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    this change (including linting)?
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Description of change

Informative error messages are very important for developers and could possibly save hours of debugging and frustration. This improves the error message thrown when writing invalid data into a socket, by communicating what's expected compared to what the developer just tried to write.

When passing anything other than a string or buffer to socket.write(), a TypeError with saying Invalid data gets thrown. E.g:

TypeError: Invalid data
    at Socket.write (net.js:623:11)
    at Socket.net.createConnection (/Users/phillipj/my-awesome-sock-script.js:5:12)
    at Socket.g (events.js:271:16)
    at emitNone (events.js:85:20)
    at Socket.emit (events.js:179:7)

This has bit me more than once as it doesn't really say much about what was expected or what I did wrong, other than some data being invalid.

Getting something like this would be a lot more helpful:

TypeError: Invalid data, chunk must be a string or a buffer, not number
    at Socket.write (net.js:623:11)
    at Socket.net.createConnection (/Users/phillipj/my-awesome-sock-script.js:5:12)
    at Socket.g (events.js:271:16)
    at emitNone (events.js:85:20)
    at Socket.emit (events.js:179:7)
    at TCPConnectWrap.afterConnect [as oncomplete] (net.js:1048:10)```

net: improve socket.write() error message
acab254 
Informative error messages are very important for developers and could
possibly save hours of debugging and frustration. This improves the error
message thrown when writing invalid data into a socket, by communicating
what's expected compared to what the developer just tried to write.
phillipj added the net Issues and PRs related to the net subsystem. label Mar 31, 2016
Fishrock123 added the semver-major PRs that contain breaking changes and should be released in the next major version. label Mar 31, 2016

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Major, since error messages are currently their only identifier.

mscdex commented Mar 31, 2016

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LGTM

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CI: https://ci.nodejs.org/job/node-test-pull-request/2115/

cjihrig commented Mar 31, 2016

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jasnell commented Apr 1, 2016

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LGTM

jasnell pushed a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 1, 2016
net: improve socket.write() error message
ec49fc8 
Informative error messages are very important for developers and could
possibly save hours of debugging and frustration. This improves the error
message thrown when writing invalid data into a socket, by communicating
what's expected compared to what the developer just tried to write.

PR-URL: #5981
Reviewed-By: Brian White <mscdex@mscdex.net>
Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>

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Landed in ec49fc8

jasnell closed this Apr 1, 2016
phillipj deleted the improve-socket-write-err branch April 3, 2016 11:20
jasnell mentioned this pull request Apr 19, 2016
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jasnell added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 26, 2016
2016-04-26, Version 6.0.0 (Current) Release
f5f573f 
The following significant (semver-major) changes have been made since the
previous Node v5.0.0 release.

* Buffer
  * New Buffer constructors have been added
    [#4682](#4682)
  * Previously deprecated Buffer APIs are removed
    [#5048](#5048),
    [#4594](#4594)
  * Improved error handling [#4514](#4514)
* Cluster
  * Worker emitted as first argument in 'message' event
    [#5361](#5361).
* Crypto
  * Improved error handling [#3100](#3100),
    [#5611](#5611)
  * Simplified Certificate class bindings
    [#5382](#5382)
  * Improved control over FIPS mode
    [#5181](#5181)
  * pbkdf2 digest overloading is deprecated
    [#4047](#4047)
* Dependencies
  * Reintroduce shared c-ares build support
    [#5775](#5775).
  * V8 updated to 5.0.71.31 [#6111](#6111).
* DNS
  * Add resolvePtr API to query plain DNS PTR records
    [#4921](#4921).
* Domains
  * Clear stack when no error handler
  [#4659](#4659).
* File System
  * The `fs.realpath()` and `fs.realpathSync()` methods have been updated
    to use a more efficient libuv implementation. This change includes the
    removal of the `cache` argument and the method can throw new errors
    [#3594](#3594)
  * FS apis can now accept and return paths as Buffers
    [#5616](#5616).
  * Error handling and type checking improvements
    [#5616](#5616),
    [#5590](#5590),
    [#4518](#4518),
    [#3917](#3917).
  * fs.read's string interface is deprecated
    [#4525](#4525)
* HTTP
  * 'clientError' can now be used to return custom errors from an
    HTTP server [#4557](#4557).
* Modules
  * Current directory is now prioritized for local lookups
    [#5689](#5689)
  * Symbolic links are preserved when requiring modules
    [#5950](#5950)
* Net
  * DNS hints no longer implicitly set
    [#6021](#6021).
  * Improved error handling and type checking
    [#5981](#5981),
    [#5733](#5733),
    [#2904](#2904)
* Path
  * Improved type checking [#5348](#5348).
* Process
  * Introduce process warnings API
    [#4782](#4782).
  * Throw exception when non-function passed to nextTick
    [#3860](#3860).
* Readline
  * Emit key info unconditionally
    [#6024](#6024)
* REPL
  * Assignment to `_` will emit a warning.
    [#5535](#5535)
* Timers
  * Fail early when callback is not a function
    [#4362](#4362)
* TLS
  * Rename 'clientError' to 'tlsClientError'
    [#4557](#4557)
  * SHA1 used for sessionIdContext
    [#3866](#3866)
* TTY
  * Previously deprecated setRawMode wrapper is removed
    [#2528](#2528).
* Util
  * Changes to Error object formatting
    [#4582](#4582).
* Windows
  * Windows XP and Vista are no longer supported
    [#5167](#5167),
    [#5167](#5167).
jasnell mentioned this pull request Apr 26, 2016
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jasnell added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 26, 2016
2016-04-26, Version 6.0.0 (Current) Release
c53d296 
The following significant (semver-major) changes have been made since the
previous Node v5.0.0 release.

