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    #Custom Error

    When creating errors with Result.fail(), we strongly recommend using custom errors instead of plain strings or generic Error objects. This guide explains what custom errors are, why they're beneficial, and how to create them effectively.

    #What are Custom Errors?

    Custom errors are specialized error classes that provide more structure and context than generic Error objects. They come in two main forms:

    #1. Custom Error Classes (Recommended)

    Custom error classes inherit from the built-in Error class and provide additional functionality:

    import { 
    import Result
    Result
    } from '@praha/byethrow';
    import {
    import z
    z
    } from 'zod';
    class
    class ValidationError
    ValidationError
    extends
    var Error: ErrorConstructor
    Error
    {
    public override readonly
    ValidationError.name: "ValidationError"
    name
    = 'ValidationError';
    constructor(
    message: string
    message
    : string,
    options: ErrorOptions | undefined
    options
    ?: ErrorOptions) {
    super(
    message: string
    message
    ,
    options: ErrorOptions | undefined
    options
    );
    } } // Usage with Result.fail() const
    const validateEmail: (email: string) => Result.Result<string, ValidationError>
    validateEmail
    = (
    email: string
    email
    : string):
    import Result
    Result
    .
    type Result<T, E> = Result.Success<T> | Result.Failure<E>

    A union type representing either a success or a failure.

    @typeParamT - The type of the Success value.@typeParamE - The type of the Failure value.@example
    import { Result } from '@praha/byethrow';
    
    const doSomething = (): Result.Result<number, string> => {
      return Math.random() > 0.5
        ? { type: 'Success', value: 10 }
        : { type: 'Failure', error: 'Oops' };
    };
    @categoryCore Types
    Result
    <string,
    class ValidationError
    ValidationError
    > => {
    return
    import Result
    Result
    .
    const pipe: <string, Result.Result<string, readonly StandardSchemaV1<Input = unknown, Output = Input>.Issue[]>, Result.Result<string, ValidationError>>(a: string, ab: (a: string) => Result.Result<string, readonly StandardSchemaV1.Issue[]>, bc: (b: Result.Result<string, readonly StandardSchemaV1.Issue[]>) => Result.Result<string, ValidationError>) => Result.Result<string, ValidationError> (+25 overloads)
    pipe
    (
    email: string
    email
    ,
    import Result
    Result
    .
    const parse: <z.ZodString>(schema: z.ZodString) => (value: unknown) => Result.Result<string, readonly StandardSchemaV1<Input = unknown, Output = Input>.Issue[]> (+1 overload)
    parse
    (
    import z
    z
    .
    function string(params?: string | z.core.$ZodStringParams): z.ZodString (+1 overload)
    string
    ().
    ZodString.email(params?: string | z.core.$ZodCheckEmailParams): z.ZodString
    @deprecatedUse z.email() instead.
    email
    ()),
    import Result
    Result
    .
    const mapError: <Result.Result<string, readonly StandardSchemaV1<Input = unknown, Output = Input>.Issue[]>, ValidationError>(fn: (a: readonly StandardSchemaV1.Issue[]) => ValidationError) => (result: Result.Result<string, readonly StandardSchemaV1.Issue[]>) => Result.Result<string, ValidationError> (+1 overload)
    mapError
    ((
    error: readonly StandardSchemaV1.Issue[]
    error
    ) => new
    constructor ValidationError(message: string, options?: ErrorOptions): ValidationError
    ValidationError
    ('Invalid email format', {
    ErrorOptions.cause?: unknown
    cause
    :
    error: readonly StandardSchemaV1.Issue[]
    error
    })),
    ); };

    #2. Objects with Identifiable Tags

    You can also use plain objects with distinguishable properties as error types:

    import { 
    import Result
    Result
    } from '@praha/byethrow';
    import {
    import z
    z
    } from 'zod';
    type
    type ValidationError = {
        type: "ValidationError";
        message: string;
        value: string;
    }
    ValidationError
    = {
    type: "ValidationError"
    type
    : 'ValidationError';
    message: string
    message
    : string;
    value: string
    value
    : string;
    }; const
    const validateEmail: (email: string) => Result.Result<string, ValidationError>
    validateEmail
    = (
    email: string
    email
    : string):
    import Result
    Result
    .
    type Result<T, E> = Result.Success<T> | Result.Failure<E>

    A union type representing either a success or a failure.

