use std::process::ExitCode;
/// Emit an error as structured JSON on stdout when `--format json` is active,
/// then return the given exit code. For non-JSON formats, emit to stderr as usual.
pub fn emit_error(message: &str, exit_code: u8, output: fallow_config::OutputFormat) -> ExitCode {
if matches!(output, fallow_config::OutputFormat::Json) {
let error_obj = serde_json::json!({
"error": true,
"message": message,
"exit_code": exit_code,
});
if let Ok(json) = serde_json::to_string_pretty(&error_obj) {
println!("{json}");
}
} else {
eprintln!("Error: {message}");
}
ExitCode::from(exit_code)
}