doctor & stat improvements

- doctor: log when there is no stats() function and suggest to use it
- check that stats() result isn't None
- warn when there is not data in the iterable

my/core/__main__.py

@@ -212,10 +212,13 @@ def modules_check(args):
         info(f'{color.GREEN}OK{color.RESET}  : {m:<50}')
         stats = get_stats(m)
         if stats is None:
+            eprint("       - no 'stats' function, can't check the data")
+            # todo point to a readme on the module structure or something?
             continue
 
         try:
             res = stats()
+            assert res is not None, 'stats() returned None'
         except Exception as ee:
             warning(f'     - {color.RED}stats:{color.RESET}                      computing failed{vw}')
             if verbose:

my/core/common.py

@@ -403,11 +403,13 @@ def _stat_iterable(it: Iterable[C]) -> Any:
     from more_itertools import ilen, take, first
 
     # todo not sure if there is something in more_itertools to compute this?
+    total = 0
     errors = 0
     last = None
     def funcit():
-        nonlocal errors, last
+        nonlocal errors, last, total
         for x in it:
+            total += 1
             if isinstance(x, Exception):
                 errors += 1
             else:
@@ -429,6 +431,10 @@ def _stat_iterable(it: Iterable[C]) -> Any:
         'count': count,
     }
 
+    if total == 0:
+        # not sure but I guess a good balance? wouldn't want to throw early here?
+        res['warning'] = 'THE ITERABLE RETURNED NO DATA'
+
     if errors > 0:
         res['errors'] = errors