    @typeParamT - The type of the Success value.@typeParamE - The type of the Failure value.@example
    import { Result } from '@praha/byethrow';
    
    const doSomething = (): Result.Result<number, string> => {
      return Math.random() > 0.5
        ? { type: 'Success', value: 10 }
        : { type: 'Failure', error: 'Oops' };
    };
    @categoryCore Types
    Result
    <string,
    type ValidationError = {
        type: "ValidationError";
        message: string;
        value: string;
    }
    ValidationError
    > => {
    return
    import Result
    Result
    .
    const pipe: <string, Result.Result<string, readonly StandardSchemaV1<Input = unknown, Output = Input>.Issue[]>, Result.Result<string, {
        readonly type: "ValidationError";
        readonly message: "Invalid email format";
        readonly value: string;
    }>>(a: string, ab: (a: string) => Result.Result<string, readonly StandardSchemaV1.Issue[]>, bc: (b: Result.Result<string, readonly StandardSchemaV1.Issue[]>) => Result.Result<string, {
        readonly type: "ValidationError";
        readonly message: "Invalid email format";
        readonly value: string;
    }>) => Result.Result<...> (+25 overloads)
    pipe
    (
    email: string
    email
    ,
    import Result
    Result
    .
    const parse: <z.ZodString>(schema: z.ZodString) => (value: unknown) => Result.Result<string, readonly StandardSchemaV1<Input = unknown, Output = Input>.Issue[]> (+1 overload)
    parse
    (
    import z
    z
    .
    function string(params?: string | z.core.$ZodStringParams): z.ZodString (+1 overload)
    string
    ().
    ZodString.email(params?: string | z.core.$ZodCheckEmailParams): z.ZodString
    @deprecatedUse z.email() instead.
    email
    ()),
    import Result
    Result
    .
    const mapError: <Result.Result<string, readonly StandardSchemaV1<Input = unknown, Output = Input>.Issue[]>, {
        readonly type: "ValidationError";
        readonly message: "Invalid email format";
        readonly value: string;
    }>(fn: (a: readonly StandardSchemaV1.Issue[]) => {
        readonly type: "ValidationError";
        readonly message: "Invalid email format";
        readonly value: string;
    }) => (result: Result.Result<string, readonly StandardSchemaV1.Issue[]>) => Result.Result<string, {
        readonly type: "ValidationError";
        readonly message: "Invalid email format";
        readonly value: string;
    }> (+1 overload)
    mapError
    ((
    error: readonly StandardSchemaV1.Issue[]
    error
    ) => ({
    type: "ValidationError"
    type
    : 'ValidationError',
    message: "Invalid email format"
    message
    : 'Invalid email format',
    value: string
    value
    :
    email: string
    email
    ,
    })), ); };

    #Why Use Custom Error Classes?

    While both approaches work, we recommend using custom Error classes for the following reasons:

    #Stack Trace Availability

    Custom Error classes automatically capture stack traces, making debugging much easier:

    import { 
    import Result
    Result
    } from '@praha/byethrow';
    class
    class DatabaseError
    DatabaseError
    extends
    var Error: ErrorConstructor
    Error
    {
    public override readonly
    DatabaseError.name: "DatabaseError"
    name
    = 'DatabaseError';
    constructor(
    message: string
    message
    : string,
    options: ErrorOptions | undefined
    options
    ?: ErrorOptions) {
    super(
    message: string
    message
    ,
    options: ErrorOptions | undefined
    options
    );
    } } const
    const fetchUser: (id: string) => Result.Result<User, DatabaseError>
    fetchUser
    = (
    id: string
    id
    : string):
    import Result
    Result
    .
    type Result<T, E> = Result.Success<T> | Result.Failure<E>

    A union type representing either a success or a failure.

    @typeParamT - The type of the Success value.@typeParamE - The type of the Failure value.@example
    import { Result } from '@praha/byethrow';
    
    const doSomething = (): Result.Result<number, string> => {
      return Math.random() > 0.5
        ? { type: 'Success', value: 10 }
        : { type: 'Failure', error: 'Oops' };
    };
    @categoryCore Types
    Result
    <
    type User = {
        id: string;
        name: string;
    }
    User
    ,
    class DatabaseError
    DatabaseError
    > => {
    try { // Database operation... } catch (
    function (local var) error: unknown
    error
    ) {
    // The stack trace will show exactly where the error occurred return
    import Result
    Result
    .
    const fail: <DatabaseError>(error: DatabaseError) => Result.Result<never, DatabaseError> (+1 overload)
    fail
    (new
    constructor DatabaseError(message: string, options?: ErrorOptions): DatabaseError
    DatabaseError
    ('Failed to fetch user'));
    } };

