feat(#417): create auth-errors.ts with PDA error parsing and mapping

Adds AuthErrorCode type, ParsedAuthError interface, parseAuthError() classifier,
and getErrorMessage() helper. All messages use PDA-friendly language.

Refs #417
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Jason Woltje
2026-02-16 12:02:57 -06:00
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import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
import { parseAuthError, getErrorMessage } from "./auth-errors";
import type { AuthErrorCode, ParsedAuthError } from "./auth-errors";
/** Words that must never appear in PDA-friendly messages. */
const FORBIDDEN_WORDS = [
"overdue",
"urgent",
"must",
"critical",
"required",
"error",
"failed",
"failure",
];
describe("parseAuthError", (): void => {
it("should classify TypeError('Failed to fetch') as network_error", (): void => {
const result: ParsedAuthError = parseAuthError(new TypeError("Failed to fetch"));
expect(result.code).toBe("network_error");
expect(result.retryable).toBe(true);
});
it("should classify TypeError with 'fetch' anywhere in message as network_error", (): void => {
const result: ParsedAuthError = parseAuthError(new TypeError("Could not fetch resource"));
expect(result.code).toBe("network_error");
});
it("should classify Error('Unauthorized') as invalid_credentials", (): void => {
const result: ParsedAuthError = parseAuthError(new Error("Unauthorized"));
expect(result.code).toBe("invalid_credentials");
expect(result.retryable).toBe(false);
});
it("should classify Error('Forbidden') as invalid_credentials", (): void => {
const result: ParsedAuthError = parseAuthError(new Error("Forbidden"));
expect(result.code).toBe("invalid_credentials");
});
it("should classify HTTP 401 response as invalid_credentials", (): void => {
const result: ParsedAuthError = parseAuthError({ status: 401 });
expect(result.code).toBe("invalid_credentials");
expect(result.retryable).toBe(false);
});
it("should classify HTTP 403 response as invalid_credentials", (): void => {
const result: ParsedAuthError = parseAuthError({ status: 403 });
expect(result.code).toBe("invalid_credentials");
});
it("should classify HTTP 429 response as rate_limited", (): void => {
const result: ParsedAuthError = parseAuthError({ status: 429 });
expect(result.code).toBe("rate_limited");
expect(result.retryable).toBe(false);
});
it("should classify HTTP 500 response as server_error", (): void => {
const result: ParsedAuthError = parseAuthError({ status: 500 });
expect(result.code).toBe("server_error");
expect(result.retryable).toBe(true);
});
it("should classify HTTP 502 response as server_error", (): void => {
const result: ParsedAuthError = parseAuthError({ status: 502 });
expect(result.code).toBe("server_error");
});
it("should classify HTTP 503 response as server_error", (): void => {
const result: ParsedAuthError = parseAuthError({ status: 503 });
expect(result.code).toBe("server_error");
});
it("should classify string 'access_denied' as access_denied", (): void => {
const result: ParsedAuthError = parseAuthError("access_denied");
expect(result.code).toBe("access_denied");
expect(result.retryable).toBe(false);
});
it("should classify string 'session_expired' as session_expired", (): void => {
const result: ParsedAuthError = parseAuthError("session_expired");
expect(result.code).toBe("session_expired");
expect(result.retryable).toBe(false);
});
it("should classify string 'rate_limited' as rate_limited", (): void => {
const result: ParsedAuthError = parseAuthError("rate_limited");
expect(result.code).toBe("rate_limited");
});
it("should classify string 'server_error' as server_error", (): void => {
const result: ParsedAuthError = parseAuthError("server_error");
expect(result.code).toBe("server_error");
expect(result.retryable).toBe(true);
});
it("should classify string 'network_error' as network_error", (): void => {
const result: ParsedAuthError = parseAuthError("network_error");
expect(result.code).toBe("network_error");
expect(result.retryable).toBe(true);
});
it("should classify unknown string as unknown", (): void => {
const result: ParsedAuthError = parseAuthError("something_weird");
expect(result.code).toBe("unknown");
expect(result.retryable).toBe(false);
});
it("should classify null as unknown", (): void => {
const result: ParsedAuthError = parseAuthError(null);
expect(result.code).toBe("unknown");
});
it("should classify undefined as unknown", (): void => {
const result: ParsedAuthError = parseAuthError(undefined);
expect(result.code).toBe("unknown");
});
it("should classify a number as unknown", (): void => {
const result: ParsedAuthError = parseAuthError(42);
expect(result.code).toBe("unknown");
});
it("should classify an empty object as unknown", (): void => {
const result: ParsedAuthError = parseAuthError({});
expect(result.code).toBe("unknown");
});
it("should classify Error('Internal Server Error') as server_error", (): void => {
const result: ParsedAuthError = parseAuthError(new Error("Internal Server Error"));
expect(result.code).toBe("server_error");
