@beforeyoubid/error-adapter

BYB Error Adapter

This is an error handling module that supports multiple error types and the handling of each type accordingly using Sentry.

The following npm packages have been extended in this module:

• Sentry's @sentry/node library, which does not support the filtration of local errors by default, and the use of an environment variable to disable Sentry alerts.
• The serverless-sentry-lib library, which does not support the use of an environment flag to disable Sentry alerts.

This module supports using environment variables to filter local error alerts, as well as disabling error alerts entirely. This is especially useful for microservice architectures where errors may be handled elsewhere.

Supported Error types

Error Type	Alert Raised in Sentry
Server Error	Yes
Not Authorized	Yes
Not Authenticated	No
Not Found	No
Validation Error	No
Validation Error	No
User Input Error	No
Conflict Error	No

This module is designed to work on a native node runtime and in a Lambda environment. For Lambda, please see the withSentry section below.

Setup

Installation

  yarn add @beforeyoubid/error-adapter

Environment Variables

Capturing can be controlled through the following environment variables. You can set them manually in your serverless.yml (Serverless Framework) or template.yml (AWS SAM) or let them be configured automatically using the Serverless Sentry Plugin during deployment.

Environment Variable	Description
SENTRY_DSN	Sentry DSN Url
SENTRY_ENVIRONMENT	Environment (optional, e.g. "dev" or "prod")
SENTRY_RELEASE	Release number or version of your project (optional)
SENTRY_AUTO_BREADCRUMBS	Automatically create breadcrumbs (see Sentry SDK docs, default to true)
SENTRY_FILTER_LOCAL	Don't report errors from local environments (defaults to true)
SENTRY_CAPTURE_ERRORS	Enable capturing Lambda errors (defaults to true)
SENTRY_CAPTURE_UNHANDLED	Enable capturing unhandled Promise rejections (defaults to true)
SENTRY_CAPTURE_UNCAUGHT	Enable capturing uncaught exceptions (defaults to true)
SENTRY_CAPTURE_MEMORY	Enable monitoring memory usage (defaults to true)
SENTRY_CAPTURE_TIMEOUTS	Enable monitoring execution timeouts (defaults to true)
SENTRY_SOURCEMAPS	Enable Webpack sourcemaps support (defaults to false)
DISABLE_SENTRY	Disable Sentry, not set automatically (defaults to false)

Use Together With the Serverless Sentry Plugin

The Serverless Sentry Plugin allows simpler configuration of the library through the serverless.yml and will upload your source-maps automatically during deployment. This is the recommended way of using the serverless-sentry-lib library.

Instead of manually setting environment variables, the plugin determines and sets them automatically. In the serverless.yml simply load the plugin and set the dsn configuration option as follows:

service: my-serverless-project
provider:
  # ...
plugins: serverless-sentry
custom:
  sentry:
    dsn: https://xxxx:[e-mail]/zzzz # URL provided by Sentry
    filterLocal: true # Optional

You can still manually set environment variables on a per-function level to overwrite the default ones. Please refer to the Serverless Sentry Plugin for full documentation of all available options.

Usages

The modules caters for two usage mechanisms:

1. Using withSentry higher-order function by wrapping handler functions in withSenty function.
2. Using the Sentry Client to capture messages and exceptions

1) Using withSentry higher-order function

Original Lambda Handler Code:

  export async function handler(event, context) {
    console.log("EVENT: \n" + JSON.stringify(event, null, 2));
    return context.logStreamName;
  }

New Lambda Handler Code Using withSentry For Sentry Reporting

  import { withSentry } from "@beforeyoubid/error-adapter"; // This helper library

  export const handler = withSentry(async (event, context) => {
    console.log("EVENT: \n" + JSON.stringify(event, null, 2));
    return context.logStreamName;
  });

Custom configuration options may also be used. Please refer to the Serverless Sentry Plugin for full documentation of all available options.

2) Using the Sentry Client to Capture Messages and Exceptions

  import { Sentry } from "@beforeyoubid/error-adapter"; // This helper library
  Sentry.initialise(); // This sets up the Sentry client based on environment variables

  export const cronHandler = async (event, context) => {
    try {
      console.log("EVENT: \n" + JSON.stringify(event, null, 2));
      return context.logStreamName;
    } catch (error) {
      Sentry.captureException(error);
    }
  };

Roadmap

• Extend this module to support centralised copy on error messages (useful for business users seeing the error, as well as developers investigating the error).