Resolve diagnostic node mapping for value entities in getNodeForTarget

.chronus/changes/copilot-fix-html-program-viewer-crash-2026-5-26-18-32-40.md

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+changeKind: fix
+packages:
+  - "@typespec/compiler"
+---
+
+Fix diagnostic target node mapping for value entities.

.chronus/changes/copilot-fix-html-program-viewer-crash-2026-5-8-19-28-50.md

@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+changeKind: fix
+packages:
+  - "@typespec/html-program-viewer"
+---
+
+Fix html program viewer crash when rendering search results with missing type kind.

packages/compiler/src/core/diagnostics.ts

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   SyntaxKind,
   Type,
   TypeSpecDiagnosticTarget,
+  Value,
 } from "./types.js";
 
 export type WriteLine = (text?: string) => void;
@@ -51,12 +52,12 @@ export function getRelatedLocations(diagnostic: Diagnostic): RelatedSourceLocati
  * - For template instance targets: returns the node of the template declaration
  * - For symbols: returns the first declaration node (or symbol source for using symbols)
  * - For AST nodes: returns the node itself
- * - For types: returns the node associated with the type
+ * - For entities: returns the most relevant node associated with the entity
  *
  * @param target The diagnostic target to extract a node from. Can be a template instance,
  *               symbol, AST node, or type.
- * @returns The AST node associated with the target, or undefined if the target is a type
- *          or symbol that doesn't have an associated node.
+ * @returns The AST node associated with the target, or undefined if the target
+ *          doesn't have an associated node.
  */
 export function getNodeForTarget(target: TypeSpecDiagnosticTarget): Node | undefined {
   if (!("kind" in target) && !("entityKind" in target)) {
@@ -71,6 +72,23 @@ export function getNodeForTarget(target: TypeSpecDiagnosticTarget): Node | undef
     }
 
     return target.declarations[0];
+  } else if ("entityKind" in target) {
+    switch (target.entityKind) {
+      case "Type":
+        return target.node;
+      case "Value":
+        return getValueNode(target) ?? target.type.node;
+      case "MixedParameterConstraint":
+        // Prefer the explicit union expression node when present, otherwise fall back
+        // to a side of the constraint that has a source node. Type is preferred
+        // over valueType to keep location behavior stable for mixed constraints
+        // that include both branches.
+        return target.node ?? target.type?.node ?? target.valueType?.node;
+      case "Indeterminate":
+        return target.type.node;
+      default:
+        return undefined;
+    }
   } else if ("kind" in target && typeof target.kind === "number") {
     // node
     return target as Node;
@@ -80,6 +98,20 @@ export function getNodeForTarget(target: TypeSpecDiagnosticTarget): Node | undef
   }
 }
 
+function getValueNode(value: Value): Node | undefined {
+  // Only compound values and function values carry their own syntax node.
+  // Primitive values (string/number/boolean/null/enum/scalar literal values)
+  // are represented by their resolved value/type and don't retain a direct node.
+  switch (value.valueKind) {
+    case "ObjectValue":
+    case "ArrayValue":
+    case "Function":
+      return value.node;
+    default:
+      return undefined;
+  }
+}
+
 export interface SourceLocationOptions {
   /**
    * If trying to resolve the location of a type with an ID, show the location of the ID node instead of the entire type.

packages/compiler/test/core/diagnostics.test.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import { strictEqual } from "assert";
 import { describe, it } from "vitest";
+import { getNodeForTarget } from "../../src/core/diagnostics.js";
+import { SyntaxKind } from "../../src/core/types.js";
 import { SourceLocationOptions, getSourceLocation } from "../../src/index.js";
 import { extractSquiggles } from "../../src/testing/source-utils.js";
 import { Tester } from "../tester.js";
@@ -34,4 +36,82 @@ describe("compiler: diagnostics", () => {
         { locateId: true },
       ));
   });
+
+  describe("getNodeForTarget", () => {
+    const mockSyntaxKindA = SyntaxKind.ModelStatement;
+    const mockSyntaxKindB = SyntaxKind.ScalarStatement;
+    const mockSyntaxKindC = SyntaxKind.NamespaceStatement;
+
+    it("returns function value node when available", () => {
+      const valueNode = { kind: mockSyntaxKindA } as any;
+      const typeNode = { kind: mockSyntaxKindB } as any;
+
+      const target = {
+        entityKind: "Value",
+        valueKind: "Function",
+        node: valueNode,
+        type: { kind: "FunctionType", node: typeNode },
+      } as any;
+
+      strictEqual(getNodeForTarget(target), valueNode);
+    });
+
+    it("falls back to value type node when value has no node", () => {
+      const typeNode = { kind: mockSyntaxKindC } as any;
+
+      const target = {
+        entityKind: "Value",
+        valueKind: "StringValue",
+        type: { kind: "String", node: typeNode },
+      } as any;
+
+      strictEqual(getNodeForTarget(target), typeNode);
+    });
+
+    it("returns object value node when available", () => {
+      const valueNode = { kind: mockSyntaxKindB } as any;
+
+      const target = {
+        entityKind: "Value",
+        valueKind: "ObjectValue",
+        node: valueNode,
+        type: { kind: "Model", node: undefined },
+      } as any;
+
+      strictEqual(getNodeForTarget(target), valueNode);
+    });
+
+    it("resolves mixed parameter constraint target in priority order", () => {
+      const explicitNode = { kind: mockSyntaxKindA } as any;
+      const typeNode = { kind: mockSyntaxKindB } as any;
+
+      strictEqual(
+        getNodeForTarget({
+          entityKind: "MixedParameterConstraint",
+          node: explicitNode,
+          type: { kind: "Model", node: typeNode },
+        } as any),
+        explicitNode,
+      );
+
+      strictEqual(
+        getNodeForTarget({
+          entityKind: "MixedParameterConstraint",
+          type: { kind: "Model", node: typeNode },
+        } as any),
+        typeNode,
+      );
+    });
+
+    it("resolves indeterminate target to underlying type node", () => {
+      const typeNode = { kind: mockSyntaxKindC } as any;
+
+      const target = {
+        entityKind: "Indeterminate",
+        type: { kind: "String", node: typeNode },
+      } as any;
+
+      strictEqual(getNodeForTarget(target), typeNode);
+    });
+  });
 });

packages/html-program-viewer/src/react/tree-navigation.test.tsx

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { render, screen } from "@testing-library/react";
+import type { Type } from "@typespec/compiler";
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { NodeIcon } from "./tree-navigation.js";
+
+describe("NodeIcon", () => {
+  it("falls back when type kind is missing", () => {
+    render(
+      <NodeIcon
+        node={{
+          kind: "type",
+          id: "$.broken",
+          name: "broken",
+          type: { kind: undefined } as unknown as Type,
+          children: [],
+        }}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    expect(screen.getByText("?")).toBeDefined();
+  });
+});

packages/html-program-viewer/src/react/tree-navigation.tsx

@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ export const TreeNavigation = (_: TreeNavigationProps) => {
 
 export const NodeIcon = ({ node }: { node: TypeGraphNode }) => {
   switch (node.kind) {
-    case "type":
-      return <span className={style["type-kind-icon"]}>{node.type.kind[0]}</span>;
+    case "type": {
+      const kindPrefix = node.type?.kind?.[0] ?? "?";
+      return <span className={style["type-kind-icon"]}>{kindPrefix}</span>;
+    }
     case "list":
       return <AppsListRegular />;
   }