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Jake Trent
March 19, 2014
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JavaScript Error Handling
Points mostly from a talk originally given at #MWRC by @xjamundx
Jake Trent
March 19, 2014
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JAVASCRIPT ERROR HANDLING FROM A TALK BY @XJAMUNDX AT #MWRC
TRY/CATCH • Use for JSON.parse • Don’t use like a
Java programmer
DON’T THROW • Only as a last resort • Nothing
else you can do
THROW - TJ FONTAINE • throw for programmer errors (eg,
missing required parameter) • https://us- east.manta.joyent.com/ dap/public/drop/er2.htm
ALWAYS USE ERROR OBJECTS • Not simply strings • Errors
contains stack traces • Will provide debug value
CREATE CUSTOM ERRORS • Extend Error - still of type
Error • New, specific type • Can attach other helpful properties (eg, data associated at time of error) • Other standard properties in Appendix: https://us- east.manta.joyent.com/dap/public/drop/er2.htm
CREATE CUSTOM ERRORS (2) ! function SpecialError(message, specialInfo) { Error.captureStackTrace(this,
arguments.callee) this.message = message this.name = ‘SpecialError' this.specialInfo = specialInfo } ! SpecialError.prototype = Object.create(Error.prototype)
CALLBACK W/ ERROR • Common pattern in Node • If
action creates error, pass as first parameter in callback
CALLBACK W/ ERROR (2) function doManyThings(done) { doAsync(function (err, data)
{ if (err) return done(err) // … done(null, data) }) }
NAME ANONYMOUS FUNCTIONS • Provides name in stack trace
NAME ANONYMOUS FUNCTIONS (2) doSomethingWithCallback(function veryCallback() { // if I
throw an error, stack trace <3 })
DOMAINS AREN’T COOL • core team is not pushing the
concept • https:// nodefirm.hackpad.com/ Node-Error-Handling- Summit-uXFi4FUg8Td
MAKE ERRORS TO CLIENTS CONSISTENT • Pass all errors through
a common error serializer • Client can also handle consistently
MAKE ERRORS TO CLIENTS CONSISTENT (2) res.json(400, formatError(err))
USE EXPRESS DEFAULT ERROR HANDLER • Good catch-all • Avoid
potential infinite loop bug in Express
USE EXPRESS DEFAULT ERROR HANDLER (2) app.use(function (err, req, res,
next) { res.json(500, formatError(err)) })
ON(‘UNCAUGHTEXCEPTION’) SHOULD ALWAYS EXIT • Call process.exit() • Otherwise, stuff
hangs • Long-running process might never complete for client; wait for timeout • Resources can be leaked (eg, db connections)
ON(‘UNCAUGHTEXCEPTION’) SHOULD ALWAYS EXIT (2) process.on('uncaughtException', function(err) { hurryAndWriteYourWill(err) process.exit()
});
RESOURCES • MWRC SLIDES FROM @XJAMUNDX HTTPS://CLOUDUP.COM/IHRJZBVDIFZ ! •
CORE TEAM NOTES HTTPS://NODEFIRM.HACKPAD.COM/NODE-ERROR-HANDLING-SUMMIT-UXFI4FUG8TD ! • TJ FONTAINE ERROR HANDLING HTTPS://US-EAST.MANTA.JOYENT.COM/DAP/PUBLIC/DROP/ER2.HTM
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