Quick and dirty reaction to rxjs errors

swallowError.operator.ts

import { OperatorFunction, EMPTY } from 'rxjs';
import { catchError } from 'rxjs/operators';
import { ErrorDisplayService } from './error-display.service';

export function swallowError<T>(): OperatorFunction<T, T>  {
  return catchError(() => (EMPTY));
}

export function swallowErrorWithDisplay<T>(eds: ErrorDisplayService): OperatorFunction<T, T>  {
  return catchError(err => {
    eds.reportError(err);
    return EMPTY;
  });
}