    #Error Chaining with Cause Option

    Custom Error classes support the cause option, allowing you to preserve the original error context:

    import { 
    import Result
    Result
    } from '@praha/byethrow';
    class
    class DatabaseError
    DatabaseError
    extends
    var Error: ErrorConstructor
    Error
    {
    public override readonly
    DatabaseError.name: "DatabaseError"
    name
    = 'DatabaseError';
    constructor(
    message: string
    message
    : string,
    options: ErrorOptions | undefined
    options
    ?: ErrorOptions) {
    super(
    message: string
    message
    ,
    options: ErrorOptions | undefined
    options
    );
    } } const
    const fetchUser: (id: string) => Result.Result<User, DatabaseError>
    fetchUser
    = (
    id: string
    id
    : string):
    import Result
    Result
    .
    type Result<T, E> = Result.Success<T> | Result.Failure<E>

    A union type representing either a success or a failure.

    @typeParamT - The type of the Success value.@typeParamE - The type of the Failure value.@example
    import { Result } from '@praha/byethrow';
    
    const doSomething = (): Result.Result<number, string> => {
      return Math.random() > 0.5
        ? { type: 'Success', value: 10 }
        : { type: 'Failure', error: 'Oops' };
    };
    @categoryCore Types
    Result
    <
    type User = {
        id: string;
        name: string;
    }
    User
    ,
    class DatabaseError
    DatabaseError
    > => {
    try { // Database operation... } catch (
    function (local var) error: unknown
    error
    ) {
    // Preserve the original error as cause return
    import Result
    Result
    .
    const fail: <DatabaseError>(error: DatabaseError) => Result.Result<never, DatabaseError> (+1 overload)
    fail
    (new
    constructor DatabaseError(message: string, options?: ErrorOptions): DatabaseError
    DatabaseError
    ('Failed to fetch user', {
    ErrorOptions.cause?: unknown
    cause
    :
    function (local var) error: unknown
    error
    })); } };

    #Recommended: Using @praha/error-factory

    For creating custom error classes efficiently, we recommend using @praha/error-factory. This library reduces boilerplate code and ensures consistent error structures.

    #Installation

    npm
    yarn
    pnpm
    bun
    deno
    npm install @praha/error-factory
    yarn add @praha/error-factory
    pnpm add @praha/error-factory
    bun add @praha/error-factory
    deno add npm:@praha/error-factory

    #Basic Usage with Result

    First, define the necessary custom error.

    import { 
    const ErrorFactory: {
        <Name extends string, Message extends string, Fields extends ErrorFields>(props: {
            name: Name;
            message: Message | ((fields: Fields) => Message);
            fields?: Fields;
        }): ErrorConstructor<Name, Message, Fields>;
        fields<Fields extends ErrorFields>(): Fields;
    }
    ErrorFactory
    } from '@praha/error-factory';
    class
    class ValidationError
    ValidationError
    extends
    ErrorFactory<"ValidationError", "Invalid input provided", ErrorFields>(props: {
        name: "ValidationError";
        message: "Invalid input provided" | ((fields: ErrorFields) => "Invalid input provided");
        fields?: ErrorFields | undefined;
    }): (new (options?: ErrorOptions) => Error & Readonly<{
        name: "ValidationError";
        message: "Invalid input provided";
    }>) & {
        name: "ValidationError";
    }
    ErrorFactory
    ({
    name: "ValidationError"
    name
    : 'ValidationError',
    message: "Invalid input provided" | ((fields: ErrorFields) => "Invalid input provided")
    message
    : 'Invalid input provided',
    }) {} class
    class QueryError
    QueryError
    extends
    ErrorFactory<"QueryError", "An error occurred while executing a query", {
        query: string;
    }>(props: {
        name: "QueryError";
        message: "An error occurred while executing a query" | ((fields: {
            query: string;
        }) => "An error occurred while executing a query");
        fields?: {
            query: string;
        } | undefined;
    }): (new (options: ErrorOptions & {
        query: string;
    }) => Error & Readonly<{
        name: "QueryError";
        message: "An error occurred while executing a query";
    }> & Readonly<{
        query: string;
    }>) & {
        name: "QueryError";
    }
    ErrorFactory
    ({
    name: "QueryError"
    name
    : 'QueryError',
    message: "An error occurred while executing a query" | ((fields: {
        query: string;
    }) => "An error occurred while executing a query")
    message
    : 'An error occurred while executing a query',
    fields?: {
        query: string;
    } | undefined
    fields
    :
    const ErrorFactory: {
        <Name extends string, Message extends string, Fields extends ErrorFields>(props: {
            name: Name;
            message: Message | ((fields: Fields) => Message);
            fields?: Fields;
        }): ErrorConstructor<Name, Message, Fields>;
        fields<Fields extends ErrorFields>(): Fields;
    }
    ErrorFactory
    .
    fields<{
        query: string;
    }>(): {
        query: string;
    }
    fields
    <{
    query: string
    query
    : string }>(),
    }) {} class
    class NotFoundError
    NotFoundError
    extends
    ErrorFactory<"NotFoundError", "Resource not found", ErrorFields>(props: {
        name: "NotFoundError";
        message: "Resource not found" | ((fields: ErrorFields) => "Resource not found");
        fields?: ErrorFields | undefined;
    }): (new (options?: ErrorOptions) => Error & Readonly<{
        name: "NotFoundError";
        message: "Resource not found";
    }>) & {
        name: "NotFoundError";
    }
    ErrorFactory
    ({
    name: "NotFoundError"
    name
    : 'NotFoundError',
    message: "Resource not found" | ((fields: ErrorFields) => "Resource not found")
    message
    : 'Resource not found',
    }) {}

