ayanova/src/api/errorhandler.js

@@ -68,18 +68,23 @@ function dealWithError(msg, vm) {
 // and return human readable text
 //
 function decodeError(e, vm) {
-  // console.log("decodeError The e object is an object:");
-  // //console.log(JSON.stringify(e));
-  // console.log(typeof e === "object");
-
-  //empty?
-  // console.log("e instanceof Error ", e instanceof Error);
+  // console.log("decodeError full e object as is: ");
   // console.log(e);
+  // console.log("decodeError full e object stringified: ", JSON.stringify(e));
+  // console.log("decodeError is typeof:", typeof e);
+  // console.log("decodeError e is instanceof Error ", e instanceof Error);
+  // console.log(
+  //   "decodeError e is a string already: ",
+  //   window.$gz.util.isString(e)
+  // );
 
-  //console.log("Object.keys(e)", Object.keys(e));
+  //already a string?
+  if (window.$gz.util.isString(e)) {
+    return e; //nothing to do here, already a string
+  }
 
-  //an Error object?
   if (e instanceof Error) {
+    //an Error object?
     return `Error - Name:${e.name}, Message:${e.message}`;
   }
 
@@ -177,6 +182,13 @@ export default {
   handleFormError(err, vm) {
     //called inside forms when things go unexpectedly wrong
     dealWithError(decodeError(err, vm), vm);
+  },
+  /////////////////////////////////////////////////
+  //  decode error into string suitable to display
+  //
+  errorToString(err, vm) {
+    //called inside forms when things go unexpectedly wrong
+    return decodeError(err, vm);
   }
 };
 /*