* Buffer
  * New Buffer constructors have been added
    [#4682](#4682)
  * Previously deprecated Buffer APIs are removed
    [#5048](#5048),
    [#4594](#4594)
  * Improved error handling [#4514](#4514)
* Cluster
  * Worker emitted as first argument in 'message' event
    [#5361](#5361).
* Crypto
  * Improved error handling [#3100](#3100),
    [#5611](#5611)
  * Simplified Certificate class bindings
    [#5382](#5382)
  * Improved control over FIPS mode
    [#5181](#5181)
  * pbkdf2 digest overloading is deprecated
    [#4047](#4047)
* Dependencies
  * Reintroduce shared c-ares build support
    [#5775](#5775).
  * V8 updated to 5.0.71.31 [#6111](#6111).
* DNS
  * Add resolvePtr API to query plain DNS PTR records
    [#4921](#4921).
* Domains
  * Clear stack when no error handler
  [#4659](#4659).
* File System
  * The `fs.realpath()` and `fs.realpathSync()` methods have been updated
    to use a more efficient libuv implementation. This change includes the
    removal of the `cache` argument and the method can throw new errors
    [#3594](#3594)
  * FS apis can now accept and return paths as Buffers
    [#5616](#5616).
  * Error handling and type checking improvements
    [#5616](#5616),
    [#5590](#5590),
    [#4518](#4518),
    [#3917](#3917).
  * fs.read's string interface is deprecated
    [#4525](#4525)
* HTTP
  * 'clientError' can now be used to return custom errors from an
    HTTP server [#4557](#4557).
* Modules
  * Current directory is now prioritized for local lookups
    [#5689](#5689)
  * Symbolic links are preserved when requiring modules
    [#5950](#5950)
* Net
  * DNS hints no longer implicitly set
    [#6021](#6021).
  * Improved error handling and type checking
    [#5981](#5981),
    [#5733](#5733),
    [#2904](#2904)
* Path
  * Improved type checking [#5348](#5348).
* Process
  * Introduce process warnings API
    [#4782](#4782).
  * Throw exception when non-function passed to nextTick
    [#3860](#3860).
* Readline
  * Emit key info unconditionally
    [#6024](#6024)
* REPL
  * Assignment to `_` will emit a warning.
    [#5535](#5535)
* Timers
  * Fail early when callback is not a function
    [#4362](#4362)
* TLS
  * Rename 'clientError' to 'tlsClientError'
    [#4557](#4557)
  * SHA1 used for sessionIdContext
    [#3866](#3866)
* TTY
  * Previously deprecated setRawMode wrapper is removed
    [#2528](#2528).
* Util
  * Changes to Error object formatting
    [#4582](#4582).
* Windows
  * Windows XP and Vista are no longer supported
    [#5167](#5167),
    [#5167](#5167).
jasnell added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 26, 2016
2016-04-26, Version 6.0.0 (Current) Release
37f2f03 
The following significant (semver-major) changes have been made since the
previous Node v5.0.0 release.