    Next, create a function that returns the previously defined custom error together with a Result.

    import { 
    import Result
    Result
    } from '@praha/byethrow';
    import {
    import z
    z
    } from 'zod';
    // Use custom errors in Result operations const
    const validateId: (id: string) => Result.Result<string, ValidationError>
    validateId
    = (
    id: string
    id
    : string) => {
    return
    import Result
    Result
    .
    const pipe: <string, Result.Result<string, readonly StandardSchemaV1<Input = unknown, Output = Input>.Issue[]>, Result.Result<string, ValidationError>>(a: string, ab: (a: string) => Result.Result<string, readonly StandardSchemaV1.Issue[]>, bc: (b: Result.Result<string, readonly StandardSchemaV1.Issue[]>) => Result.Result<string, ValidationError>) => Result.Result<string, ValidationError> (+25 overloads)
    pipe
    (
    id: string
    id
    ,
    import Result
    Result
    .
    const parse: <z.ZodString>(schema: z.ZodString) => (value: unknown) => Result.Result<string, readonly StandardSchemaV1<Input = unknown, Output = Input>.Issue[]> (+1 overload)
    parse
    (
    import z
    z
    .
    function string(params?: string | z.core.$ZodStringParams): z.ZodString (+1 overload)
    string
    ().
    _ZodString<$ZodStringInternals<string>>.startsWith(value: string, params?: string | z.core.$ZodCheckStartsWithParams): z.ZodString
    startsWith
    ('u')),
    import Result
    Result
    .
    const mapError: <Result.Result<string, readonly StandardSchemaV1<Input = unknown, Output = Input>.Issue[]>, ValidationError>(fn: (a: readonly StandardSchemaV1.Issue[]) => ValidationError) => (result: Result.Result<string, readonly StandardSchemaV1.Issue[]>) => Result.Result<string, ValidationError> (+1 overload)
    mapError
    ((
    error: readonly StandardSchemaV1.Issue[]
    error
    ) => new
    constructor ValidationError(options?: ErrorOptions): ValidationError
    ValidationError
    ({
    ErrorOptions.cause?: unknown
    cause
    :
    error: readonly StandardSchemaV1.Issue[]
    error
    })),
    ); }; const
    const executeQuery: (sql: string) => Result.ResultAsync<QueryResult, QueryError>
    executeQuery
    = (
    sql: string
    sql
    : string) => {
    return
    import Result
    Result
    .
    try<() => Promise<QueryResult>, QueryError>(options: {
        immediate: true;
        try: () => Promise<QueryResult>;
        catch: (error: unknown) => QueryError;
    }): Result.ResultAsync<QueryResult, QueryError> (+7 overloads)
    export try

    Wraps a function execution (sync or async) or a Promise in a Result or ResultAsync type, capturing errors and returning them in a structured way.

    You can use either a custom catch handler or rely on the safe: true option to assume the function cannot throw.

