json-error
v1.1.1
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Convert Error to/from JSON with message, details, code, name and stack
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Synopsis
function errorToJSON(err) {
const {
message,
code,
name,
details,
stack,
} = err;
return { message, code, name, details, stack };
}
function errorFromJSON(jsonErr) {
const err = new Error(jsonErr.message);
err.name = jsonErr.name;
err.code = jsonErr.code;
err.details = jsonErr.details;
err.stack = jsonErr.stack;
return err;
}
Yes, it just copies a bunch of fields to/from an object and returns it.
OMG WHY?!
Because
Error
isn't JSON-serializable, even in 2017.Because when you parse error-ish object from JSON, you shouldn't throw it like that, you should throw an instance of
Error
.