fix(float): improve error message when reconfig failed (#25076)

Problem: The current error message isn't very accurate.
Solution: Improve the error message.

1 files changed, 21 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/test/functional/ui/float_spec.lua b/test/functional/ui/float_spec.lua
index 41b5b6ed2f..ed66557ee8 100644
--- a/test/functional/ui/float_spec.lua
+++ b/test/functional/ui/float_spec.lua
@@ -325,6 +325,27 @@ describe('float window', function()
     eq(12, pos[2])
   end)
 
+  it('error message when reconfig missing relative field', function()
+    local bufnr = api.nvim_create_buf(false, true)
+    local opts = {
+      width = 10,
+      height = 10,
+      col = 5,
+      row = 5,
+      relative = 'editor',
+      style = 'minimal',
+    }
+    local win_id = api.nvim_open_win(bufnr, true, opts)
+    eq(
+    "Missing 'relative' field when reconfiguring floating window 1001",
+    pcall_err(api.nvim_win_set_config, win_id, {
+      width = 3,
+      height = 3,
+      row = 10,
+      col = 10,
+    }))
+  end)
+
   it('is not operated on by windo when non-focusable #15374', function()
     command([[
       let winids = []