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util: don't throw on circular %j input to format()

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Don't throw an exception when the argument to %j is an object that
contains circular references, it's not helpful. Catch the exception
and return the string '[Circular]'.
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Ben Noordhuis 2013-07-29 21:00:33 +02:00
parent 7ca77eaf38
commit 2cd7adc7f4
3 changed files with 14 additions and 2 deletions
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doc/api/util.markdown
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@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ argument. Supported placeholders are:
* `%s` - String.
* `%d` - Number (both integer and float).
* `%j` - JSON.
* `%j` - JSON. Replaced with the string `'[Circular]'` if the argument
contains circular references.
* `%%` - single percent sign (`'%'`). This does not consume an argument.
If the placeholder does not have a corresponding argument, the placeholder is

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lib/util.js
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@ -38,7 +38,12 @@ exports.format = function(f) {
switch (x) {
case '%s': return String(args[i++]);
case '%d': return Number(args[i++]);
case '%j': return JSON.stringify(args[i++]);
case '%j':
try {
return JSON.stringify(args[i++]);
} catch (_) {
return '[Circular]';
}
default:
return x;
}

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test/simple/test-util-format.js
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@ -60,3 +60,9 @@ assert.equal(util.format('%s:%s', 'foo', 'bar'), 'foo:bar');
assert.equal(util.format('%s:%s', 'foo', 'bar', 'baz'), 'foo:bar baz');
assert.equal(util.format('%%%s%%', 'hi'), '%hi%');
assert.equal(util.format('%%%s%%%%', 'hi'), '%hi%%');
(function() {
var o = {};
o.o = o;
assert.equal(util.format('%j', o), '[Circular]');
})();