expect(result.retryable).toBe(true);
});
it("should classify Error('Service Unavailable') as server_error", (): void => {
const result: ParsedAuthError = parseAuthError(new Error("Service Unavailable"));
expect(result.code).toBe("server_error");
});
it("should classify Error('Too many requests') as rate_limited", (): void => {
const result: ParsedAuthError = parseAuthError(new Error("Too many requests"));
expect(result.code).toBe("rate_limited");
});
it("should classify Error('Session expired') as session_expired", (): void => {
const result: ParsedAuthError = parseAuthError(new Error("Session expired"));
expect(result.code).toBe("session_expired");
});
it("should classify Error('Network issue') as network_error", (): void => {
const result: ParsedAuthError = parseAuthError(new Error("Network issue"));
expect(result.code).toBe("network_error");
});
it("should classify Error with unknown message as unknown", (): void => {
const result: ParsedAuthError = parseAuthError(new Error("Something completely different"));
expect(result.code).toBe("unknown");
});
});
describe("parseAuthError retryable flag", (): void => {
it("should mark network_error as retryable", (): void => {
expect(parseAuthError(new TypeError("Failed to fetch")).retryable).toBe(true);
});
it("should mark server_error as retryable", (): void => {
expect(parseAuthError({ status: 500 }).retryable).toBe(true);
});
it("should mark invalid_credentials as not retryable", (): void => {
expect(parseAuthError(new Error("Unauthorized")).retryable).toBe(false);
});
it("should mark access_denied as not retryable", (): void => {
expect(parseAuthError("access_denied").retryable).toBe(false);
});
it("should mark rate_limited as not retryable", (): void => {
expect(parseAuthError("rate_limited").retryable).toBe(false);
});
it("should mark session_expired as not retryable", (): void => {
expect(parseAuthError("session_expired").retryable).toBe(false);
});
it("should mark unknown as not retryable", (): void => {
expect(parseAuthError(null).retryable).toBe(false);
});
});
describe("getErrorMessage", (): void => {
const allCodes: AuthErrorCode[] = [
"access_denied",
"invalid_credentials",
"server_error",
"network_error",
"rate_limited",
"session_expired",
"unknown",
];
it("should return the correct message for access_denied", (): void => {
expect(getErrorMessage("access_denied")).toBe(
"Authentication paused. Please try again when ready."
);
});
it("should return the correct message for invalid_credentials", (): void => {
expect(getErrorMessage("invalid_credentials")).toBe(
"The email and password combination wasn't recognized."
);
});
it("should return the correct message for server_error", (): void => {
expect(getErrorMessage("server_error")).toBe(
"The service is taking a break. Please try again in a moment."
);
});
it("should return the correct message for network_error", (): void => {
expect(getErrorMessage("network_error")).toBe(
"Unable to connect. Check your network and try again."
);
});
it("should return the correct message for rate_limited", (): void => {
expect(getErrorMessage("rate_limited")).toBe(
"You've tried a few times. Take a moment and try again shortly."
);
});
it("should return the correct message for session_expired", (): void => {
expect(getErrorMessage("session_expired")).toBe(
"Your session ended. Please sign in again when ready."
);
});
it("should return the correct message for unknown", (): void => {
expect(getErrorMessage("unknown")).toBe(
"Authentication didn't complete. Please try again when ready."
);
});
it("should return a non-empty string for every error code", (): void => {
for (const code of allCodes) {
const message = getErrorMessage(code);
expect(message).toBeTruthy();
expect(message.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
}
});
});
describe("PDA-friendly language compliance", (): void => {
const allCodes: AuthErrorCode[] = [
"access_denied",
"invalid_credentials",
"server_error",
"network_error",
"rate_limited",
"session_expired",
"unknown",
];
it("should not contain any forbidden words in any message", (): void => {
for (const code of allCodes) {
const message = getErrorMessage(code).toLowerCase();
for (const forbidden of FORBIDDEN_WORDS) {
expect(message).not.toContain(forbidden);
}
}
});
it("should not contain forbidden words in parseAuthError output messages", (): void => {
const testInputs: unknown[] = [
new TypeError("Failed to fetch"),
new Error("Unauthorized"),
new Error("Internal Server Error"),
{ status: 429 },
{ status: 500 },
"access_denied",
"session_expired",
null,
undefined,
42,
];
for (const input of testInputs) {
const result = parseAuthError(input);
const message = result.message.toLowerCase();
for (const forbidden of FORBIDDEN_WORDS) {
expect(message).not.toContain(forbidden);
}
}
});
});

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/**
* Auth error codes, PDA-friendly message mapping, and error parsing utilities.
*
* All user-facing messages follow PDA-friendly language guidelines:
* no alarming words like OVERDUE, URGENT, MUST, CRITICAL, REQUIRED, ERROR, FAILED.
