Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
If you incorrectly set a URL import list format to csv instead of mastodon_csv the import will fail but the error message is a bit weird.
e.g.:
2025-11-06 09:13:51,211 INFO Fetching domain blocks from URLs...
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/home/daedalus/src/fediblockhole/.venv/bin/fediblock-sync", line 8, in <module>
sys.exit(main())
^^^^^^
File "/home/daedalus/src/fediblockhole/src/fediblockhole/__init__.py", line 1082, in main
sync_blocklists(args)
File "/home/daedalus/src/fediblockhole/src/fediblockhole/__init__.py", line 78, in sync_blocklists
fetch_from_urls(
File "/home/daedalus/src/fediblockhole/src/fediblockhole/__init__.py", line 199, in fetch_from_urls
bl = parse_blocklist(rawdata, url, listformat, import_fields, max_severity)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/daedalus/src/fediblockhole/src/fediblockhole/blocklists.py", line 309, in parse_blocklist
return parser.parse_blocklist(blockdata, origin)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/daedalus/src/fediblockhole/src/fediblockhole/blocklists.py", line 109, in parse_blocklist
block = self.parse_item(blockitem)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
File "/home/daedalus/src/fediblockhole/src/fediblockhole/blocklists.py", line 200, in parse_item
block = DomainBlock(**blockitem)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
TypeError: DomainBlock.__init__() missing 1 required positional argument: 'domain'
You have to turn on --loglevel debug to get a better idea of what the problem is, and which specific URL config line is causing the error.
Describe the solution you'd like
We should be able to provide an error message that helps people pinpoint which config line caused the error, and guidance on how to fix it.
Describe alternatives you've considered
We could auto-detect formats, but that can lead to opaque failures that are hard to troubleshoot. Worth considering, but a hard, obvious failure is easier to troubleshoot and know you've fixed it correctly. Too much magic makes computers harder to reason about.
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
If you incorrectly set a URL import list format to
csvinstead ofmastodon_csvthe import will fail but the error message is a bit weird.e.g.:
You have to turn on
--loglevel debugto get a better idea of what the problem is, and which specific URL config line is causing the error.Describe the solution you'd like
We should be able to provide an error message that helps people pinpoint which config line caused the error, and guidance on how to fix it.
Describe alternatives you've considered
We could auto-detect formats, but that can lead to opaque failures that are hard to troubleshoot. Worth considering, but a hard, obvious failure is easier to troubleshoot and know you've fixed it correctly. Too much magic makes computers harder to reason about.