https://github.com/electerious/nice-try

Tries to execute a function and discards any error that occurs.
https://github.com/electerious/nice-try

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Tries to execute a function and discards any error that occurs.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/electerious/nice-try
• Owner: electerious
• License: mit
• Created: 2016-07-30T14:49:17.000Z (over 8 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2022-10-01T13:59:13.000Z (about 2 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-05-02T01:10:58.847Z (7 months ago)
• Topics: catch, error, try, try-catch
• Language: JavaScript
• Homepage:
• Size: 37.1 KB
• Stars: 66
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 7
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# nice-try

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A function that tries to execute a function and discards any error that occurs.

## Install

```

npm install nice-try

```

## Usage

```js

const niceTry = require('nice-try')

niceTry(() => JSON.parse('true')) // true

niceTry(() => JSON.parse('truee')) // undefined

niceTry() // undefined

niceTry(true) // undefined

await niceTry.promise(async () => JSON.parse('true')) // true

await niceTry.promise(async () => JSON.parse('truee')) // undefined

```

## API

### Parameters

- `fn` `{Function}` Function that might or might not throw an error.

### Returns

- `{?*}` Return-value of the function when no error occurred.

## What others say

This module is a controversial thing and people like to get mad about it. I decided to give those people a voice. Here's what they're saying.

> fundamentally inane

— frou_dh

> the worst Javascript library […] in several categories

— kuzux

> how is this a thing

— uint8_t

> This is blowing my mind

— mr_jim_lahey

> a shit-tastic try-catch alias

— Dropping_fruits

> I assumed every commit was a joke, but after researching the maintainer a bit I'm not sure it is...

— MrPineappleHat