*/
/** Union of all recognised auth error codes. */
export type AuthErrorCode =
| "access_denied"
| "invalid_credentials"
| "server_error"
| "network_error"
| "rate_limited"
| "session_expired"
| "unknown";
/** A parsed, UI-ready representation of an auth error. */
export interface ParsedAuthError {
code: AuthErrorCode;
/** PDA-friendly message suitable for display to the user. */
message: string;
/** Whether the operation that caused this can be retried. */
retryable: boolean;
}
/**
* PDA-friendly error messages keyed by error code.
* Uses calm, informational language throughout.
*/
const ERROR_MESSAGES: Record<AuthErrorCode, string> = {
access_denied: "Authentication paused. Please try again when ready.",
invalid_credentials: "The email and password combination wasn't recognized.",
server_error: "The service is taking a break. Please try again in a moment.",
network_error: "Unable to connect. Check your network and try again.",
rate_limited: "You've tried a few times. Take a moment and try again shortly.",
session_expired: "Your session ended. Please sign in again when ready.",
unknown: "Authentication didn't complete. Please try again when ready.",
};
/** Error codes that are safe to retry automatically. */
const RETRYABLE_CODES: ReadonlySet<AuthErrorCode> = new Set<AuthErrorCode>([
"network_error",
"server_error",
]);
/** Set of recognised error code strings for fast membership testing. */
const KNOWN_CODES: ReadonlySet<string> = new Set<string>([
"access_denied",
"invalid_credentials",
"server_error",
"network_error",
"rate_limited",
"session_expired",
"unknown",
]);
/**
* Type-guard: checks whether a string value is a known {@link AuthErrorCode}.
*/
function isAuthErrorCode(value: string): value is AuthErrorCode {
return KNOWN_CODES.has(value);
}
/**
* Type-guard: checks whether a value looks like an HTTP response object
* with a numeric `status` property.
*/
function isHttpResponseLike(value: unknown): value is { status: number } {
return (
typeof value === "object" &&
value !== null &&
"status" in value &&
typeof (value as { status: unknown }).status === "number"
);
}
/**
* Map an HTTP status code to an {@link AuthErrorCode}.
*/
function httpStatusToCode(status: number): AuthErrorCode {
if (status === 401 || status === 403) {
return "invalid_credentials";
}
if (status === 429) {
return "rate_limited";
}
if (status >= 500) {
return "server_error";
}
return "unknown";
}
/**
* Build a {@link ParsedAuthError} for the given code.
*/
function buildParsedError(code: AuthErrorCode): ParsedAuthError {
return {
code,
message: ERROR_MESSAGES[code],
retryable: RETRYABLE_CODES.has(code),
};
}
/**
* Parse an unknown error value into a structured, PDA-friendly
* {@link ParsedAuthError}.
*
* Handles:
* - `TypeError` whose message contains "fetch" -> `network_error`
* - Generic `Error` objects with keyword-based message matching
* - HTTP-response-shaped objects with a numeric `status` field
* - Plain strings that match a known error code
* - Anything else falls back to `unknown`
*/
export function parseAuthError(error: unknown): ParsedAuthError {
// 1. TypeError with "fetch" in message -> network error
if (error instanceof TypeError && error.message.toLowerCase().includes("fetch")) {
return buildParsedError("network_error");
}
// 2. Generic Error objects — match on message keywords
if (error instanceof Error) {
const msg = error.message.toLowerCase();
if (msg.includes("unauthorized") || msg.includes("forbidden")) {
return buildParsedError("invalid_credentials");
}
if (msg.includes("rate limit") || msg.includes("too many")) {
return buildParsedError("rate_limited");
}
if (
msg.includes("internal server") ||
msg.includes("service unavailable") ||
msg.includes("bad gateway") ||
msg.includes("gateway timeout")
) {
return buildParsedError("server_error");
}
if (msg.includes("session") && msg.includes("expired")) {
return buildParsedError("session_expired");
}
if (msg.includes("network") || msg.includes("connection")) {
return buildParsedError("network_error");
}
return buildParsedError("unknown");
}
// 3. HTTP response-like objects (e.g. { status: 429 })
if (isHttpResponseLike(error)) {
return buildParsedError(httpStatusToCode(error.status));
}
// 4. Plain string matching a known error code (e.g. from URL query params)
if (typeof error === "string") {
if (isAuthErrorCode(error)) {
return buildParsedError(error);
}
return buildParsedError("unknown");
}
// 5. Fallback
return buildParsedError("unknown");
}
/**
* Look up the PDA-friendly message for a given {@link AuthErrorCode}.
* Returns the `unknown` message for any unrecognised code.
*/
export function getErrorMessage(code: AuthErrorCode): string {
return ERROR_MESSAGES[code] ?? ERROR_MESSAGES.unknown;
}