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  • Unified Exit Code Handling: Replaced multiple methods of handling exit codes with a consistent approach using errUtils.GetExitCode(). This ensures that subcommands correctly report their exit codes, especially for errors like terraform plan -detailed-exitcode (exit code 2) or shell commands with specific exit codes.
  • Standardized Error Reporting: Migrated all instances of cockroachdb/errors.WithHint*() to use the errUtils.Build() pattern for constructing errors with explanations and hints. This centralizes error building and improves consistency.
  • Improved Shell Command Exit Code Extraction: The ShellRunner utility now correctly captures and preserves specific exit codes from shell commands, wrapping them in errUtils.ExitCodeError. This prevents generic error codes from masking the true exit status of shell commands.
  • Terraform Workspace Handling: Corrected the logic for handling Terraform workspace selection errors. If a workspace doesn't exist (exit code 1), Atmos now attempts to create it, improving workflow robustness.
  • Workflow Error Handling: Updated workflow_utils.go to correctly identify and handle errUtils.ExitCodeError as a known workflow error, preventing unnecessary re-wrapping or reporting of already handled subcommand failures.
  • Testing & Snapshots: Updated test cases and snapshots to reflect the new error messages and exit code handling, including changes in TestCLICommands_atmos_circuit-breaker.stderr.golden and new test cases for exit-codes.yaml.
  • Dependency Updates: Minor updates to AWS SDK versions in go.mod.

why

  • Consistency and Maintainability: Standardizing exit code handling and error reporting makes the codebase more consistent, easier to understand, and maintainable.
  • Accurate Error Propagation: Ensuring that specific exit codes from subcommands (like shell commands or Terraform) are preserved and reported accurately is crucial for debugging and for downstream tools that rely on these exit codes (e.g., CI/CD pipelines).
  • Robustness: Improved handling of Terraform workspace errors makes workflows more resilient by automatically creating missing workspaces.
  • Reduced Complexity: Consolidating error building patterns simplifies error management and reduces potential for inconsistencies.

Resolved merge conflicts in:
- cmd/workflow.go: Used GetExitCode for consistent exit code handling
- errors/error_funcs.go: Combined both approaches - kept error builder pattern with OsExit variable
- internal/exec/terraform.go: Combined both constant definitions
- internal/exec/workflow_utils.go: Used error builder pattern, removed cockroachdb/errors
- tests/snapshots/TestCLICommands_atmos_circuit-breaker.stderr.golden: Used improved error messages from main

Key changes:
- Updated error handling to use errUtils.GetExitCode() for exit codes
- Migrated from cockroachdb/errors to errUtils.Build() pattern
- Fixed duplicate constants and imports
- Ensured all code compiles successfully

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osterman and others added 12 commits October 19, 2025 12:31
Changed ExitCodeError message from "subcommand exited with code" back to
"workflow step execution failed" for better context when workflow steps fail.

The generic "subcommand" message lost important context - when a workflow
step fails, users need to know it was a step in their workflow, not just
any subcommand.

Updated:
- errors/errors.go: ExitCodeError.Error() returns workflow-specific message
- internal/exec/workflow_test.go: Updated test expectations
- tests/snapshots/TestCLICommands_atmos_circuit-breaker.stderr.golden: Updated snapshot

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This documentation belongs to another PR (auth-list command).
Removing to keep this PR focused on error handling improvements.

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Fixed two critical issues with exit code handling:

1. **Show exit code in error message**: Updated ExitCodeError.Error() to include
   the actual exit code in the message: "workflow step execution failed with exit code N"

2. **Preserve exit codes through error chain**: Fixed workflow_utils.go to wrap
   the original error using errors.Join() instead of returning only the formatted
   error. This preserves the ExitCodeError in the error chain so GetExitCode() can
   extract the actual exit code.

3. **Extract ExitCodeError in GetExitCode**: Added check for ExitCodeError type
   in exit_code.go's GetExitCode() function to properly extract exit codes from
   workflow/shell execution errors.

Without these fixes, all workflow failures returned exit code 1, regardless of the
actual command exit code (2, 42, 127, etc.).

Updated:
- errors/errors.go: Include exit code in error message
- errors/exit_code.go: Check for ExitCodeError type
- internal/exec/workflow_utils.go: Preserve original error with errors.Join
- tests/test-cases/complete.yaml: Updated test expectation
- tests/snapshots/*.golden: Regenerated with new error messages

Tests now pass:
- workflow_shell_step_preserves_exit_code_2 ✅
- workflow_shell_step_preserves_exit_code_42 ✅
- atmos_workflow_shell_command_not_found (exit 127) ✅

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Updated test expectations in shell_utils_test.go to match the new error
message format "workflow step execution failed with exit code N" instead
of the old "subcommand exited with code N".

All tests now pass:
- TestShellRunner_ExitCodePreservation ✅

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Added SkipOnDarwinARM64 calls to all tests using gomonkey in
pkg/list/utils/check_component_test.go to prevent fatal SIGBUS panics
on ARM64 macOS.

Issue: gomonkey library uses runtime memory patching which is incompatible
with ARM64 macOS memory protection, causing "fatal error: fault [signal
SIGBUS: bus error]" panics.

Research shows this is a known issue (agiledragon/gomonkey#146, #122, #169)
with no current fix for ARM64 macOS. Workarounds include:
- Running tests in Docker (golang:1.20 image)
- Using alternative mocking libraries (xgo)
- Skipping tests on ARM64 macOS (our approach)

The tests will still run on:
- Linux (ARM64 and x86_64)
- macOS x86_64
- Windows
- CI/CD environments (typically Linux)

Related: agiledragon/gomonkey#146

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Added detailed comments with links to upstream GitHub issues documenting
why gomonkey tests must be skipped on ARM64 macOS:

- agiledragon/gomonkey#146 (SIGBUS panics)
- agiledragon/gomonkey#122 (ARM64 permission denied)
- agiledragon/gomonkey#169 (Mac M3 failures)

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Added detailed PR description documenting:
- Merge resolution with main
- Exit code preservation fixes
- gomonkey ARM64 incompatibility issue with links to upstream issues
- Testing results
- References to all related GitHub issues

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Fixed three test failures caused by changes in error handling:

1. TestExecuteDescribeWorkflows/nonexistent_workflows_directory
   - Updated to expect sentinel error text instead of formatted explanation

2. TestExecutePacker_Errors/missing_component
   - Fixed ErrMissingComponent to use error builder instead of errors.New()
   - This ensures the sentinel error is in the error chain for ErrorIs checks

3. TestProcessYAMLConfigFileMissingFilesReturnError
   - Changed to check for fs.ErrNotExist (actual os.ReadFile error)
   - Previous check for ErrStackManifestFileNotFound was incorrect as this
     sentinel is not currently added to the error chain

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@osterman osterman merged commit fc3c89e into feature/dev-3054-implement-atmos-errors Oct 20, 2025
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