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Error Handling

معالجة الأخطاء

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Definition

The practice of anticipating and gracefully managing runtime errors so the application doesn't crash.

ممارسة توقع وإدارة أخطاء وقت التشغيل بسلاسة حتى لا يتعطل التطبيق.

Why It Matters

Every Firestore query, API call, and external service integration can fail. Proper error handling is the difference between a blank screen and a helpful 'Try Again' message.

كل استعلام Firestore واستدعاء API وتكامل خدمة خارجية يمكن أن يفشل. معالجة الأخطاء الصحيحة هي الفرق بين شاشة بيضاء ورسالة 'حاول مرة أخرى' مفيدة.

Full Definition

Error handling in JavaScript uses try/catch/finally blocks. Inside an async function, `await` throws if the Promise rejects, which try/catch can capture. In React, error boundaries catch rendering errors. In Next.js API routes, errors should be caught and returned as structured JSON responses with appropriate HTTP status codes. Unhandled errors in production crash processes or return blank screens.
معالجة الأخطاء في JavaScript تستخدم كتل try/catch/finally. داخل دالة async، `await` يرمي إذا رُفض الـPromise، الذي يمكن لـtry/catch التقاطه. في مسارات Next.js API، يجب التقاط الأخطاء وإعادتها كاستجابات JSON منظّمة.

Example Usage

“try { const snap = await db.collection('projects').doc(id).get(); if (!snap.exists) return null; return snap.data(); } catch { return null; }”

“try { const snap = await db.collection('projects').doc(id).get(); if (!snap.exists) return null; return snap.data(); } catch { return null; }”

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Avoid these mistakes when using Error Handling:

1

Empty catch blocks that silently swallow errors

2

Using console.error in production instead of structured logging or error tracking

3

Not differentiating between network errors and application errors in the UI

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