Core: Make sure StorybookError message shows up in browser console and interactions panel

code/.eslintrc.js

@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ module.exports = {
       },
     },
     {
-      files: ['**/core-events/src/**/*'],
+      files: ['./core/src/preview-errors.ts'],
       excludedFiles: ['**/*.test.*'],
       rules: {
         'local-rules/no-duplicated-error-codes': 'error',

code/core/src/ERRORS.md

@@ -27,11 +27,15 @@ Second use the `StorybookError` class to define custom errors with specific code
 ```typescript
 import { StorybookError } from './storybook-error';
 export class YourCustomError extends StorybookError {
-  readonly category: Category; // The category to which the error belongs. Check the source in client-errors.ts or server-errors.ts for reference.
-  readonly code: number; // The numeric code for the error.
-
-  template(): string {
-    // A function that returns the error message.
+  constructor() {
+    super({
+      // The category to which the error belongs. Check the source in client-errors.ts or server-errors.ts for reference.
+      category: Category,
+      // The numeric code for the error.
+      code: number,
+      // The error message.
+      message: string,
+    });
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -42,7 +46,7 @@ export class YourCustomError extends StorybookError {
 | ------------- | --------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
 | category      | `Category`            | The category to which the error belongs.                                                                                                                   |
 | code          | `number`              | The numeric code for the error.                                                                                                                            |
-| template      | `() => string`        | Function that returns a properly written error message.                                                                                                    |
+| message       | `string`              | The error message.                                                                                                                                         |
 | data          | `Object`              | Optional. Data associated with the error. Used to provide additional information in the error message or to be passed to telemetry.                        |
 | documentation | `boolean` or `string` | Optional. Should be set to `true` **if the error is documented on the Storybook website**. If defined as string, it should be a custom documentation link. |
 
@@ -51,28 +55,26 @@ export class YourCustomError extends StorybookError {
 ```typescript
 // Define a custom error with a numeric code and a static error message template.
 export class StorybookIndexGenerationError extends StorybookError {
-  category = Category.Generic;
-  code = 1;
-
-  template(): string {
-    return `Storybook failed when generating an index for your stories. Check the stories field in your main.js`;
+  constructor() {
+    super({
+      category: Category.Generic,
+      code: 1,
+      message: `Storybook failed when generating an index for your stories. Check the stories field in your main.js`,
+    });
   }
 }
 
-// Define a custom error with a numeric code and a dynamic error message template based on properties from the constructor.
+// Define a custom error with a numeric code and a dynamic error message based on properties from the constructor.
 export class InvalidFileExtensionError extends StorybookError {
-  category = Category.Validation;
-  code = 2;
-  documentation = 'https://some-custom-documentation.com/validation-errors';
-
   // extra properties are defined in the constructor via a data property, which is available in any class method
   // always use this data Object notation!
   constructor(public data: { extension: string }) {
-    super();
-  }
-
-  template(): string {
-    return `Invalid file extension found: ${this.data.extension}.`;
+    super({
+      category: Category.Validation,
+      code: 2,
+      documentation: 'https://some-custom-documentation.com/validation-errors',
+      message: `Invalid file extension found: ${data.extension}.`,
+    });
   }
 }
 

code/core/src/__tests/preview-errors.test.ts

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ describe('UnknownFlowArgTypesError', () => {
     const typeError = new UnknownArgTypesError({ type, language: 'Typescript' });
     expect(typeError.message).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
       "There was a failure when generating detailed ArgTypes in Typescript for:
-
       {
         "name": "signature",
         "raw": "SomeType['someProperty']"

code/core/src/__tests/storybook-error.test.ts

@@ -3,12 +3,13 @@ import { StorybookError } from '../storybook-error';
 
 describe('StorybookError', () => {
   class TestError extends StorybookError {
-    category = 'TEST_CATEGORY';
-
-    code = 123;
-
-    template() {
-      return 'This is a test error.';
+    constructor(documentation?: StorybookError['documentation']) {
+      super({
+        category: 'TEST_CATEGORY',
+        code: 123,
+        message: 'This is a test error.',
+        documentation,
+      });
     }
   }
 
@@ -24,16 +25,14 @@ describe('StorybookError', () => {
   });
 
   it('should generate the correct message with internal documentation link', () => {
-    const error = new TestError();
-    error.documentation = true;
+    const error = new TestError(true);
     const expectedMessage =
       'This is a test error.\n\nMore info: https://storybook.js.org/error/SB_TEST_CATEGORY_0123\n';
     expect(error.message).toBe(expectedMessage);
   });
 
   it('should generate the correct message with external documentation link', () => {
-    const error = new TestError();
-    error.documentation = 'https://example.com/docs/test-error';
+    const error = new TestError('https://example.com/docs/test-error');
     expect(error.message).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
       "This is a test error.
 
@@ -43,11 +42,10 @@ describe('StorybookError', () => {
   });
 
   it('should generate the correct message with multiple external documentation links', () => {
-    const error = new TestError();
-    error.documentation = [
+    const error = new TestError([
       'https://example.com/docs/first-error',
       'https://example.com/docs/second-error',
-    ];
+    ]);
     expect(error.message).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
       "This is a test error.
 

code/core/src/manager-errors.ts

@@ -21,30 +21,26 @@ export enum Category {
 }
 
 export class ProviderDoesNotExtendBaseProviderError extends StorybookError {
-  readonly category = Category.MANAGER_UI;
-
-  readonly code = 1;
-
-  template() {
-    return `The Provider passed into Storybook's UI is not extended from the base Provider. Please check your Provider implementation.`;
+  constructor() {
+    super({
+      category: Category.MANAGER_UI,
+      code: 1,
+      message: `The Provider passed into Storybook's UI is not extended from the base Provider. Please check your Provider implementation.`,
+    });
   }
 }
 
 export class UncaughtManagerError extends StorybookError {
-  readonly category = Category.MANAGER_UNCAUGHT;
-
-  readonly code = 1;
-
   constructor(
     public data: {
       error: Error;
     }
   ) {
-    super(data.error.message);
+    super({
+      category: Category.MANAGER_UNCAUGHT,
+      code: 1,
+      message: data.error.message,
+    });
     this.stack = data.error.stack;
   }
-
-  template() {
-    return this.message;
-  }
 }