* Buffer
  * New Buffer constructors have been added
    [#4682](#4682)
  * Previously deprecated Buffer APIs are removed
    [#5048](#5048),
    [#4594](#4594)
  * Improved error handling [#4514](#4514)
* Cluster
  * Worker emitted as first argument in 'message' event
    [#5361](#5361).
* Crypto
  * Improved error handling [#3100](#3100),
    [#5611](#5611)
  * Simplified Certificate class bindings
    [#5382](#5382)
  * Improved control over FIPS mode
    [#5181](#5181)
  * pbkdf2 digest overloading is deprecated
    [#4047](#4047)
* Dependencies
  * Reintroduce shared c-ares build support
    [#5775](#5775).
  * V8 updated to 5.0.71.31 [#6111](#6111).
* DNS
  * Add resolvePtr API to query plain DNS PTR records
    [#4921](#4921).
* Domains
  * Clear stack when no error handler
  [#4659](#4659).
* File System
  * The `fs.realpath()` and `fs.realpathSync()` methods have been updated
    to use a more efficient libuv implementation. This change includes the
    removal of the `cache` argument and the method can throw new errors
    [#3594](#3594)
  * FS apis can now accept and return paths as Buffers
    [#5616](#5616).
  * Error handling and type checking improvements
    [#5616](#5616),
    [#5590](#5590),
    [#4518](#4518),
    [#3917](#3917).
  * fs.read's string interface is deprecated
    [#4525](#4525)
* HTTP
  * 'clientError' can now be used to return custom errors from an
    HTTP server [#4557](#4557).
* Modules
  * Current directory is now prioritized for local lookups
    [#5689](#5689)
  * Symbolic links are preserved when requiring modules
    [#5950](#5950)
* Net
  * DNS hints no longer implicitly set
    [#6021](#6021).
  * Improved error handling and type checking
    [#5981](#5981),
    [#5733](#5733),
    [#2904](#2904)
* OS X
  * MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET has been bumped up to 10.7
    [#6402](#6402).
* Path
  * Improved type checking [#5348](#5348).
* Process
  * Introduce process warnings API
    [#4782](#4782).
  * Throw exception when non-function passed to nextTick
    [#3860](#3860).
* Readline
  * Emit key info unconditionally
    [#6024](#6024)
* REPL
  * Assignment to `_` will emit a warning.
    [#5535](#5535)
* Timers
  * Fail early when callback is not a function
    [#4362](#4362)
* TLS
  * Rename 'clientError' to 'tlsClientError'
    [#4557](#4557)
  * SHA1 used for sessionIdContext
    [#3866](#3866)
* TTY
  * Previously deprecated setRawMode wrapper is removed
    [#2528](#2528).
* Util
  * Changes to Error object formatting
    [#4582](#4582).
* Windows
  * Windows XP and Vista are no longer supported
    [#5167](#5167),
    [#5167](#5167).
jasnell added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 26, 2016
2016-04-26, Version 6.0.0 (Current) Release
ce3e3c5 
The following significant (semver-major) changes have been made since the
previous Node v5.0.0 release.

