为什么多层异步函数不能捕获在节点中最低级别抛出的错误?

时间:2019-04-04 13:27:02

标签: node.js asynchronous async-await mocha

我正在尝试测试某些邮寄代码的故障模式,最低级别可能会引发错误。测试和抛出的函数之间的所有层都是异步的,并在它们下面的函数上使用await。在顶层(同样在异步函数中,我还有一个try catch块。但是,在错误传播到该层之前,节点抛出了未处理的promise异常。

我的测试代码如下

beforeEach(function() {
  //set default values - tests can change them
  this.reasons = '';
  this.reschedules = 0;
  this.params.cid = 35124;

  this.startTest = async () => {
    /*  this.confirmation is an async function under test, 
        this.mailer is a mock mailer with an async "send" method
        which will throw an error in the correct test */
    const doner = this.confirmation(this.mailer);  
    // ..other actions related to mocking database access made by confirmation
    await doner;
    return this.mailer.maildata; //provide info on parameters passed to this.mailer
  };
});
it('Failure to send is reported', async function() {
  this.mailer.sendResolve = false; //tell mock mailer to fail send request
  try {
    await this.startTest();
    expect(true).to.be.false;
  } catch(err) {
    expect(err).to.be.instanceOf(Error);
  }
});

模拟邮件程序有点像

class Mailer {
    constructor(user,params){
...
    }
    ...
    async send(subject, to, cc, bcc) {
      this.maildata.subject = subject;
      if (to !== undefined) this.maildata.to = to;
      if (cc !== undefined) this.maildata.cc = cc;
      if (bcc !== undefined) this.maildata.bcc = bcc;
      if (!this.sendResolve) throw new Error('Test Error');
    }
    ...
 }

以及要测试的代码摘要

 module.exports = async function(mailer) {
    //get confirm data from database
    const cData = await confirm(mailer.params.cid, mailer.db);
    if (cData.count > 0) {
       // ... format the email message and build it into maildata
       await mailer.send(
        subject,
        emailAddress,
        null,
        process.env.PAS_MAIL_FROM,
        {
          pid:cData.pid,
          type: 'confirmation',
          extra: `Calendar ID ${mailer.params.cid} with procedure ${cData.procedure}`
        }
      );
      debug('message sent, update the database');
      await mailer.db.exec(async connection => {
 ...
       });
      debug('success');
    } else {
      debug('invalid calendarid');
      throw new Error('Invalid Calendar ID');
    }
  };

可以看出,从async send函数的调用路径到堆栈返回到try {}catch(){}都是异步函数。但是当我运行此测试节点时,会输出未处理的承诺拒绝。

我曾尝试使用Visual Studio代码调试器来完成此步骤,但是我迷上了包装异步功能以将其转变为Promise提供程序的机制。据我所知,正确处理了一层错误,然后在下一层错误了。

这是否意味着每个异步函数都必须具有try catch块才能捕获并抛出任何错误?我找不到任何说明必须这样做的解释。

1 个答案:

答案 0 :(得分:0)

回答您的问题:

  

这是否意味着每个异步函数都必须具有try catch块才能捕获并抛出任何错误?

错误通过await版本的电话传播,如您所愿:

const assert = require('assert');

const outer = async () => {
  await middle();
}

const middle = async () => {
  await inner();
}

const inner = async () => {
  throw new Error('something bad happened');
}

it('should catch the error', async () => {
  let errorMessage;
  try {
    await outer();
  }
  catch (err) {
    errorMessage = err.message;
  }
  assert(errorMessage === 'something bad happened');  // Success!
});

...所以,不需要每个级别的try / catch块。


跟踪未处理的Promise拒绝

在您的示例代码中,我看不到await链的确切位置,但是为了帮助跟踪未处理的Promise拒绝,您可以添加process handler for the unhandledRejection event并查看在登录的Promise处查看拒绝开始的位置,并从那里追溯到整个调用堆栈:

const assert = require('assert');

const outer = async () => {
  await middle();
}

const middle = async () => {
  inner();  // <= this will cause an Unhandled Rejection
}

const inner = async () => {
  throw new Error('something bad happened');
}

it('should catch the error', async () => {
  let errorMessage;
  try {
    await outer();
  }
  catch (err) {
    errorMessage = err.message;
  }
  assert(errorMessage === undefined);  // Success!  (broken await chain)
})

process.on('unhandledRejection', (reason, p) => {
  console.log('Unhandled Rejection at:', p);
  console.log('reason:', reason);
});

...在这种情况下记录:

Unhandled Rejection at: Promise {
  <rejected> Error: something bad happened
      at inner (.../code.test.js:12:9)
      at inner (.../code.test.js:8:3)
      at middle (.../code.test.js:4:9)  // <= this is the broken link
      at Context.outer (.../code.test.js:18:11)
      at callFn (...\node_modules\mocha\lib\runnable.js:387:21)
      ...

...这指向指向Error的{​​{1}},通过追踪链,我们发现inner是断开的链接。