SuiClient Error Decoder is a robust error decoding toolkit for Sui blockchain developers. Intelligently parses Move abort codes, system errors, and transaction failures with zero dependencies. Features customizable error mappings, automatic error categorization, and Sui-specific pattern recognition to simplify debugging and improve user feedback in dApps.
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- 🔍 Comprehensive Error Parsing: Handles Move abort codes, named errors, and system errors
- 🎯 Custom Error Codes: Add your own project-specific error codes
- 📊 Error Categorization: Categorizes errors into move_abort, transaction, sui_system, or unknown
- 🔄 Updatable Defaults: Built-in Sui error codes that can be updated
- đź’ˇ Zero Dependencies: Lightweight and easy to integrate
npm install suiclient-error-decoder # or yarn add suiclient-error-decoder # or pnpm add suiclient-error-decoderimport { decodeSuiError, SuiClientErrorDecoder } from 'suiclient-error-decoder'; // Quick one-liner decoding try { // Your Sui transaction code here await suiClient.executeTransactionBlock(/* ... */); } catch (error) { const humanReadableError = decodeSuiError(error); console.error(humanReadableError); // Output: "Error Code 1001: Index out of bounds" }import { SuiClient } from "@mysten/sui/client"; import { Transaction } from "@mysten/sui/transactions"; import { SuiClientErrorDecoder } from 'suiclient-error-decoder'; // Initialize the decoder const errorDecoder = new SuiClientErrorDecoder(); const suiClient = new SuiClient({ url: getFullnodeUrl("testnet") }); // Example: Decoding a transaction error async function transferSui(recipientAddress: string, amount: number) { try { const txb = new Transaction(); const [coin] = txb.splitCoins(txb.gas, [amount]); txb.transferObjects([coin], recipientAddress); const result = await suiClient.executeTransactionBlock({ transactionBlock: txb, signer: keypair, // your keypair }); console.log('Transfer successful:', result.digest); } catch (error) { // Raw error might be: "MoveAbort(0x2::coin, 0) at instruction 15" const decodedError = errorDecoder.parseError(error); console.error('Transaction failed:'); console.error('- Code:', decodedError.code); // 0 console.error('- Message:', decodedError.message); // "Error Code 0: Insufficient balance" console.error('- Category:', decodedError.category); // "move_abort" console.error('- Known Error:', decodedError.isKnownError); // true } }// ...other imports import { Transaction } from "@mysten/sui/transactions"; import { SuiClientErrorDecoder } from 'suiclient-error-decoder'; // Setup decoder with DeFi-specific error codes const defiDecoder = new SuiClientErrorDecoder({ customErrorCodes: { // Pool-specific errors 100: "Pool does not exist", 101: "Insufficient liquidity in pool", 102: "Slippage tolerance exceeded", 103: "Pool is paused for maintenance", 104: "Invalid token pair", // Staking errors 200: "Staking period not yet ended", 201: "Rewards already claimed", 202: "Minimum stake amount not met", 203: "Unstaking cooldown period active", } }); async function swapTokens(tokenA: string, tokenB: string, amountIn: number) { try { const txb = new Transaction(); // Add your DeFi swap logic here txb.moveCall({ target: '0x123::dex::swap', arguments: [ txb.pure(tokenA), txb.pure(tokenB), txb.pure(amountIn) ], typeArguments: ['0x2::sui::SUI', '0x456::usdc::USDC'] }); const result = await suiClient.signAndExecuteTransactionBlock({ transactionBlock: txb, signer: keypair, options: { showEffects: true } }); return result; } catch (error) { const decoded = defiDecoder.parseError(error); // Handle specific DeFi errors if (decoded.code === 101) { throw new Error('Not enough liquidity in the pool. Try a smaller amount.'); } else if (decoded.code === 102) { throw new Error('Price moved too much. Increase slippage tolerance.'); } else { throw new Error(`Swap failed: ${decoded.message}`); } } }import { useState } from 'react'; import { Transaction } from "@mysten/sui/transactions"; import { useSignAndExecuteTransaction } from '@mysten/dapp-kit'; import { SuiClientErrorDecoder } from 'suiclient-error-decoder'; // Custom hook for error handling function useErrorDecoder() { const