A simple custom Node.js ES6 Error

simple-custom-nodejs-es6-error.js

/**
 * A custom MyError class
 * @class
 */
class MyError extends Error {
    /**
     * Constructs the MyError class
     * @param {String} message an error message
     * @constructor
     */
    constructor(message) {
        super(message);
        // properly capture stack trace in Node.js
        Error.captureStackTrace(this, this.constructor);
        this.name = this.constructor.name;
        this.message = message;
    }
}

// test it
throw new MyError('test');
//MyError: test