improve error message

hherrema · hherrema · commit a99d39fbbb7d · 2024-06-21T12:09:57.000-04:00
More descriptive error for loading epochs beyond EEG boundaries
diff --git a/cmlreaders/readers/eeg.py b/cmlreaders/readers/eeg.py
@@ -295,8 +295,9 @@ def read(self) -> Tuple[np.ndarray, List[int]]:
             )
         except ValueError:  # requesting event-epoched data beyond final sample of EEG
             raise exc.MissingDataError(
-                "Unable to load EEG for some events because rel_stop parameter is " +
-                "beyond final sample of EEG recording."
+                "Unable to load EEG for some events because rel_start or rel_stop parameter " +
+                "is beyond the first or last sample of the EEG recording.  Try loading EEG " +
+                "again after dropping the first or last event(s)."
             )
 
         return data, contacts

Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
`@@ -295,8 +295,9 @@ def read(self) -> Tuple[np.ndarray, List[int]]:`
`295`	`295`	`)`
`296`	`296`	`except ValueError: # requesting event-epoched data beyond final sample of EEG`
`297`	`297`	`raise exc.MissingDataError(`
`298`		`- "Unable to load EEG for some events because rel_stop parameter is " +`
`299`		`- "beyond final sample of EEG recording."`
	`298`	`+ "Unable to load EEG for some events because rel_start or rel_stop parameter " +`
	`299`	`+ "is beyond the first or last sample of the EEG recording. Try loading EEG " +`
	`300`	`+ "again after dropping the first or last event(s)."`
`300`	`301`	`)`
`301`	`302`
`302`	`303`	`return data, contacts`