    @function@typeParamT - The function type to execute (sync or async) or a Promise type.@typeParamE - The error type to return if catch is used.@example

    Sync try-catch

    import { Result } from '@praha/byethrow';
    
    const fn = Result.try({
    try: (x: number) => {
    if (x < 0) throw new Error('Negative!');
    return x * 2;
    },
    catch: (error) => new Error('Oops!', { cause: error }),
    });
    
    const result = fn(5); // Result.Result<number, Error>
    @example

    Sync try-catch with immediate execution

    import { Result } from '@praha/byethrow';
    
    const result = Result.try({
    immediate: true,
    try: () => {
    const x = Math.random() * 10 - 5;
    if (x < 0) throw new Error('Negative!');
    return x * 2;
    },
    catch: (error) => new Error('Oops!', { cause: error }),
    });
    
    // result is Result<number, Error>
    @example

    Sync safe

    import { Result } from '@praha/byethrow';
    
    const fn = Result.try({
    safe: true,
    try: (x: number) => x + 1,
    });
    
    const result = fn(1); // Result.Result<number, never>
    @example

    Sync safe with immediate execution

    import { Result } from '@praha/byethrow';
    
    const result = Result.try({
    safe: true,
    immediate: true,
    try: () => Math.random() + 1,
    });
    
    // result is Result<number, never>
    @example

    Async try-catch

    import { Result } from '@praha/byethrow';
    
    const fn = Result.try({
    try: async (id: string) => await fetch(`/api/data/${id}`),
    catch: (error) => new Error('Oops!', { cause: error }),
    });
    
    const result = await fn('abc'); // Result.ResultAsync<Response, Error>
    @example

    Async try-catch with immediate execution

    import { Result } from '@praha/byethrow';
    
    const result = Result.try({
    immediate: true,
    try: () => fetch('/api/data'),
    catch: (error) => new Error('Fetch failed', { cause: error }),
    });
    
    // result is ResultAsync<Response, Error>
    @example

    Async safe

    import { Result } from '@praha/byethrow';
    
    const fn = Result.try({
    safe: true,
    try: async () => await Promise.resolve('ok'),
    });
    
    const result = await fn(); // Result.ResultAsync<string, never>
    @example

    Async safe with immediate execution

    import { Result } from '@praha/byethrow';
    
    const result = Result.try({
    safe: true,
    immediate: true,
    try: () => Promise.resolve('ok'),
    });
    
    // result is ResultAsync<string, never>
    @categoryCreators
    try
    ({
    immediate: true
    immediate
    : true,
    try: () => Promise<QueryResult>
    try
    : () =>
    const database: {
        query: (sql: string) => Promise<QueryResult>;
    }
    database
    .
    query: (sql: string) => Promise<QueryResult>
    query
    (
    sql: string
    sql
    ),
    catch: (error: unknown) => QueryError
    catch
    : (
    error: unknown
    error
    ) => new
    constructor QueryError(options: ErrorOptions & {
        query: string;
    }): QueryError
    QueryError
    ({
    query: string
    query
    :
    sql: string
    sql
    ,
    ErrorOptions.cause?: unknown
    cause
    :
    error: unknown
    error
    }),
    }); }; // Combine everything const
    const findUser: (id: string) => Result.ResultAsync<{
        readonly id: string;
        readonly name: string;
    }, ValidationError | QueryError | NotFoundError>
    findUser
    = (
    id: string
    id
    : string) => {
    return
    import Result
    Result
    .
    const pipe: <Result.Result<string, ValidationError>, Result.ResultAsync<QueryResult, ValidationError | QueryError>, Result.ResultAsync<{
        readonly id: string;
        readonly name: string;
    }, ValidationError | QueryError | NotFoundError>>(a: Result.Result<string, ValidationError>, ab: (a: Result.Result<string, ValidationError>) => Result.ResultAsync<QueryResult, ValidationError | QueryError>, bc: (b: Result.ResultAsync<...>) => Result.ResultAsync<...>) => Result.ResultAsync<...> (+25 overloads)
    pipe
    (
    const validateId: (id: string) => Result.Result<string, ValidationError>
    validateId
    (
    id: string
    id
    ),
    import Result
    Result
    .
    const andThen: <Result.Result<string, ValidationError>, Result.ResultAsync<QueryResult, QueryError>>(fn: (a: string) => Result.ResultAsync<QueryResult, QueryError>) => (result: Result.Result<string, ValidationError>) => Result.ResultAsync<QueryResult, ValidationError | QueryError> (+1 overload)
    andThen
    ((
    id: string
    id
    ) =>
    const executeQuery: (sql: string) => Result.ResultAsync<QueryResult, QueryError>
    executeQuery
    (`SELECT * FROM users WHERE id = '${
    id: string
    id
    }'`)),
    import Result
    Result
    .
    const andThen: <Result.ResultAsync<QueryResult, ValidationError | QueryError>, Result.Failure<NotFoundError> | Result.Success<{
        readonly id: string;
        readonly name: string;
    }>>(fn: (a: QueryResult) => Result.Failure<NotFoundError> | Result.Success<{
        readonly id: string;
        readonly name: string;
    }>) => (result: Result.ResultAsync<QueryResult, ValidationError | QueryError>) => Result.ResultAsync<...> (+1 overload)
    andThen
    ((
    row: QueryResult
    row
    ) => {
    if (!
    row: QueryResult
    row
    ) {
    return
    import Result
    Result
    .
    const fail: <NotFoundError>(error: NotFoundError) => Result.Result<never, NotFoundError> (+1 overload)
    fail
    (new
    constructor NotFoundError(options?: ErrorOptions): NotFoundError
    NotFoundError
    ());
    } return
    import Result
    Result
    .
    const succeed: <{
        readonly id: string;
        readonly name: string;
    }>(value: {
        readonly id: string;
        readonly name: string;
    }) => Result.Result<{
        readonly id: string;
        readonly name: string;
    }, never> (+1 overload)
    succeed
    ({
    id: string
    id
    :
    row: QueryResult
    row
    .
    string
    id
    ,
    name: string
    name
    :
    row: QueryResult
    row
    .
    string
    name
    });
    }), ); };

