[charts] Warn if axis data don't have enough elements

[alexfauquette]

Fix #16740

If we agree on the idea, this could be extended to the line charts

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[JCQuintas]

Suggested change

	`MUI X: ${getAxisMessage(discreteAxisDirection, discreteAxisId)} should have more data than the bar series of id "${seriesId}".`,
	`MUI X: ${getAxisMessage(discreteAxisDirection, discreteAxisId)} should not have less data than the bar series of id "${seriesId}".`,

have more data than is not correct, as the correct is >=, but putting that into words can become confusing. So we could just invert the phrase and say !<

[bernardobelchior]

I guess a warning makes sense, but shouldn't we still render the chart? It seems that isn't happening in the docs:

Screen.Recording.2025-03-05.at.13.56.59.mov

Also, shouldn't the fix be to render only the correct number of bars? The warning is useful, but what happens if a user incorrectly spreads some wrong data? Shouldn't we chart still render properly?

[alexfauquette]

Also, shouldn't the fix be to render only the correct number of bars? The warning is useful, but what happens if a user incorrectly spreads some wrong data? Shouldn't we chart still render properly?

I agree for still rendering the charts. By replacing the throw Error() by a console.error(). But I'm not comfortable with the fact of having the chart render properly.

IMO, hiding the extra data points would be hiding the devs error, making bugs harder to spot and fix.

[bernardobelchior]

I agree for still rendering the charts. By replacing the throw Error() by a console.error(). But I'm not comfortable with the fact of having the chart render properly.

Great!

IMO, hiding the extra data points would be hiding the devs error, making bugs harder to spot and fix.

Yeah, that's a tough trade-off. I think if we show a warning in dev, then it's fine to hide the error by rendering the chart correctly, but it's a matter of preference so not a blocker

[alexfauquette]

I realised line chart altready had similar behavior. Si I replace for line chart the throw Error by a console.error() too. And I updated bar script such that it does not show the error. I hope not too many people will struggle to find their bugs

[bernardobelchior]

Seems to be fixed, thank you 😄