Adam, I'm glad you're still using that code! Out of curiosity, have you compared it to domains?
On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 11:57 AM, Adam Crabtree <atcrabt...@gmail.com>wrote: > More than a couple people mentioned try/catch not working in node.js in > the Fibers 0.5 thread ( > https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/nodejs/5hv6uIBpDl8), > so I thought I'd offer a friendly reminder of the trycatch module that > handles these situations nicely. > > FWIW, try/catch doesn't have to be broken in node.js and it doesn't have > to lost state any more than you're willing to let it: > > https://npmjs.org/package/trycatch > > trycatch catches all uncaughtExceptions with long stack traces and can be > nested. We use trycatch in production at RedRobot (http://redrobot.com/), > adding a great deal of stability and proper error handling (500s). We also > use it in conjunction with our control-flow library stepdown which > incorporates it at every "step" if it's installed. > > (The readme's out of date, so checkout the passing tests) > https://npmjs.org/package/stepdown > > The following example catches and properly passes back all errors > generated both by it, passed to its callbacks, or uncaughtExceptions in > core or 3rd party module code complete with long stack traces, allowing you > to fail gracefully, ignore the error, or let it bubble. > > var $$ = require('stepdown') > > function foo(arg, callback) { > $$([ > function($) { > asyncOne(arg, $.first()) > asyncTwo(arg, $.first()) > } > , function($, res) { > var onNestedComplete = $.first() > > // Nesting > $$([ > function($) { > setTimeout(function() { > // Async error > // Will bubble to nestedCallback > throw new Error('will be caught') > }) > } > , function ($) { > // not called > } > ] > , function nestedCallback(err) { > // ignore above error > err = err && err.message === 'will be caught' ? null : err > onNestedComplete(err) > }) > } > // Pass unhandled exceptions and callback errors > ], callback) > } > > > Cheers, > Adam Crabtree > > -- > Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ > Posting guidelines: > https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "nodejs" group. > To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en > -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to nodejs@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to nodejs+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en
