Improve error message in message_list.select_id().

zulip · Mar 27, 2017 · 24ee369 · 24ee369
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commit 24ee369
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diff --git a/static/js/message_list.js b/static/js/message_list.js
@@ -157,11 +157,16 @@ exports.MessageList.prototype = {
                 previously_selected: this._selected_id,
             });
 
-        id = parseFloat(id);
-        if (isNaN(id)) {
-            blueslip.fatal("Bad message id");
+        function convert_id(str_id) {
+            var id = parseFloat(str_id);
+            if (isNaN(id)) {
+                blueslip.fatal("Bad message id " + str_id);
+            }
+            return id;
         }
 
+        id = convert_id(id);
+
         var closest_id = this.closest_id(id);
 
         // The name "use_closest" option is a bit legacy.  We