Detect bad option files supplied via --options.

src/cli/error.coffee

@@ -226,6 +226,28 @@ assembleError = ( ex ) ->
       msg = printf M2C( @msgs.validateError.msg ), ex.inner.toString()
       etype = 'error'
 
+    when HMSTATUS.invalidOptionsFile
+      msg = M2C @msgs.invalidOptionsFile.msg[0]
+      if SyntaxErrorEx.is ex.inner
+        console.error printf( M2C(this.msgs.readError.msg, 'red'), ex.file )
+        se = new SyntaxErrorEx ex, ex.raw
+        if se.line? and se.col?
+          msg += printf M2C( this.msgs.parseError.msg[0], 'red' ), se.line, se.col
+        else if se.line?
+          msg += printf M2C( this.msgs.parseError.msg[1], 'red' ), se.line
+        else
+          msg += M2C @msgs.parseError.msg[2], 'red'
+      else if ex.inner && ex.inner.line? && ex.inner.col?
+        msg += printf( M2C( this.msgs.parseError.msg[0], 'red' ), ex.inner.line, ex.inner.col)
+      else
+        msg += ex
+      msg += @msgs.invalidOptionsFile.msg[1]
+      etype = 'error'
+
+    when HMSTATUS.optionsFileNotFound
+      msg = M2C( @msgs.optionsFileNotFound.msg )
+      etype = 'error'
+
   msg: msg              # The error message to display
   withStack: withStack  # Whether to include the stack
   quit: quit

src/cli/main.coffee

@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ process.argv (in production) or custom parameters (in test).
 main = module.exports = ( rawArgs, exitCallback ) ->
 
   initInfo = initialize( rawArgs, exitCallback )
+  if initInfo is null
+    return
+
   args = initInfo.args
 
   # Create the top-level (application) command...
@@ -139,6 +142,16 @@ initialize = ( ar, exitCallback ) ->
 
   _exitCallback = exitCallback || process.exit
   o = initOptions ar
+  if o.ex
+    _err.init false, true, false
+    if( o.ex.op == 'parse' )
+      _err.err
+        fluenterror: if o.ex.op == 'parse' then HMSTATUS.invalidOptionsFile else HMSTATUS.optionsFileNotFound,
+        inner: o.ex.inner,
+        quit: true
+    else
+      _err.err fluenterror: HMSTATUS.optionsFileNotFound, inner: o.ex.inner, quit: true
+    return null
   o.silent || logMsg( _title )
 
   # Emit debug prelude if --debug was specified
@@ -169,7 +182,6 @@ initialize = ( ar, exitCallback ) ->
       , true
     return
 
-
   # Override the .helpInformation behavior
   Command.prototype.helpInformation = ->
     manPage = FS.readFileSync(
@@ -210,6 +222,7 @@ initOptions = ( ar ) ->
       if optStr && (optStr = optStr.trim())
         #var myJSON = JSON.parse(optStr);
         if( optStr[0] == '{')
+          # TODO: remove use of evil(). - hacksalot
           ### jshint ignore:start ###
           oJSON = eval('(' + optStr + ')') # jshint ignore:line <-- no worky
           ### jshint ignore:end ###
@@ -217,7 +230,8 @@ initOptions = ( ar ) ->
           inf = safeLoadJSON( optStr )
           if( !inf.ex )
             oJSON = inf.json
-          # TODO: Error handling
+          else
+            return inf
 
   # Grab the --debug flag, --silent, --assert and --no-color flags
   isDebug = _.some args, (v) -> v == '-d' || v == '--debug'

src/cli/msg.yml

@@ -109,3 +109,9 @@ errors:
     msg: Exiting with status code **%s**.
   validateError:
     msg: "An error occurred during validation:\n%s"
+  invalidOptionsFile:
+    msg:
+      - "The specified options file is invalid:\n"
+      - "\nMake sure the options file contains valid JSON."
+  optionsFileNotFound:
+    msg: "The specified options file is missing or inaccessible."