feat: add Error.isError() to ESNext lib #60788
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| /** | ||
| * Indicates whether the argument provided is a built-in Error instance or not. | ||
| */ | ||
| isError(error: unknown): error is Error; |
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Note, in the spec, this is not a predicate on satisfying the shape of the Error prototype.
const pseudo = Reflect.construct(Error, [], Object)
Error.prototype.isPrototypeOf(pseudo) // false
'message' in pseudo // false
'name' in pseudo // false
Error.isError(pseudo) // trueBy rights, this should really just return a boolean.
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It being a predicate was the main reason everyone wanted it....
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(okay the realm problem is the real issue but still)
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The usefulness very much outweighs the downsides, we think.
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Fixes #60787