handle error as string, tapjs#72

PR-URL: tapjs#74 Credit: @vitalets Close: tapjs#74 Reviewed-by: @isaacs
vitalets · Sep 26, 2023 · d0bbe5b · d0bbe5b
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diff --git a/lib/runner.js b/lib/runner.js
@@ -296,14 +296,26 @@ function getError (result) {
   }
 
   if (result.diag && result.diag.error) {
-    err = {
-      name: result.diag.error.name || 'Error',
-      message: result.diag.error.message,
-      toString: function () {
-        return this.name + ': ' + this.message
-      },
-      stack: result.diag.error.stack
-    }
+    // see: https://github.com/tapjs/tap-mocha-reporter/issues/72
+    if (typeof result.diag.error === 'string') {
+      err = {
+        name: 'Error',
+        message: result.diag.error,
+        toString: function () {
+            return this.name + ': ' + this.message
+        },
+        stack: result.diag.stack
+      }
+    } else {
+      err = {
+        name: result.diag.error.name || 'Error',
+        message: result.diag.error.message,
+        toString: function () {
+            return this.name + ': ' + this.message
+        },
+        stack: result.diag.error.stack
+        }
+      }
   } else {
     err = {
       message: (result.name || '(unnamed error)').replace(/^Error: /, ''),