Add message for instrument creation problems

Change-Id: I1d91d7ea3a66cdec62d9c667eeebc30d5bd1e30b
SciCatProject · Sep 15, 2023 · 1d8792d · 1d8792d
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commit 1d8792d
Showing 1 changed file with 6 additions and 2 deletions.
diff --git a/src/instruments/instruments.controller.ts b/src/instruments/instruments.controller.ts
@@ -56,9 +56,13 @@ export class InstrumentsController {
       const instrument =
         await this.instrumentsService.create(createInstrumentDto);
       return instrument;
-    } catch (e) {
+    } catch (error) {
+      let message;
+      if (error instanceof Error) message = error.message;
+      else message = String(error);
+      // we'll proceed, but let's report it
       throw new HttpException(
-        "Instrument with the same unique name already exists",
+        `Instrument with the same unique name already exists: ${message}`,
         HttpStatus.BAD_REQUEST,
       );
     }