serialize-error
Serialize/deserialize an error into a plain object
Useful if you for example need to JSON.stringify()
or process.send()
the error.
Install
$ npm install serialize-error
Usage
const {serializeError, deserializeError} = require('serialize-error');
const error = new Error('🦄');
console.log(error);
const serialized = serializeError(error)
console.log(serialized);
const deserialized = deserializeError(serialized);
API
serializeError(value)
Type: Error | unknown
Serialize an Error
object into a plain object.
Non-error values are passed through.
Custom properties are preserved.
Circular references are handled.
deserializeError(value)
Type: {[key: string]: unknown} | unknown
Deserialize a plain object or any value into an Error
object.
Error
objects are passed through.
Non-error values are wrapped in a NonError
error.
Custom properties are preserved.
Circular references are handled.