From 3bdd1ac8b316524f01935574602f744b6acffe4e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: James Nugent <james@jen20.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2016 10:21:12 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] core: Display invalid type in error message

If a variable type which is invalid (e.g. "stringg") is declared, we now
include the invalid type description in the error message to make it
easier to track down the source of the error in the source file.
---
 config/config.go | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 2200325852..bb3f5f1c8a 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ func (v *Variable) ValidateTypeAndDefault() error {
 	// If an explicit type is declared, ensure it is valid
 	if v.DeclaredType != "" {
 		if _, ok := typeStringMap[v.DeclaredType]; !ok {
-			return fmt.Errorf("Variable '%s' must be of type string or map", v.Name)
+			return fmt.Errorf("Variable '%s' must be of type string or map - '%s' is not a valid type", v.Name, v.DeclaredType)
 		}
 	}