* Buffer
  * New Buffer constructors have been added
    [#4682](#4682)
  * Previously deprecated Buffer APIs are removed
    [#5048](#5048),
    [#4594](#4594)
  * Improved error handling [#4514](#4514)
* Cluster
  * Worker emitted as first argument in 'message' event
    [#5361](#5361).
* Crypto
  * Improved error handling [#3100](#3100),
    [#5611](#5611)
  * Simplified Certificate class bindings
    [#5382](#5382)
  * Improved control over FIPS mode
    [#5181](#5181)
  * pbkdf2 digest overloading is deprecated
    [#4047](#4047)
* Dependencies
  * Reintroduce shared c-ares build support
    [#5775](#5775).
  * V8 updated to 5.0.71.31 [#6111](#6111).
* DNS
  * Add resolvePtr API to query plain DNS PTR records
    [#4921](#4921).
* Domains
  * Clear stack when no error handler
  [#4659](#4659).
* File System
  * The `fs.realpath()` and `fs.realpathSync()` methods have been updated
    to use a more efficient libuv implementation. This change includes the
    removal of the `cache` argument and the method can throw new errors
    [#3594](#3594)
  * FS apis can now accept and return paths as Buffers
    [#5616](#5616).
  * Error handling and type checking improvements
    [#5616](#5616),
    [#5590](#5590),
    [#4518](#4518),
    [#3917](#3917).
  * fs.read's string interface is deprecated
    [#4525](#4525)
* HTTP
  * 'clientError' can now be used to return custom errors from an
    HTTP server [#4557](#4557).
* Modules
  * Current directory is now prioritized for local lookups
    [#5689](#5689)
  * Symbolic links are preserved when requiring modules
    [#5950](#5950)
* Net
  * DNS hints no longer implicitly set
    [#6021](#6021).
  * Improved error handling and type checking
    [#5981](#5981),
    [#5733](#5733),
    [#2904](#2904)
* OS X
  * MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET has been bumped up to 10.7
    [#6402](#6402).
* Path
  * Improved type checking [#5348](#5348).
* Process
  * Introduce process warnings API
    [#4782](#4782).
  * Throw exception when non-function passed to nextTick
    [#3860](#3860).
* Readline
  * Emit key info unconditionally
    [#6024](#6024)
* REPL
  * Assignment to `_` will emit a warning.
    [#5535](#5535)
* Timers
  * Fail early when callback is not a function
    [#4362](#4362)
* TLS
  * Rename 'clientError' to 'tlsClientError'
    [#4557](#4557)
  * SHA1 used for sessionIdContext
    [#3866](#3866)
* TTY
  * Previously deprecated setRawMode wrapper is removed
    [#2528](#2528).
* Util
  * Changes to Error object formatting
    [#4582](#4582).
* Windows
  * Windows XP and Vista are no longer supported
    [#5167](#5167),
    [#5167](#5167).
jasnell added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 26, 2016
2016-04-26, Version 6.0.0 (Current) Release
1a29a57 
The following significant (semver-major) changes have been made since the
previous Node v5.0.0 release.

* Buffer
  * New Buffer constructors have been added
    [#4682](#4682)
  * Previously deprecated Buffer APIs are removed
    [#5048](#5048),
    [#4594](#4594)
  * Improved error handling [#4514](#4514)
* Cluster
  * Worker emitted as first argument in 'message' event
    [#5361](#5361).
* Crypto
  * Improved error handling [#3100](#3100),
    [#5611](#5611)
  * Simplified Certificate class bindings
    [#5382](#5382)
  * Improved control over FIPS mode
    [#5181](#5181)
  * pbkdf2 digest overloading is deprecated
    [#4047](#4047)
* Dependencies
  * Reintroduce shared c-ares build support
    [#5775](#5775).
  * V8 updated to 5.0.71.31 [#6111](#6111).
* DNS
  * Add resolvePtr API to query plain DNS PTR records
    [#4921](#4921).
* Domains
  * Clear stack when no error handler
  [#4659](#4659).
* File System
  * The `fs.realpath()` and `fs.realpathSync()` methods have been updated
    to use a more efficient libuv implementation. This change includes the
    removal of the `cache` argument and the method can throw new errors
    [#3594](#3594)
  * FS apis can now accept and return paths as Buffers
    [#5616](#5616).
  * Error handling and type checking improvements
    [#5616](#5616),
    [#5590](#5590),
    [#4518](#4518),
    [#3917](#3917).
  * fs.read's string interface is deprecated
    [#4525](#4525)
* HTTP
  * 'clientError' can now be used to return custom errors from an
    HTTP server [#4557](#4557).
* Modules
  * Current directory is now prioritized for local lookups
    [#5689](#5689)
  * Symbolic links are preserved when requiring modules
    [#5950](#5950)
* Net
  * DNS hints no longer implicitly set
    [#6021](#6021).
  * Improved error handling and type checking
    [#5981](#5981),
    [#5733](#5733),
    [#2904](#2904)
* OS X
  * MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET has been bumped up to 10.7
    [#6402](#6402).
* Path
  * Improved type checking [#5348](#5348).
* Process
  * Introduce process warnings API
    [#4782](#4782).
  * Throw exception when non-function passed to nextTick
    [#3860](#3860).
* Readline
  * Emit key info unconditionally
    [#6024](#6024)
* REPL
  * Assignment to `_` will emit a warning.
    [#5535](#5535)
* Timers
  * Fail early when callback is not a function
    [#4362](#4362)
* TLS
  * Rename 'clientError' to 'tlsClientError'
    [#4557](#4557)
  * SHA1 used for sessionIdContext
    [#3866](#3866)
* TTY
  * Previously deprecated setRawMode wrapper is removed
    [#2528](#2528).
* Util
  * Changes to Error object formatting
    [#4582](#4582).
* Windows
  * Windows XP and Vista are no longer supported
    [#5167](#5167),
    [#5167](#5167).
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