/**
* Utility functions for error handling
*/
/**
* Extracts a readable message from any error type
* @param error Any error type (Error, string, unknown, etc.)
* @returns A string message representing the error
*/
export function getErrorMessage(error: unknown): string {
if (error instanceof Error) {
return error.message;
} else if (typeof error === 'string') {
return error;
} else if (error && typeof error === 'object' && 'message' in error && typeof error.message === 'string') {
return error.message;
} else if (error === null) {
return 'Null error';
} else if (error === undefined) {
return 'Undefined error';
} else {
return String(error);
}
}
/**
* Creates a prefixed error message from any error type
* @param prefix The prefix to add to the error message (e.g. "Failed to create folder: ")
* @param error Any error type (Error, string, unknown, etc.)
* @returns A string message with the prefix and the error
*/
export function createErrorMessage(prefix: string, error: unknown): string {
return `${prefix}${getErrorMessage(error)}`;
}
