			(_, None) => {
+				let mut deser = serde_json::Deserializer::from_reader(reader);
+				serde_path_to_error::deserialize(&mut deser)?
+			}
 		};
 		Ok(account)
 	}
@@ -378,8 +384,8 @@ pub enum ManifestLoadError {
 	Missing(#[from] std::io::Error),
 	#[error("Manifest needs to be migrated to the latest format.")]
 	MigrationNeeded,
-	#[error("Failed to deserialize the manifest.")]
+	#[error("Failed to deserialize the manifest. {self:?}")]
-	DeserializationFailed(#[from] serde_json::Error),
+	DeserializationFailed(#[from] serde_path_to_error::Error<serde_json::Error>),
 	#[error(transparent)]
 	Unknown(#[from] anyhow::Error),
 }
@@ -394,8 +400,8 @@ pub enum ManifestAccountLoadError {
 	IncorrectPasskey,
 	#[error("Failed to decrypt account. {self:?}")]
 	DecryptionFailed(#[from] crate::encryption::EntryEncryptionError),
-	#[error("Failed to deserialize the account.")]
+	#[error("Failed to deserialize the account. {self:?}")]
-	DeserializationFailed(#[from] serde_json::Error),
+	DeserializationFailed(#[from] serde_path_to_error::Error<serde_json::Error>),
 	#[error(transparent)]
 	Unknown(#[from] anyhow::Error),
 }

src/accountmanager/legacy.rs

@@ -88,12 +88,16 @@ impl EntryLoader<SdaAccount> for SdaManifestEntry {
 					return Err(ManifestAccountLoadError::IncorrectPasskey);
 				}
 				let s = std::str::from_utf8(&plaintext).unwrap();
-				serde_json::from_str(s)?
+				let mut deser = serde_json::Deserializer::from_str(s);
+				serde_path_to_error::deserialize(&mut deser)?
 			}
 			(None, Some(_)) => {
 				return Err(ManifestAccountLoadError::MissingPasskey);
 			}
-			(_, None) => serde_json::from_reader(reader)?,
+			(_, None) => {
+				let mut deser = serde_json::Deserializer::from_reader(reader);
+				serde_path_to_error::deserialize(&mut deser)?
+			}
 		};
 		Ok(account)
 	}

src/accountmanager/migrate.rs

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::{fs::File, io::Read, path::Path};
 
 use log::debug;
-use serde::de::Error;
+use serde::{de::Error, Deserialize};
 use steamguard::SteamGuardAccount;
 use thiserror::Error;
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ pub(crate) enum MigrationError {
 	#[error("Passkey is required to decrypt manifest")]
 	MissingPasskey,
 	#[error("Failed to deserialize manifest: {0}")]
-	ManifestDeserializeFailed(serde_json::Error),
+	ManifestDeserializeFailed(serde_path_to_error::Error<serde_json::Error>),
 	#[error("IO error when upgrading manifest: {0}")]
 	IoError(#[from] std::io::Error),
 	#[error("An unexpected error occurred during manifest migration: {0}")]
@@ -180,20 +180,44 @@ impl From<MigratingManifest> for Manifest {
 	}
 }
 
-fn deserialize_manifest(text: String) -> Result<MigratingManifest, serde_json::Error> {
+#[derive(Deserialize)]
-	let json: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_str(&text)?;
+struct JustVersion {
-	debug!("deserializing manifest: version {}", json["version"]);
+	version: Option<u32>,
-	if json["version"] == 1 {
+}
-		let manifest: ManifestV1 = serde_json::from_str(&text)?;
+
-		Ok(MigratingManifest::ManifestV1(manifest))
+fn deserialize_manifest(
-	} else if json["version"] == serde_json::Value::Null {
+	text: String,
-		let manifest: SdaManifest = serde_json::from_str(&text)?;
+) -> Result<MigratingManifest, serde_path_to_error::Error<serde_json::Error>> {
-		Ok(MigratingManifest::Sda(manifest))
+	let mut deser = serde_json::Deserializer::from_str(&text);
-	} else {
+	let version: JustVersion = serde_path_to_error::deserialize(&mut deser)?;
-		Err(serde_json::Error::custom(format!(
+
-			"Unknown manifest version: {}",
+	debug!("deserializing manifest: version {:?}", version.version);
-			json["version"]
+	let mut deser = serde_json::Deserializer::from_str(&text);
-		)))
+
+	match version.version {
+		Some(1) => {
+			let manifest: ManifestV1 = serde_path_to_error::deserialize(&mut deser)?;
+			Ok(MigratingManifest::ManifestV1(manifest))
+		}
+		None => {
+			let manifest: SdaManifest = serde_path_to_error::deserialize(&mut deser)?;
+			Ok(MigratingManifest::Sda(manifest))
+		}
+		_ => {
+			// HACK: there's no way to construct the Path type, so we create it by forcing a deserialize error
+
+			#[derive(Debug)]
+			struct Dummy;
+			impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for Dummy {
+				fn deserialize<D: serde::Deserializer<'de>>(_: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error> {
+					Err(D::Error::custom("Unknown manifest version".to_string()))
+				}
+			}
+
+			let mut deser = serde_json::Deserializer::from_str("");
+			let err = serde_path_to_error::deserialize::<_, Dummy>(&mut deser).unwrap_err();
+			Err(err)
+		}
 	}
 }