    Finally, execute the function and handle it appropriately.

    // Execute and handle errors
    const 
    const result: Result.Result<{
        readonly id: string;
        readonly name: string;
    }, ValidationError | QueryError | NotFoundError>
    result
    = await
    const findUser: (id: string) => Result.ResultAsync<{
        readonly id: string;
        readonly name: string;
    }, ValidationError | QueryError | NotFoundError>
    findUser
    ('u123');
    if (
    import Result
    Result
    .
    const isSuccess: <{
        readonly id: string;
        readonly name: string;
    }>(result: Result.Result<{
        readonly id: string;
        readonly name: string;
    }, unknown>) => result is Result.Success<{
        readonly id: string;
        readonly name: string;
    }>

    Type guard to check if a Result is a Success .

    @function@typeParamT - The type of the success value.@paramresult - The Result to check.@returnstrue if the result is a Success, otherwise false.@example
    import { Result } from '@praha/byethrow';
    
    const result: Result.Result<number, string> = { type: 'Success', value: 10 };
    if (Result.isSuccess(result)) {
      console.log(result.value); // Safe access to value
    }
    @categoryType Guards
    isSuccess
    (
    const result: Result.Result<{
        readonly id: string;
        readonly name: string;
    }, ValidationError | QueryError | NotFoundError>
    result
    )) {
    var console: Console

    The console module provides a simple debugging console that is similar to the JavaScript console mechanism provided by web browsers.

    The module exports two specific components:

    • A Console class with methods such as console.log(), console.error() and console.warn() that can be used to write to any Node.js stream.
    • A global console instance configured to write to process.stdout and process.stderr. The global console can be used without importing the node:console module.

    Warning: The global console object's methods are neither consistently synchronous like the browser APIs they resemble, nor are they consistently asynchronous like all other Node.js streams. See the note on process I/O for more information.

    Example using the global console:

    console.log('hello world');
    // Prints: hello world, to stdout
    console.log('hello %s', 'world');
    // Prints: hello world, to stdout
    console.error(new Error('Whoops, something bad happened'));
    // Prints error message and stack trace to stderr:
    //   Error: Whoops, something bad happened
    //     at [eval]:5:15
    //     at Script.runInThisContext (node:vm:132:18)
    //     at Object.runInThisContext (node:vm:309:38)
    //     at node:internal/process/execution:77:19
    //     at [eval]-wrapper:6:22
    //     at evalScript (node:internal/process/execution:76:60)
    //     at node:internal/main/eval_string:23:3
    
    const name = 'Will Robinson';
    console.warn(`Danger ${name}! Danger!`);
    // Prints: Danger Will Robinson! Danger!, to stderr

    Example using the Console class:

    const out = getStreamSomehow();
    const err = getStreamSomehow();
    const myConsole = new console.Console(out, err);
    
    myConsole.log('hello world');
    // Prints: hello world, to out
    myConsole.log('hello %s', 'world');
    // Prints: hello world, to out
    myConsole.error(new Error('Whoops, something bad happened'));
    // Prints: [Error: Whoops, something bad happened], to err
    
    const name = 'Will Robinson';
    myConsole.warn(`Danger ${name}! Danger!`);
    // Prints: Danger Will Robinson! Danger!, to err
    @seesource
    console
    .
    Console.log(message?: any, ...optionalParams: any[]): void (+1 overload)

    Prints to stdout with newline. Multiple arguments can be passed, with the first used as the primary message and all additional used as substitution values similar to printf(3) (the arguments are all passed to util.format()).

    const count = 5;
    console.log('count: %d', count);
    // Prints: count: 5, to stdout
    console.log('count:', count);
    // Prints: count: 5, to stdout

    See util.format() for more information.

