Standardize error logging with coreEvents.emitFeedback (#12199)

packages/cli/src/utils/commentJson.test.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@ import * as fs from 'node:fs';
 import * as path from 'node:path';
 import * as os from 'node:os';
 import { updateSettingsFilePreservingFormat } from './commentJson.js';
+import { coreEvents } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
+
+vi.mock('@google/gemini-cli-core', () => ({
+  coreEvents: {
+    emitFeedback: vi.fn(),
+  },
+}));
 
 describe('commentJson', () => {
   let tempDir: string;
@@ -158,28 +165,20 @@ describe('commentJson', () => {
 
       fs.writeFileSync(testFilePath, corruptedContent, 'utf-8');
 
-      const consoleSpy = vi
-        .spyOn(console, 'error')
-        .mockImplementation(() => {});
-
       expect(() => {
         updateSettingsFilePreservingFormat(testFilePath, {
           model: 'gemini-2.5-flash',
         });
       }).not.toThrow();
 
-      expect(consoleSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        'Error parsing settings file:',
+      expect(coreEvents.emitFeedback).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        'error',
+        'Error parsing settings file. Please check the JSON syntax.',
         expect.any(Error),
       );
-      expect(consoleSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-        'Settings file may be corrupted. Please check the JSON syntax.',
-      );
 
       const unchangedContent = fs.readFileSync(testFilePath, 'utf-8');
       expect(unchangedContent).toBe(corruptedContent);
-
-      consoleSpy.mockRestore();
     });
 
     it('should handle array updates while preserving comments', () => {

packages/cli/src/utils/commentJson.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 import * as fs from 'node:fs';
 import { parse, stringify } from 'comment-json';
+import { coreEvents } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
 
 /**
  * Type representing an object that may contain Symbol keys for comments.
@@ -30,9 +31,10 @@ export function updateSettingsFilePreservingFormat(
   try {
     parsed = parse(originalContent) as Record<string, unknown>;
   } catch (error) {
-    console.error('Error parsing settings file:', error);
-    console.error(
-      'Settings file may be corrupted. Please check the JSON syntax.',
+    coreEvents.emitFeedback(
+      'error',
+      'Error parsing settings file. Please check the JSON syntax.',
+      error,
     );
     return;
   }