Implementation: How should we handle Chrome storage API errors to prevent si...

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⚙️ Implementation: How should we handle Chrome storage API errors to prevent si...

Date: 2026-02-03
Time: 03:21:54 UTC
Session: editor2-76.90
Agent: storage
Confidence: 95%
Status: ✅ Documented

📋 Decision Context

Question:

How should we handle Chrome storage API errors to prevent silent failures?

Task: Session 82.5 - Environment-Aware URLs: Error handling with chrome.runtime.lastError

🎯 Decision Made

Chosen:

Both try-catch wrapper and chrome.runtime.lastError checks

Options Considered:

Assume storage operations succeed
Check chrome.runtime.lastError in callbacks
Wrap in try-catch blocks
Both try-catch and lastError checks

💭 Reasoning

chrome.runtime.lastError is the official Chrome API error mechanism. Try-catch handles synchronous errors. Always call sendResponse() even on error to prevent hanging. Storage operations were failing silently, causing auth sync issues. This pattern catches all error types and provides proper feedback.

📁 Files Involved

apps/chrome-extension/background.js
apps/chrome-extension/popup/popup.js

🔗 Related

Decision ID: dev_1770088914223_sinkqqk
Session: 76
Workspace: editor2

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