Added: type name output when exception raised from unittest (#7869)

changelog.md

@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@
 - The `terminal` module now exports additional procs for generating ANSI color
   codes as strings.
 - Added the parameter ``val`` for the ``CritBitTree[int].inc`` proc.
+- An exception raised from ``test`` block of ``unittest`` now show its type in
+  error message
 
 ### Language additions
 

lib/pure/unittest.nim

@@ -462,6 +462,8 @@ template suite*(name, body) {.dirty.} =
     finally:
       suiteEnded()
 
+template exceptionTypeName(e: typed): string = $e.name
+
 template test*(name, body) {.dirty.} =
   ## Define a single test case identified by `name`.
   ##
@@ -476,7 +478,7 @@ template test*(name, body) {.dirty.} =
   ## .. code-block::
   ##
   ##  [OK] roses are red
-  bind shouldRun, checkpoints, formatters, ensureInitialized, testEnded
+  bind shouldRun, checkpoints, formatters, ensureInitialized, testEnded, exceptionTypeName
 
   ensureInitialized()
 
@@ -495,8 +497,10 @@ template test*(name, body) {.dirty.} =
 
     except:
       when not defined(js):
-        checkpoint("Unhandled exception: " & getCurrentExceptionMsg())
-        var stackTrace {.inject.} = getCurrentException().getStackTrace()
+        let e = getCurrentException()
+        let eTypeDesc = "[" & exceptionTypeName(e) & "]"
+        checkpoint("Unhandled exception: " & getCurrentExceptionMsg() & " " & eTypeDesc)
+        var stackTrace {.inject.} = e.getStackTrace()
       fail()
 
     finally:

tests/stdlib/tunittestexceptiontype.nim

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+discard """
+  exitcode: 1
+  outputsub: '''exception type is [ValueError]'''
+"""
+
+import unittest
+
+suite "exception from test":
+  test "show exception type":
+    raise newException(ValueError, "exception type is")