nice-try
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Package description
The nice-try npm package is a utility module that provides a simple way to attempt executing a function that might or might not throw an error without having to use try-catch blocks explicitly. It is designed to be a minimalistic and straightforward tool for safe function execution.
Safe Function Execution
This feature allows you to execute a function and if it throws an error, nice-try will catch it and return undefined instead of letting the error propagate. This is useful when you want to attempt an operation but don't want to handle the error explicitly.
const niceTry = require('nice-try');
const result = niceTry(() => {
// Potentially risky operation
return 'Operation successful';
});
console.log(result); // Outputs: 'Operation successful' or undefined if an error occurredThe try-catch package provides a similar functionality to nice-try by allowing you to wrap synchronous code in a try-catch block without having to write the try-catch explicitly. It differs in that it returns an array with the error (if any) and the result, allowing you to handle both.
Safe-try is another package that offers a way to handle exceptions in a functional manner. It is similar to nice-try but also allows for asynchronous code handling with promises. It provides more flexibility in error handling compared to nice-try.
Just-try is a minimalistic package that allows you to try a function and catch any thrown errors. It is very similar to nice-try in its simplicity and straightforward approach but does not seem to offer additional features or improvements over nice-try.
Changelog
[3.0.1] - 2022-09-17
Readme
A function that tries to execute a function and discards any error that occurs.
npm install nice-try
const niceTry = require('nice-try')
niceTry(() => JSON.parse('true')) // true
niceTry(() => JSON.parse('truee')) // undefined
niceTry() // undefined
niceTry(true) // undefined
await niceTry.promise(async () => JSON.parse('true')) // true
await niceTry.promise(async () => JSON.parse('truee')) // undefined
fn {Function} Function that might or might not throw an error.{?*} Return-value of the function when no error occurred.This module is a controversial thing and people like to get mad about it. I decided to give those people a voice. Here's what they're saying.
fundamentally inane
— frou_dh
the worst Javascript library […] in several categories
— kuzux
how is this a thing
— uint8_t
This is blowing my mind
— mr_jim_lahey
a shit-tastic try-catch alias
— Dropping_fruits
I assumed every commit was a joke, but after researching the maintainer a bit I'm not sure it is...
— MrPineappleHat
FAQs
Tries to execute a function and discards any error that occurs
The npm package nice-try receives a total of 11,327,390 weekly downloads. As such, nice-try popularity was classified as popular.
We found that nice-try 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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