In-descriptive Max Recursion Errors

nodejs-max-recursion-error-message.js

/*
  How do we provide more descriptive error messages for max-recursion situations?
*/
var depth = 0;

(function recurseBaby() {
	// log at every 500 calls
	(++depth % 500) || console.log(depth);
	
	// bail out ~100K depth in case you're special and don't error out
	if (depth > 100000) return;
	
	recurseBaby();
})();

/*
  Output in v0.2.6:
	...
	15500
	16000
	
	node.js:63
		throw e;
		^
*/

/*
  Output in v0.4.2:
	...
	18000
	18500
	
	node.js:116
			throw e; // process.nextTick error, or 'error' event on first tick
			^
	undefined
*/