include error type in the telemetry log

DataDog · Nov 13, 2024 · 321babd · 321babd
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diff --git a/packages/dd-trace/src/telemetry/logs/index.js b/packages/dd-trace/src/telemetry/logs/index.js
@@ -42,11 +42,13 @@ function onErrorLog (msg) {
     level: 'ERROR',
 
     // existing log.error(err) without message will be reported as 'Generic Error'
-    message: message || 'Generic Error'
+    message: message ?? 'Generic Error'
   }
 
   if (cause) {
     telLog.stack_trace = cause.stack
+    const errorType = cause.name ?? 'Error'
+    telLog.message = `${errorType}: ${telLog.message}`
   }
 
   onLog(telLog)

diff --git a/packages/dd-trace/test/telemetry/logs/index.spec.js b/packages/dd-trace/test/telemetry/logs/index.spec.js
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ describe('telemetry logs', () => {
         errorLog.publish({ cause: error })
 
         expect(logCollectorAdd)
-          .to.be.calledOnceWith(match({ message: 'Generic Error', level: 'ERROR', stack_trace: stack }))
+          .to.be.calledOnceWith(match({ message: `${error.name}: Generic Error`, level: 'ERROR', stack_trace: stack }))
       })
 
       it('should be called when an error string is published to datadog:log:error', () => {