From 4d12a7f65ee6b3981d4d19c8e13dd8089ffed5c6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Bayne <mdb@threerings.net>
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:16:29 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Fail earlier and more informatively.

git-svn-id: svn+ssh://src.earth.threerings.net/vilya/trunk@546 c613c5cb-e716-0410-b11b-feb51c14d237
---
 src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/data/EZGameConfig.java | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/data/EZGameConfig.java b/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/data/EZGameConfig.java
index 84785376..39e77401 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/data/EZGameConfig.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/ezgame/data/EZGameConfig.java
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ public class EZGameConfig extends GameConfig
     @Override // from PlaceConfig
     public PlaceController createController ()
     {
+        String ctrl = getGameDefinition().controller;
+        if (ctrl == null) {
+            throw new IllegalStateException("Game definition missing controller [gdef=" + getGameDefinition() + "]");
+        }
         try {
             return (PlaceController) Class.forName(getGameDefinition().controller).newInstance();
         } catch (Exception e) {