prevent invalid items from crashing the game

docs/README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-**SMAPI** is an open-source modding API for [Stardew Valley](https://stardewvalley.net/) that lets
-you play the game with mods. It's safely installed alongside the game's executable, and doesn't
-change any of your game files. It serves eight main purposes:
+**SMAPI** is an open-source modding framework and API for [Stardew Valley](https://stardewvalley.net/)
+that lets you play the game with mods. It's safely installed alongside the game's executable, and
+doesn't change any of your game files. It serves eight main purposes:
 
 1. **Load mods into the game.**  
    _SMAPI loads mods when the game is starting up so they can interact with it. (Code mods aren't

docs/release-notes.md

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Release notes
 ## Upcoming release
 * For players:
+  * SMAPI now prevents invalid items from crashing the game on hover.
   * Fixed cryptic error message when the game isn't installed correctly.
   * Fixed error when a mod makes invalid changes to an NPC schedule.
   * Fixed invalid NPC data propagated when a mod changes NPC dispositions.
@@ -10,7 +11,7 @@
 
 * For modders:
   * Added dedicated content pack API.
-  * **Deprecations:**  
+  * **Deprecations:**
     * The `assetData.AsDictionary<TKey, TValue>().Set` methods are deprecated and will be removed in SMAPI 3.0. Mods should access the `Data` property directly instead.
 
 * FOR SMAPI developers:

src/SMAPI/Framework/SCore.cs

@@ -184,7 +184,8 @@ namespace StardewModdingAPI.Framework
 
             // apply game patches
             new GamePatcher(this.Monitor).Apply(
-                new DialogueErrorPatch(this.MonitorForGame, this.Reflection)
+                new DialogueErrorPatch(this.MonitorForGame, this.Reflection),
+                new ObjectErrorPatch()
             );
         }
 

src/SMAPI/Patches/ObjectErrorPatch.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
+using System.Reflection;
+using Harmony;
+using StardewModdingAPI.Framework.Patching;
+using StardewValley;
+using SObject = StardewValley.Object;
+
+namespace StardewModdingAPI.Patches
+{
+    /// <summary>A Harmony patch for <see cref="SObject.getDescription"/> which intercepts crashes due to the item no longer existing.</summary>
+    internal class ObjectErrorPatch : IHarmonyPatch
+    {
+        /*********
+        ** Accessors
+        *********/
+        /// <summary>A unique name for this patch.</summary>
+        public string Name => $"{nameof(ObjectErrorPatch)}";
+
+
+        /*********
+        ** Public methods
+        *********/
+        /// <summary>Apply the Harmony patch.</summary>
+        /// <param name="harmony">The Harmony instance.</param>
+        public void Apply(HarmonyInstance harmony)
+        {
+            MethodInfo method = AccessTools.Method(typeof(SObject), nameof(SObject.getDescription));
+            MethodInfo prefix = AccessTools.Method(this.GetType(), nameof(ObjectErrorPatch.Prefix));
+
+            harmony.Patch(method, new HarmonyMethod(prefix), null);
+        }
+
+
+        /*********
+        ** Private methods
+        *********/
+        /// <summary>The method to call instead of <see cref="StardewValley.Object.getDescription"/>.</summary>
+        /// <param name="__instance">The instance being patched.</param>
+        /// <param name="__result">The patched method's return value.</param>
+        /// <returns>Returns whether to execute the original method.</returns>
+        /// <remarks>This method must be static for Harmony to work correctly. See the Harmony documentation before renaming arguments.</remarks>
+        [SuppressMessage("ReSharper", "InconsistentNaming", Justification = "Argument names are defined by Harmony.")]
+        private static bool Prefix(SObject __instance, ref string __result)
+        {
+            // invalid bigcraftables crash instead of showing '???' like invalid non-bigcraftables
+            if (!__instance.IsRecipe && __instance.bigCraftable.Value && !Game1.bigCraftablesInformation.ContainsKey(__instance.ParentSheetIndex))
+            {
+                __result = "???";
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        }
+    }
+}

src/SMAPI/StardewModdingAPI.csproj

@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Framework\Monitor.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Metadata\InstructionMetadata.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Mod.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Patches\ObjectErrorPatch.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Patches\DialogueErrorPatch.cs" />
     <Compile Include="PatchMode.cs" />
     <Compile Include="GamePlatform.cs" />