decoder = new SuiClientErrorDecoder({ customErrorCodes: { 404: "NFT not found", 405: "NFT already minted", 406: "Mint limit exceeded", } }); return decoder; } function MintNFTComponent() { const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(false); const [error, setError] = useState<string>(''); const { mutateAsync: signAndExecute } = useSignAndExecuteTransaction(); const errorDecoder = useErrorDecoder(); const mintNFT = async () => { setIsLoading(true); setError(''); try { const txb = new Transaction(); txb.moveCall({ target: '0x123::nft::mint', arguments: [txb.pure('My NFT Name')] }); const result = await signAndExecute({ transactionBlock: txb, options: { showEffects: true } }); console.log('NFT minted successfully:', result.digest); } catch (rawError) { const decoded = errorDecoder.parseError(rawError); // Set user-friendly error message setError(decoded.message); // Log detailed error for debugging console.error('Mint failed:', { code: decoded.code, category: decoded.category, isKnown: decoded.isKnownError, original: decoded.originalError }); } finally { setIsLoading(false); } }; return ( <div> <button onClick={mintNFT} disabled={isLoading}> {isLoading ? 'Minting...' : 'Mint NFT'} </button> {error && <div className="error">{error}</div>} </div> ); }// ...imports import { Transaction } from "@mysten/sui/transactions"; import { SuiClientErrorDecoder } from 'suiclient-error-decoder'; const decoder = new SuiClientErrorDecoder(); async function handleComplexTransaction() { try { // Your complex transaction logic const txb = new Transaction(); // ... transaction setup const result = await suiClient.executeTransactionBlock({ transactionBlock: txb, signer: keypair }); return result; } catch (error) { const decoded = decoder.parseError(error); // Handle different error categories switch (decoded.category) { case 'move_abort': console.error('Smart contract error:', decoded.message); // Maybe retry with different parameters break; case 'transaction': console.error('Transaction processing error:', decoded.message); // Maybe increase gas or check network break; case 'sui_system': console.error('Sui system error:', decoded.message); // Maybe retry after some time break; default: console.error('Unknown error occurred:', decoded.message); // Log for investigation break; } // Re-throw with user-friendly message throw new Error(decoded.message); } }async function processBatchTransactions(transactions: TransactionBlock[]) { const decoder = new SuiClientErrorDecoder(); const results = []; const errors = []; for (let i = 0; i < transactions.length; i++) { try { const result = await suiClient.executeTransactionBlock({ transactionBlock: transactions[i], signer: keypair }); results.push({ index: i, success: true, result }); } catch (error) { const decoded = decoder.parseError(error); errors.push({ index: i, success: false, error: { code: decoded.code, message: decoded.message, category: decoded.category, isKnown: decoded.isKnownError } }); // Continue with next transaction instead of stopping console.warn(`Transaction ${i} failed: ${decoded.message}`); } } return { results, errors }; }import { SuiClientErrorDecoder } from 'suiclient-error-decoder'; class ErrorAnalytics { private decoder: SuiClientErrorDecoder; private errorCounts: Map<string, number> = new Map(); constructor() { this.decoder = new SuiClientErrorDecoder(); } async executeWithAnalytics(transactionFn: () => Promise<any>) { try { return await transactionFn(); } catch (error) { const decoded = this.decoder.parseError(error); // Track error frequency const errorKey = `${decoded.category}:${decoded.code || 'unknown'}`; this.errorCounts.set(errorKey, (this.errorCounts.get(errorKey) || 0) + 1); // Send to analytics service this.sendToAnalytics({ timestamp: Date.now(), errorCode: decoded.code, errorMessage: decoded.message, category: decoded.category, isKnownError: decoded.isKnownError }); throw error; // Re-throw the original error } } private async sendToAnalytics(errorData: any) { // Send to your analytics service console.log('Error Analytics:', errorData); } getErrorStats() { return Object.fromEntries(this.errorCounts); } } // Usage const analytics = new