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Phase 12: Fix Unknown Error Handling (TS18046)

Summary

Complete elimination of unknown error type errors throughout the TypeScript codebase, targeting TS18046 "Error is of type 'unknown'" errors through proper error type guards and handling patterns.

Changes Made

  • ManualExtensionModal.tsx: Added proper error instanceof Error checks for toast error handling
  • models/utils.tsx: Added error type guard for model switching error message extraction
  • ConfigureProvidersGrid.tsx: Added proper error handling for provider configuration operations (2 locations)
  • agent-api.ts: Added comprehensive error type checking for extension API calls (2 locations)
  • extensions.tsx: Added error instanceof Error checks for extension add/remove operations (2 locations)
  • main.ts: Added proper error type guards for file system operations and Node.js error code checking (5 locations)

Technical Approach

  • Error Type Guards: Used error instanceof Error pattern for proper Error object detection
  • Node.js Error Handling: Added typeof error === 'object' && 'code' in error for file system error codes
  • Fallback Conversion: Used String(error) for safe conversion of unknown error types
  • Message Extraction: Maintained error message extraction while ensuring complete type safety
  • Consistent Patterns: Applied uniform error handling patterns across all catch blocks

Results

  • Before: 174 TypeScript errors (15 TS18046 errors)
  • After: 157 TypeScript errors (0 TS18046 errors)
  • Eliminated: 17 total errors, ALL 15 unknown error type errors
  • Files Modified: 6 files
  • Linting: ✅ All checks pass with zero warnings

Quality Assurance

  • All changes maintain runtime functionality while improving type safety
  • Proper error handling patterns implemented throughout
  • No unsafe type assertions or any types introduced
  • Full compliance with ESLint standards (zero warnings)
  • Complete elimination of target error category demonstrates systematic success

Error Handling Patterns Implemented

  1. Basic Error Guard: error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error)
  2. Node.js Error Codes: error && typeof error === 'object' && 'code' in error
  3. Toast Error Handling: Safe error message extraction for user notifications
  4. Console Logging: Proper error object logging while maintaining type safety

Overall Progress

  • Total Progress: 243+ errors eliminated across all phases
  • Phases Completed: 12 out of estimated 13 phases
  • Second Complete Category Elimination: Another perfect phase result
  • Consistent Success: Each phase continues systematic error reduction

Impact

This phase represents another significant milestone by completely eliminating a second entire category of TypeScript errors. The systematic approach of implementing proper error type guards and handling patterns has proven highly effective for improving code reliability and type safety.

Part of the ongoing systematic TypeScript error reduction effort with full linting compliance.

Complete elimination of unknown error type errors:
- Fixed ManualExtensionModal.tsx: Added proper error instanceof Error checks for toast error handling
- Fixed models/utils.tsx: Added error type guard for model switching error messages
- Fixed ConfigureProvidersGrid.tsx: Added proper error handling for provider configuration operations
- Fixed agent-api.ts: Added comprehensive error type checking for extension API calls
- Fixed extensions.tsx: Added error instanceof Error checks for extension add/remove operations
- Fixed main.ts: Added proper error type guards for file system operations and error code checking

Technical approach:
- Used 'error instanceof Error' pattern for proper Error object detection
- Added 'typeof error === object && code in error' for Node.js error codes
- Converted unknown errors to strings with String(error) fallback
- Maintained error message extraction while ensuring type safety

Reduced errors from 174 to 157 (17 errors eliminated)
Eliminated ALL TS18046 errors (15 unknown error type errors eliminated)
All linting checks pass with zero warnings
@zanesq zanesq changed the base branch from main to fix/typescript-errors-phase11-implicit-any-parameters May 29, 2025 19:00
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- Fix ProviderGrid.tsx undefined provider name with fallback
- Fix bundled-extensions.ts optional properties with null coalescing
- Fix ConfigureApproveMode.tsx string|null assignments with fallbacks
- Fix SessionSharingSection.tsx onChange callback type
- Fix Schedule Modals React Select callback type mismatches
- Fix ManualExtensionModal.tsx Select onChange callback type
- Fix AddModelInline.tsx Select onChange callback type
- Fix extension-manager.ts shouldRetry return type and Error conversion
- Fix ExtensionInfoFields.tsx Select onChange callback type

Results: 157→146 total errors (-11), 40→30 TS2322 errors (-10)
All lint checks pass with zero warnings
@zanesq zanesq changed the title Phase 12: Fix unknown error handling (TS18046) - TypeScript error reduction Phase 12 and 13: Fix unknown error handling (TS18046) - TypeScript error reduction May 29, 2025
@zanesq zanesq merged commit 777c0b9 into fix/typescript-errors-phase11-implicit-any-parameters May 30, 2025
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@zanesq zanesq deleted the fix/typescript-errors-phase12-unknown-error-handling branch May 30, 2025 15:04
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