fix: preserve specific error message on unexpected test exceptions

The outer catch's overwrite guard checked `!outcome.error`, but outcome.error
is always truthy (even the default placeholder string), so an exception
occurring outside the two explicitly-guarded blocks (e.g. a .fill()/.click()
timeout) would leave the generic "Test did not complete" message instead of
the real error. Replaced with an explicit outcomeFinalized sentinel that is
set exactly where outcome is deliberately finalized (missing env var, login
timeout, post-submission timeout, success), so any other exception correctly
falls through to the catch-all branch with its real message.
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Doar Mihai
2026-07-18 18:15:41 +03:00
parent 6982aa56bf
commit a6fb5ef1cf
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ function writeResult(result) {
test.describe('reddit post', () => { test.describe('reddit post', () => {
let outcome = { success: false, error: 'Test did not complete' }; let outcome = { success: false, error: 'Test did not complete' };
let outcomeFinalized = false;
test.afterEach(async () => { test.afterEach(async () => {
writeResult(outcome); writeResult(outcome);
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ test.describe('reddit post', () => {
})) { })) {
if (!value) { if (!value) {
outcome = { success: false, error: `Missing required environment variable: ${name}` }; outcome = { success: false, error: `Missing required environment variable: ${name}` };
outcomeFinalized = true;
throw new Error(outcome.error); throw new Error(outcome.error);
} }
} }
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ test.describe('reddit post', () => {
success: false, success: false,
error: 'Login did not complete — possible CAPTCHA, 2FA prompt, or invalid credentials', error: 'Login did not complete — possible CAPTCHA, 2FA prompt, or invalid credentials',
}; };
outcomeFinalized = true;
throw new Error(outcome.error); throw new Error(outcome.error);
} }
@@ -75,13 +78,15 @@ test.describe('reddit post', () => {
await page.waitForURL(/\/comments\//, { timeout: 20_000 }); await page.waitForURL(/\/comments\//, { timeout: 20_000 });
} catch { } catch {
outcome = { success: false, error: 'Post submission did not complete — no redirect to the new post' }; outcome = { success: false, error: 'Post submission did not complete — no redirect to the new post' };
outcomeFinalized = true;
throw new Error(outcome.error); throw new Error(outcome.error);
} }
outcome = { success: true, url: page.url() }; outcome = { success: true, url: page.url() };
outcomeFinalized = true;
expect(outcome.success).toBe(true); expect(outcome.success).toBe(true);
} catch (err) { } catch (err) {
if (outcome.success !== false || !outcome.error) { if (!outcomeFinalized) {
outcome = { success: false, error: err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err) }; outcome = { success: false, error: err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err) };
} }
throw err; throw err;