    @sincev0 .1.100
    log
    (
    const result: Result.Success<{
        readonly id: string;
        readonly name: string;
    }>
    result
    .
    value: {
        readonly id: string;
        readonly name: string;
    }
    value
    );
    } else { // Handle each error type separately. switch (
    const result: Result.Failure<ValidationError | QueryError | NotFoundError>
    result
    .
    error: ValidationError | QueryError | NotFoundError
    error
    .
    Error.name: "ValidationError" | "QueryError" | "NotFoundError"
    name
    ) {
    case 'ValidationError':
    var console: Console

    The console module provides a simple debugging console that is similar to the JavaScript console mechanism provided by web browsers.

    The module exports two specific components:

    • A Console class with methods such as console.log(), console.error() and console.warn() that can be used to write to any Node.js stream.
    • A global console instance configured to write to process.stdout and process.stderr. The global console can be used without importing the node:console module.

    Warning: The global console object's methods are neither consistently synchronous like the browser APIs they resemble, nor are they consistently asynchronous like all other Node.js streams. See the note on process I/O for more information.

    Example using the global console:

    console.log('hello world');
    // Prints: hello world, to stdout
    console.log('hello %s', 'world');
    // Prints: hello world, to stdout
    console.error(new Error('Whoops, something bad happened'));
    // Prints error message and stack trace to stderr:
    //   Error: Whoops, something bad happened
    //     at [eval]:5:15
    //     at Script.runInThisContext (node:vm:132:18)
    //     at Object.runInThisContext (node:vm:309:38)
    //     at node:internal/process/execution:77:19
    //     at [eval]-wrapper:6:22
    //     at evalScript (node:internal/process/execution:76:60)
    //     at node:internal/main/eval_string:23:3
    
    const name = 'Will Robinson';
    console.warn(`Danger ${name}! Danger!`);
    // Prints: Danger Will Robinson! Danger!, to stderr

    Example using the Console class:

    const out = getStreamSomehow();
    const err = getStreamSomehow();
    const myConsole = new console.Console(out, err);
    
    myConsole.log('hello world');
    // Prints: hello world, to out
    myConsole.log('hello %s', 'world');
    // Prints: hello world, to out
    myConsole.error(new Error('Whoops, something bad happened'));
    // Prints: [Error: Whoops, something bad happened], to err
    
    const name = 'Will Robinson';
    myConsole.warn(`Danger ${name}! Danger!`);
    // Prints: Danger Will Robinson! Danger!, to err
    @seesource
    console
    .
    Console.error(message?: any, ...optionalParams: any[]): void (+1 overload)

    Prints to stderr with newline. Multiple arguments can be passed, with the first used as the primary message and all additional used as substitution values similar to printf(3) (the arguments are all passed to util.format()).

    const code = 5;
    console.error('error #%d', code);
    // Prints: error #5, to stderr
    console.error('error', code);
    // Prints: error 5, to stderr

    If formatting elements (e.g. %d) are not found in the first string then util.inspect() is called on each argument and the resulting string values are concatenated. See util.format() for more information.

    @sincev0 .1.100
    error
    ('Validation error:',
    const result: Result.Failure<ValidationError | QueryError | NotFoundError>
    result
    .
    error: ValidationError
    error
    .
    Error.message: "Invalid input provided"
    message
    );
    break; case 'QueryError':
    var console: Console

    The console module provides a simple debugging console that is similar to the JavaScript console mechanism provided by web browsers.

    The module exports two specific components:

    • A Console class with methods such as console.log(), console.error() and console.warn() that can be used to write to any Node.js stream.
    • A global console instance configured to write to process.stdout and process.stderr. The global console can be used without importing the node:console module.

    Warning: The global console object's methods are neither consistently synchronous like the browser APIs they resemble, nor are they consistently asynchronous like all other Node.js streams. See the note on process I/O for more information.

