chore: Minor CLI polish. (#784)

Aligns the interactive vp command text with the new text we decided on yesterday + changes the formatting of errors coming from Vite Task:

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Author: cpojer

crates/vite_global_cli/src/command_picker.rs

@@ -304,10 +304,7 @@ fn render_picker(
     let pad = if vite_shared::header::is_warp_terminal() { " " } else { "" };
     let max_width = usize::from(columns).saturating_sub(4 + pad.len());
     let viewport_end = (viewport_start + viewport_size).min(filtered_indices.len());
-    let instruction = truncate_line(
-        &format!("Select a command (↑/↓, Enter to run, Esc to cancel): {query}"),
-        max_width,
-    );
+    let instruction = truncate_line(&picker_instruction(query), max_width);
 
     execute!(stdout, cursor::MoveTo(0, 0), terminal::Clear(ClearType::All),)?;
     if vite_shared::header::is_warp_terminal() {
@@ -440,6 +437,10 @@ fn render_picker(
     stdout.flush()
 }
 
+fn picker_instruction(query: &str) -> String {
+    format!("Select a command (↑/↓, Enter to run, type to search): {query}")
+}
+
 fn compute_viewport_size(
     terminal_rows: usize,
     total_commands: usize,
@@ -552,7 +553,7 @@ fn filtered_command_indices(query: &str, command_order: &[usize]) -> Vec<usize>
 mod tests {
     use super::{
         COMMANDS, align_viewport, compute_viewport_size, default_command_order,
-        filtered_command_indices, selected_command_parts,
+        filtered_command_indices, picker_instruction, selected_command_parts,
     };
 
     #[test]
@@ -670,4 +671,12 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(help.label, "help");
         assert_eq!(help.summary, "View all commands and details");
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn picker_instruction_mentions_search() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            picker_instruction(""),
+            "Select a command (↑/↓, Enter to run, type to search): "
+        );
+    }
 }

packages/cli/binding/src/lib.rs

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ mod package_manager;
 #[allow(dead_code)]
 mod utils;
 
-use std::{collections::HashMap, ffi::OsStr, sync::Arc};
+use std::{collections::HashMap, error::Error as StdError, ffi::OsStr, fmt::Write as _, sync::Arc};
 
 use napi::{anyhow, bindgen_prelude::*, threadsafe_function::ThreadsafeFunction};
 use napi_derive::napi;
@@ -111,6 +111,18 @@ fn create_vite_config_resolver(
     })
 }
 
+fn format_error_message(error: &(dyn StdError + 'static)) -> String {
+    let mut message = error.to_string();
+    let mut source = error.source();
+
+    while let Some(current) = source {
+        let _ = write!(message, "\n* {current}");
+        source = current.source();
+    }
+
+    message
+}
+
 /// Main entry point for the CLI, called from JavaScript.
 ///
 /// This is an async function that spawns a new thread for the non-Send async code
@@ -180,7 +192,7 @@ pub async fn run(options: CliOptions) -> Result<i32> {
             vite_error::Error::UserCancelled => Ok(130),
             _ => {
                 tracing::error!("Rust error: {:?}", e);
-                Err(anyhow::Error::from(e).into())
+                Err(napi::Error::from_reason(format_error_message(&e)))
             }
         },
     }

packages/cli/snap-tests/run-task-command-conflict/package.json

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "name": "run-task-command-conflict-test",
+  "private": true,
+  "scripts": {
+    "build": "echo 'build from package.json'"
+  }
+}

packages/cli/snap-tests/run-task-command-conflict/snap.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+> # Test that conflicting package.json and vite.config.ts task commands render cleanly
+[1]> vp run build
+error: Failed to load task graph
+* Failed to resolve task config for task run-task-command-conflict-test#build
+* Both package.json script and vite.config.* task define commands for the task

packages/cli/snap-tests/run-task-command-conflict/steps.json

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "commands": [
+    "# Test that conflicting package.json and vite.config.ts task commands render cleanly",
+    "vp run build"
+  ]
+}

packages/cli/snap-tests/run-task-command-conflict/vite.config.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+export default {
+  run: {
+    tasks: {
+      build: {
+        command: "echo 'build from vite.config.ts'",
+      },
+    },
+  },
+};

packages/cli/src/bin.ts

@@ -21,7 +21,19 @@ import { pack } from './resolve-pack.js';
 import { test } from './resolve-test.js';
 import { resolveUniversalViteConfig } from './resolve-vite-config.js';
 import { vite } from './resolve-vite.js';
-import { accent, log } from './utils/terminal.js';
+import { accent, errorMsg, log } from './utils/terminal.js';
+
+function getErrorMessage(err: unknown): string {
+  if (err instanceof Error) {
+    return err.message;
+  }
+
+  if (typeof err === 'object' && err && 'message' in err && typeof err.message === 'string') {
+    return err.message;
+  }
+
+  return String(err);
+}
 
 // Parse command line arguments
 let args = process.argv.slice(2);
@@ -113,7 +125,7 @@ if (command === 'create') {
 
     process.exit(finalExitCode);
   } catch (err) {
-    console.error('[Vite+] run error:', err);
+    errorMsg(getErrorMessage(err));
     process.exit(1);
   }
 }