Return null if block not handled (#2527)

Author: gregberge

packages/gitbook/src/components/DocumentView/Block.tsx

@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@ export interface BlockProps<Block extends DocumentBlock> extends DocumentContext
  style?: ClassValue;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Alternative to `assertNever` that returns `null` instead of throwing an error.
+ */
+function nullIfNever(value: never): null {
+ return null;
+}
+
 export function Block<T extends DocumentBlock>(props: BlockProps<T>) {
  const { block, style, ...contextProps } = props;
 
@@ -98,7 +105,7 @@ export function Block<T extends DocumentBlock>(props: BlockProps<T>) {
  case 'synced-block':
  return <BlockSyncedBlock {...props} {...contextProps} block={block} />;
  default:
- assertNever(block);
+ return nullIfNever(block);
  }
  })();
 
@@ -148,6 +155,6 @@ function BlockPlaceholder(props: { block: DocumentBlock; style: ClassValue }) {
  case 'tabs-item':
  throw new Error('Blocks should be directly rendered by parent');
  default:
- assertNever(block);
+ return nullIfNever(block);
  }
 }