Errors
Errors can be caught and interrogated by wrapping the operation in a try catch block:
async function createComment(input: LinearDocument.CommentCreateInput): LinearFetch<Comment | UserError> {
try {
/** Try to create a comment */
const commentPayload = await linearClient.createComment(input);
/** Return it if available */
return commentPayload.comment;
} catch (error) {
/** The error has been parsed by Linear Client */
throw error;
}
}
Or by catching the error thrown from a calling function:
async function archiveFirstIssue(): LinearFetch<ArchivePayload> {
const me = await linearClient.viewer;
const issues = await me.assignedIssues();
const firstIssue = issues.nodes[0];
if (firstIssue?.id) {
const payload = await linearClient.archiveIssue(firstIssue.id);
return payload;
} else {
return undefined;
}
}
archiveFirstIssue().catch(error => {
throw error;
});
The parsed error type can be compared to determine the course of action:
import { InvalidInputLinearError, LinearError, LinearErrorType } from '@linear/sdk'
import { UserError } from './custom-errors'
const input = { name: "Happy Team" };
createTeam(input).catch(error => {
if (error instanceof InvalidInputLinearError) {
/** If the mutation has failed due to an invalid user input return a custom user error */
return new UserError(input, error);
} else {
/** Otherwise throw the error and handle in the calling function */
throw error;
}
});
Information about the
request resulting in the error is attached if available: run().catch(error => {
if (error instanceof LinearError) {
console.error("Failed query:", error.query);
console.error("With variables:", error.variables);
}
throw error;
});
Information about the
response is attached if available: run().catch(error => {
if (error instanceof LinearError) {
console.error("Failed HTTP status:", error.status);
console.error("Failed response data:", error.data);
}
throw error;
});
Any GraphQL
errors are parsed and added to an array: run().catch(error => {
if (error instanceof LinearError) {
error.errors?.map(graphqlError => {
console.log("Error message", graphqlError.message);
console.log("LinearErrorType of this GraphQL error", graphqlError.type);
console.log("Error due to user input", graphqlError.userError);
console.log("Path through the GraphQL schema", graphqlError.path);
});
}
throw error;
});
The
raw error returned by the LinearGraphQLClient is still available:run().catch(error => {
if (error instanceof LinearError) {
console.log("The original error", error.raw);
}
throw error;
});