fix: improve import error output with detailed diff information #6298
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Summary
Fixes #6285
This PR significantly improves the error output when importing Pulumi resources fails due to mismatched inputs.
Problem
When users attempted to import resources (especially complex ones like CloudFront Distributions), they would get unhelpful error messages like:
For complex fields like
origins(which is a massive nested JSON structure), this message provided zero useful information about what was actually different. Users couldn't tell:Solution
Enhanced the import diff display in
cmd/sst/mosaic/ui/ui.goto provide much more helpful information:Changes Made
json.MarshalIndentinstead of compact JSONdiff.Old)diff.New).sst/log/pulumi.logfor even more detailed debuggingExample Output
Before:
After:
Impact
Users can now:
This transforms import errors helpful for debugging.