ErrorAnalytics(); await analytics.executeWithAnalytics(async () => { // Your transaction code return await performSuiTransaction(); }); console.log('Error statistics:', analytics.getErrorStats());import { SuiClientErrorDecoder } from 'suiclient-error-decoder'; describe('Error Handling Tests', () => { const decoder = new SuiClientErrorDecoder({ customErrorCodes: { 999: "Test error for unit testing" } }); test('should handle insufficient gas error', () => { const mockError = new Error('InsufficientGas: Transaction needs more gas'); const decoded = decoder.parseError(mockError); expect(decoded.category).toBe('sui_system'); expect(decoded.isKnownError).toBe(true); expect(decoded.message).toContain('gas'); }); test('should handle custom error codes', () => { const mockError = new Error('MoveAbort(0x123, 999)'); const decoded = decoder.parseError(mockError); expect(decoded.code).toBe(999); expect(decoded.message).toContain('Test error for unit testing'); expect(decoded.isKnownError).toBe(true); }); test('should handle unknown errors gracefully', () => { const mockError = new Error('Some unknown error'); const decoded = decoder.parseError(mockError); expect(decoded.category).toBe('unknown'); expect(decoded.isKnownError).toBe(false); expect(typeof decoded.message).toBe('string'); }); });new SuiClientErrorDecoder(options?: { customErrorCodes?: Record<number, string>; customTransactionErrors?: Record<string, string>; includeDefaults?: boolean; // Default: true })parseError(error: any): ParsedError- The core method. Parses and categorizes an error into aParsedErrorobject.decodeError(error: any): string- A convenience method that returns only the human-readable error message string.addErrorCodes(codes: Record<number, string>): void- Adds or updates custom numeric error codes at runtime.addTransactionErrors(errors: Record<string, string>): void- Adds or updates custom string-based transaction errors at runtime.updateDefaultErrorCodes(defaultCodes: Record<number, string>): void- Replaces the built-in default codes, preserving any custom codes you've added.updateDefaultTransactionErrors(defaultErrors: Record<string, string>): void- Replaces the built-in default transaction errors, preserving custom ones.getErrorCodes(): Record<number, string>- Returns a copy of all numeric error codes currently in use (defaults + custom).getTransactionErrors(): Record<string, string>- Returns a copy of all transaction errors currently in use.getErrorMessage(code: number): string | null- Gets the message for a specific numeric error code.getTransactionErrorMessage(errorType: string): string | null- Gets the message for a specific transaction error type.isKnownErrorCode(code: number): boolean- Checks if a numeric error code is in the map.isKnownTransactionError(errorType: string): boolean- Checks if a transaction error type is in the map.
interface ParsedError { code?: number; // Numeric error code (if available) errorType?: string; // Transaction error type (if available) message: string; // Human-readable error message isKnownError: boolean; // Whether error is recognized category: 'move_abort' | 'transaction' | 'sui_system' | 'unknown'; originalError: any; // Original error object for debugging }// Quick error decoding without creating decoder instance decodeSuiError(error: any, customCodes?: Record<number, string>, customTransactionErrors?: Record<string, string>): string // Default decoder instance import { defaultDecoder } from 'suiclient-error-decoder';| Category | Description | Example Error Codes |
|---|---|---|
move_abort | Errors from Move smart contracts | 1000-1999 |
sui_system | Sui node/system-level errors | 2000-2999 |
transaction | Transaction processing errors | String-based |
unknown | Unrecognized error patterns | N/A |
- Always handle errors: Wrap your Sui transactions in try-catch blocks
- Use specific error codes: Define custom error codes for your smart contracts
- Categorize handling: Handle different error categories appropriately
- Log for debugging: Keep original error objects for development debugging
- User-friendly messages: Show decoded messages to users, not raw errors
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