Errors in vue.config.js are swallowed

[chrisvfritz]

Version

3.0.0-alpha.13

Reproduction link

https://github.com/chrisvfritz/vue-enterprise-boilerplate

Steps to reproduce

Add a syntax error or throw an error from vue.config.js.

What is expected?

I would expect Vue CLI commands that require vue.config.js to fail loudly when it contains an error, making me aware of the source of the problem (or even that there is a problem).

What is actually happening?

Vue CLI will swallow it and continue as if everything is normal. I noticed this behavior when Webpack was acting as if my aliases were not defined. It took a little while to figure out that there was a syntax error in a file required from vue.config.js.

[LinusBorg]

The require statement for the file is wrapped in a try/catch that swallows the error, I assume?

https://github.com/vuejs/vue-cli/blob/dev/packages/%40vue/cli-service/lib/Service.js#L163-L171

[chrisvfritz]

@LinusBorg Thanks for digging into it! Made submitting a fix much easier. 🙂