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refactor: create shared error utility
Owais Jamil
(Jun 9, 2026, 12:38 PM -0500)
c1f7bd4b
3c1e4ab2
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src/lib/atproto/repo.svelte.ts
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src/lib/atproto/repo.svelte.ts
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import { Client, ok, simpleFetchHandler } from '@atcute/client';
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import type { ActorIdentifier, Nsid } from '@atcute/lexicons/syntax';
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import type {} from '@atcute/atproto';
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import { errorMessage } from '$lib/utils/errors';
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import type { AccountIdentity } from './identity';
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export type CollectionSummary = { name: string; icon: string; loadedCount: number | null };
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await this.selectCollection(identity, this.selectedCollection);
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}
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} catch (unknownError) {
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this.error = messageFromError(unknownError, 'Could not load repository collections.');
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this.error = errorMessage(unknownError, 'Could not load repository collections.');
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} finally {
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this.isLoadingCollections = false;
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}
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);
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} catch (unknownError) {
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this.records = [];
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this.error = messageFromError(unknownError, `Could not load records for ${collectionName}.`);
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this.error = errorMessage(unknownError, `Could not load records for ${collectionName}.`);
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} finally {
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this.isLoadingRecords = false;
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}
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minute: '2-digit'
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}).format(date);
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}
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function messageFromError(error: unknown, fallback: string) {
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return error instanceof Error ? error.message : fallback;
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}
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src/lib/components/SetupDialog.svelte
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src/lib/components/SetupDialog.svelte
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<script lang="ts">
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import { resolveAccount, type AccountIdentity } from '$lib/atproto/identity';
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import { accountSetup, setupDefaults } from '$lib/atproto/setup.svelte';
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import { errorMessage } from '$lib/utils/errors';
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let handle = $state(setupDefaults.handle);
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let resolvedIdentity = $state<AccountIdentity | null>(null);
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try {
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resolvedIdentity = await resolveAccount(handle);
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} catch (unknownError) {
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error = unknownError instanceof Error ? unknownError.message : 'Could not resolve that handle.';
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error = errorMessage(unknownError, 'Could not resolve that handle.');
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} finally {
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isResolving = false;
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}
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src/lib/db/client.ts
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src/lib/db/client.ts
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import { PGlite } from '@electric-sql/pglite';
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import { errorMessage } from '$lib/utils/errors';
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import { resetLocalCacheDatabase } from './migrations';
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import { DB_DATA_DIR, SQL } from './schema';
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status: 'error',
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finishedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
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wasm: 'error',
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error: messageFromError(error)
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error: errorMessage(error)
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};
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databasePromise = null;
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throw error;
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error: null
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};
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}
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function messageFromError(error: unknown) {
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return error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
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}
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src/lib/utils/errors.ts
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src/lib/utils/errors.ts
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/**
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*
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* Extracts the error message from an error object, or returns a fallback string
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* if the error is not an instance of Error.
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*
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* @param err
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* @param fallback
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* @returns an error message, object as string, or fallback
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*/
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export function errorMessage(err: unknown, fallback?: string): string {
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const message = fallback ?? String(err);
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return err instanceof Error ? err.message : message;
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}
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src/routes/+layout.svelte
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src/routes/+layout.svelte
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import { accountSetup } from '$lib/atproto/setup.svelte';
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import favicon from '$lib/assets/favicon.svg';
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import { getDatabase, resetLocalDatabase, runMigrations } from '$lib/db';
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import { errorMessage } from '$lib/utils/errors';
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import { windowManager } from '$lib/window-manager.svelte';
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import AboutComputer from '$lib/components/AboutComputer.svelte';
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import AppWindow from '$lib/components/AppWindow.svelte';
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accountSetup.load();
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bootStatus = 'ready';
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} catch (error) {
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bootError = error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Could not start the local cache.';
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bootError = errorMessage(error, 'Could not start the local cache.');
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bootStatus = 'error';
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}
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}
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await resetLocalDatabase();
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await bootDesktop();
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} catch (error) {
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bootError = error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Could not reset the local cache.';
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bootError = errorMessage(error, 'Could not reset the local cache.');
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bootStatus = 'error';
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}
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}