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stack/apps/web/src/lib/auth/auth-errors.ts
Jason Woltje 27c4c8edf3 fix(#411): QA-010 — fix minor JSDoc and comment issues across auth files
Fix response.ok JSDoc (2xx not 200), remove stale token refresh claim,
remove non-actionable comment, fix CSRF comment placement, add 403 mapping rationale.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-02-16 13:50:04 -06:00

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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>(Object.keys(ERROR_MESSAGES));
/**
* 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 {
// In auth context, both 401 and 403 indicate the user should re-authenticate
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];
}