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Package description
The `bail` npm package is designed to provide a simple way to handle errors in asynchronous and synchronous code. It allows developers to quickly exit a function or process when an error is encountered, simplifying error handling and control flow in Node.js applications.
Error handling in asynchronous functions
This feature demonstrates how `bail` can be used in asynchronous functions to handle errors. If an error occurs during the `someAsyncOperation` call, `bail` is called with the error, effectively throwing the error and allowing it to be caught by higher-level error handlers or causing the process to exit if uncaught.
const bail = require('bail');
async function fetchData() {
try {
const data = await someAsyncOperation();
return data;
} catch (err) {
bail(err);
}
}
fetchData();
Error handling in synchronous functions
This feature shows how `bail` can be used in synchronous functions to handle errors. If an error occurs while reading or parsing the config file, `bail` is invoked with the error, which then either gets caught by a higher-level error handler or causes the process to exit if it remains uncaught.
const bail = require('bail');
function readConfigFile() {
try {
const config = fs.readFileSync('/path/to/config.json', 'utf8');
return JSON.parse(config);
} catch (err) {
bail(err);
}
}
readConfigFile();
Similar to `bail`, `throw-if-error` provides a mechanism to throw errors if they exist. It simplifies error handling by throwing errors immediately when they are encountered, similar to how `bail` operates. The main difference is in the API and usage patterns, but both aim to simplify error handling in Node.js applications.
While `ensure-error` is focused on ensuring that values are instances of Error, it shares the goal of simplifying error handling in JavaScript applications with `bail`. `ensure-error` can be used in conjunction with error handling mechanisms to ensure that all errors passed through the application's flow are properly instances of Error, complementing `bail`'s straightforward error throwing approach.
Readme
:warning: Throw a given error.
npm:
npm install bail
var bail = require('bail')
bail()
bail(new Error('failure'))
// Error: failure
// at repl:1:6
// at REPLServer.defaultEval (repl.js:154:27)
// ...
bail([err])
Throw a given error.
err
(Error?
) — Optional error.Error
— Given error, if any.FAQs
Throw a given error
We found that bail demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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