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error.util.ts•5.62 kB
import { Logger } from './logger.util.js'; /** * Error types for classification */ export enum ErrorType { AUTH_MISSING = 'AUTH_MISSING', AUTH_INVALID = 'AUTH_INVALID', API_ERROR = 'API_ERROR', UNEXPECTED_ERROR = 'UNEXPECTED_ERROR', } /** * Custom error class with type classification */ export class McpError extends Error { type: ErrorType; statusCode?: number; originalError?: unknown; constructor( message: string, type: ErrorType, statusCode?: number, originalError?: unknown, ) { super(message); this.name = 'McpError'; this.type = type; this.statusCode = statusCode; this.originalError = originalError; } } /** * Create an authentication missing error */ export function createAuthMissingError( message: string = 'Authentication credentials are missing', ): McpError { return new McpError(message, ErrorType.AUTH_MISSING); } /** * Create an authentication invalid error */ export function createAuthInvalidError( message: string = 'Authentication credentials are invalid', ): McpError { return new McpError(message, ErrorType.AUTH_INVALID, 401); } /** * Create an API error */ export function createApiError( message: string, statusCode?: number, originalError?: unknown, ): McpError { return new McpError( message, ErrorType.API_ERROR, statusCode, originalError, ); } /** * Create an unexpected error */ export function createUnexpectedError( message: string = 'An unexpected error occurred', originalError?: unknown, ): McpError { return new McpError( message, ErrorType.UNEXPECTED_ERROR, undefined, originalError, ); } /** * Ensure an error is an McpError */ export function ensureMcpError(error: unknown): McpError { if (error instanceof McpError) { return error; } if (error instanceof Error) { return createUnexpectedError(error.message, error); } return createUnexpectedError(String(error)); } /** * Get the deepest original error from an error chain * @param error The error to extract the original cause from * @returns The deepest original error or the error itself */ export function getDeepOriginalError(error: unknown): unknown { if (!error) { return error; } let current = error; let depth = 0; const maxDepth = 10; // Prevent infinite recursion while ( depth < maxDepth && current instanceof Error && 'originalError' in current && current.originalError ) { current = current.originalError; depth++; } return current; } /** * Format error for MCP tool response */ export function formatErrorForMcpTool(error: unknown): { content: Array<{ type: 'text'; text: string }>; metadata?: { errorType: ErrorType; statusCode?: number; errorDetails?: unknown; }; } { const methodLogger = Logger.forContext( 'utils/error.util.ts', 'formatErrorForMcpTool', ); const mcpError = ensureMcpError(error); methodLogger.error(`${mcpError.type} error`, mcpError); // Get the deep original error for additional context const originalError = getDeepOriginalError(mcpError.originalError); // Safely extract details from the original error const errorDetails = originalError instanceof Error ? { message: originalError.message } : originalError; return { content: [ { type: 'text' as const, text: `Error: ${mcpError.message}`, }, ], metadata: { errorType: mcpError.type, statusCode: mcpError.statusCode, errorDetails, }, }; } /** * Format error for MCP resource response */ export function formatErrorForMcpResource( error: unknown, uri: string, ): { contents: Array<{ uri: string; text: string; mimeType: string; description?: string; }>; } { const methodLogger = Logger.forContext( 'utils/error.util.ts', 'formatErrorForMcpResource', ); const mcpError = ensureMcpError(error); methodLogger.error(`${mcpError.type} error`, mcpError); return { contents: [ { uri, text: `Error: ${mcpError.message}`, mimeType: 'text/plain', description: `Error: ${mcpError.type}`, }, ], }; } /** * Handle error in CLI context with improved user feedback */ export function handleCliError(error: unknown): never { const methodLogger = Logger.forContext( 'utils/error.util.ts', 'handleCliError', ); const mcpError = ensureMcpError(error); methodLogger.error(`${mcpError.type} error`, mcpError); // Get the deep original error for more context const originalError = getDeepOriginalError(mcpError.originalError); // Print the error message console.error(`Error: ${mcpError.message}`); // Provide helpful context based on error type if (mcpError.type === ErrorType.AUTH_MISSING) { console.error( '\nTip: Make sure to set up your API token in the configuration file or environment variables.', ); } else if (mcpError.type === ErrorType.AUTH_INVALID) { console.error( '\nTip: Check that your API token is correct and has not expired.', ); } else if (mcpError.type === ErrorType.API_ERROR) { if (mcpError.statusCode === 429) { console.error( '\nTip: You may have exceeded your API rate limits. Try again later or upgrade your API plan.', ); } // Add API-specific context if available if (originalError && typeof originalError === 'object') { const origErr = originalError as Record<string, unknown>; if (origErr.status === 'fail' && origErr.message) { console.error( `\nAPI returned failure: ${String(origErr.message)}`, ); } } } // Display DEBUG tip if (process.env.DEBUG !== 'mcp:*') { console.error( '\nFor more detailed error information, run with DEBUG=mcp:* environment variable.', ); } process.exit(1); }

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