    Example using the global console:

    console.log('hello world');
    // Prints: hello world, to stdout
    console.log('hello %s', 'world');
    // Prints: hello world, to stdout
    console.error(new Error('Whoops, something bad happened'));
    // Prints error message and stack trace to stderr:
    //   Error: Whoops, something bad happened
    //     at [eval]:5:15
    //     at Script.runInThisContext (node:vm:132:18)
    //     at Object.runInThisContext (node:vm:309:38)
    //     at node:internal/process/execution:77:19
    //     at [eval]-wrapper:6:22
    //     at evalScript (node:internal/process/execution:76:60)
    //     at node:internal/main/eval_string:23:3
    
    const name = 'Will Robinson';
    console.warn(`Danger ${name}! Danger!`);
    // Prints: Danger Will Robinson! Danger!, to stderr

    Example using the Console class:

    const out = getStreamSomehow();
    const err = getStreamSomehow();
    const myConsole = new console.Console(out, err);
    
    myConsole.log('hello world');
    // Prints: hello world, to out
    myConsole.log('hello %s', 'world');
    // Prints: hello world, to out
    myConsole.error(new Error('Whoops, something bad happened'));
    // Prints: [Error: Whoops, something bad happened], to err
    
    const name = 'Will Robinson';
    myConsole.warn(`Danger ${name}! Danger!`);
    // Prints: Danger Will Robinson! Danger!, to err
    @seesource
    console
    .
    Console.error(message?: any, ...optionalParams: any[]): void (+1 overload)

    Prints to stderr with newline. Multiple arguments can be passed, with the first used as the primary message and all additional used as substitution values similar to printf(3) (the arguments are all passed to util.format()).

    const code = 5;
    console.error('error #%d', code);
    // Prints: error #5, to stderr
    console.error('error', code);
    // Prints: error 5, to stderr

    If formatting elements (e.g. %d) are not found in the first string then util.inspect() is called on each argument and the resulting string values are concatenated. See util.format() for more information.

    @sincev0 .1.100
    error
    ('Query error:',
    const result: Result.Failure<ValidationError | QueryError | NotFoundError>
    result
    .
    error: QueryError
    error
    .
    Error.message: "An error occurred while executing a query"
    message
    , 'Query:',
    const result: Result.Failure<ValidationError | QueryError | NotFoundError>
    result
    .
    error: QueryError
    error
    .
    query: string
    query
    );
    break; case 'NotFoundError':
    var console: Console

    The console module provides a simple debugging console that is similar to the JavaScript console mechanism provided by web browsers.

    The module exports two specific components:

    • A Console class with methods such as console.log(), console.error() and console.warn() that can be used to write to any Node.js stream.
    • A global console instance configured to write to process.stdout and process.stderr. The global console can be used without importing the node:console module.

    Warning: The global console object's methods are neither consistently synchronous like the browser APIs they resemble, nor are they consistently asynchronous like all other Node.js streams. See the note on process I/O for more information.

    Example using the global console:

    console.log('hello world');
    // Prints: hello world, to stdout
    console.log('hello %s', 'world');
    // Prints: hello world, to stdout
    console.error(new Error('Whoops, something bad happened'));
    // Prints error message and stack trace to stderr:
    //   Error: Whoops, something bad happened
    //     at [eval]:5:15
    //     at Script.runInThisContext (node:vm:132:18)
    //     at Object.runInThisContext (node:vm:309:38)
    //     at node:internal/process/execution:77:19
    //     at [eval]-wrapper:6:22
    //     at evalScript (node:internal/process/execution:76:60)
    //     at node:internal/main/eval_string:23:3
    
    const name = 'Will Robinson';
    console.warn(`Danger ${name}! Danger!`);
    // Prints: Danger Will Robinson! Danger!, to stderr

    Example using the Console class:

    const out = getStreamSomehow();
    const err = getStreamSomehow();
    const myConsole = new console.Console(out, err);
    
    myConsole.log('hello world');
    // Prints: hello world, to out
    myConsole.log('hello %s', 'world');
    // Prints: hello world, to out
    myConsole.error(new Error('Whoops, something bad happened'));
    // Prints: [Error: Whoops, something bad happened], to err
    
    const name = 'Will Robinson';
    myConsole.warn(`Danger ${name}! Danger!`);
    // Prints: Danger Will Robinson! Danger!, to err
    @seesource
    console
    .
    Console.error(message?: any, ...optionalParams: any[]): void (+1 overload)

    Prints to stderr with newline. Multiple arguments can be passed, with the first used as the primary message and all additional used as substitution values similar to printf(3) (the arguments are all passed to util.format()).

    const code = 5;
    console.error('error #%d', code);
    // Prints: error #5, to stderr
    console.error('error', code);
    // Prints: error 5, to stderr

    If formatting elements (e.g. %d) are not found in the first string then util.inspect() is called on each argument and the resulting string values are concatenated. See util.format() for more information.

    @sincev0 .1.100
    error
    ('Not found error:',
    const result: Result.Failure<ValidationError | QueryError | NotFoundError>
    result
    .
    error: NotFoundError
    error
    .
    Error.message: "Resource not found"
    message
    );
    break; } }