fix(application): preserve error details in logError#7118
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Change console.error(err.stack || err.toString()) to console.error(err) to preserve error details like Error.cause, async stack traces, and custom error properties that are lost when only logging err.stack. Fixes expressjs#6462
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Duplicate of #6464 |
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Problem
The current
logErrorimplementation useserr.stack || err.toString(), which loses important error details:Error.causechain (introduced in ES2022)Solution
Change
console.error(err.stack || err.toString())toconsole.error(err)to preserve the full error object, allowing Node.js to format it completely.Changes
lib/application.jsto pass the error object directly toconsole.errorTesting
Fixes potential issues where error context is lost during logging.