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ban throwing errors that don't refer to a variable #11

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DetachHead opened this issue Mar 17, 2023 · 0 comments
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ban throwing errors that don't refer to a variable #11

DetachHead opened this issue Mar 17, 2023 · 0 comments
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try {
    doThing()
} catch(e) {
    throw new Error('file not found') // error: no variable referenced in error message
}

although there will undoubtedly be false positives, most of the time it will encourage writing more useful error messages. eg.

throw new Error(`file not found: ${fileName}`)
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