Serialised Error
This module attempts to convert an error object into a regular JavaScript object. This is useful if an error object has to be stored and operated upon.
Usage
var SerialisedError = ; // assuming you have an errorvar someError = "This is a test error"; // convert the error to object (new operator is optional)var serialisedError = someError; // convert the serialised error to JSONconsole; // this outputs:// {"name": "Error", "message": "This is a test error", "stack": "Error\n at ..."}
Adding additional meta information to error
Passing a second argument as true
to the SerialisedError
constructor adds the following keys to the serialised object.
Property | Description |
---|---|
checksum |
a SHA1 checksum of the error that is constant for same name, message and stack |
id |
a random UUID (v4) of the error |
timestamp |
the time when the error was serialised |
timestampISO |
the time (in ISO format) when the error was serialised |
stacktrace |
a prettified array of stack traces |
Installation
npm install serialised-error;