@xylabs/error
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Base functionality used throughout XY Labs TypeScript/JavaScript libraries
Base functionality used throughout XY Labs TypeScript/JavaScript libraries
@xylabs/error
| Type Alias | Description |
|---|---|
| AssertConfig | Configuration for assertion behavior: a static message string, a boolean toggle, or a callback. |
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| assertError | Throws an Error based on the assert configuration when a value fails validation. |
| handleError | Invokes the handler if the value is an Error, otherwise re-throws it. |
| handleErrorAsync | Async version of handleError. Invokes the async handler if the value is an Error, otherwise re-throws it. |
| isError | Type guard that checks whether a value is an Error instance. |
function assertError(
value: unknown,
assert: AssertConfig | undefined,
defaultMessage: string): undefined;
Throws an Error based on the assert configuration when a value fails validation.
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
value | unknown | The value being validated |
assert | AssertConfig | undefined | Assertion config controlling the error message |
defaultMessage | string | Fallback message if no custom message is provided |
undefined
function handleError<T>(error: any, handler: (error: Error) => T): T;
Invokes the handler if the value is an Error, otherwise re-throws it.
| Type Parameter |
|---|
T |
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
error | any | The caught value to inspect |
handler | (error: Error) => T | Callback invoked with the Error if it is one |
T
The handler's return value
function handleErrorAsync<T>(error: any, handler: (error: Error) => Promise<T>): Promise<T>;
Async version of handleError. Invokes the async handler if the value is an Error, otherwise re-throws it.
| Type Parameter |
|---|
T |
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
error | any | The caught value to inspect |
handler | (error: Error) => Promise<T> | Async callback invoked with the Error if it is one |
Promise<T>
The handler's resolved return value
function isError(value: unknown): value is Error;
Type guard that checks whether a value is an Error instance.
| Parameter | Type |
|---|---|
value | unknown |
value is Error
function isError<T>(value: T): value is Extract<T, Error>;
Type guard that checks whether a value is an Error instance.
| Type Parameter |
|---|
T |
| Parameter | Type |
|---|---|
value | T |
value is Extract<T, Error>
type AssertConfig = string | AssertCallback | boolean;
Configuration for assertion behavior: a static message string, a boolean toggle, or a callback.
Part of sdk-js
See the LICENSE file for license details
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Base functionality used throughout XY Labs TypeScript/JavaScript libraries
The npm package @xylabs/error receives a total of 2,285 weekly downloads. As such, @xylabs/error popularity was classified as popular.
We found that @xylabs/error demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 5 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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