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Handle errors more declaratively without try catch
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/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */ | |
export type Result<T, E> = [T, undefined] | [undefined, E]; | |
/** | |
* Handle errors more declaratively without try catch. | |
* | |
* ``` | |
* try { | |
* const res = doSomething(30); | |
* } catch (err) { | |
* console.log(err); | |
* } | |
* // becomes | |
* const [res, err] = tryResult(doSomething)(30); | |
* ``` | |
* | |
* @param fn A throwable function to run. | |
* @returns A wrapped function that returns a Result enumeration. | |
*/ | |
export function tryResult<A extends unknown[], T>( | |
fn: (...args: A) => T | |
): T extends Promise<infer R> | |
? (...args: A) => Promise<Result<R, NonNullable<unknown>>> | |
: (...args: A) => Result<T, NonNullable<unknown>> { | |
return ((...args: A) => { | |
try { | |
const result = fn(...args); | |
if (isPromise(result)) { | |
return result | |
.then((val) => [val, undefined]) | |
.catch((err) => [undefined, err]); | |
} | |
return [result, undefined]; | |
} catch (err) { | |
return [undefined, err]; | |
} | |
}) as any; | |
} | |
function isPromise(value: unknown): value is Promise<unknown> { | |
return value != null && typeof value === "object" && "then" in value; | |
} |
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