Question 1

How do I integrate electron-unhandled with Sentry for error tracking?

Accepted Answer

Pass a custom logger function to the options that uses Sentry.captureException to send errors. For instance, define logger as (error) => Sentry.captureException(error) to seamlessly log errors to your Sentry dashboard, as suggested in the logger option description.

Question 2

Is electron-unhandled better than Electron's built-in error handling?

Accepted Answer

Yes, electron-unhandled provides more robust coverage by catching errors across both processes and offering configurable dialogs, whereas Electron's built-in handling is basic and may not prevent silent crashes or improve user experience in production.

Question 3

Can I customize the error dialog's appearance in electron-unhandled?

Accepted Answer

Customization is limited to the title via the options; the dialog design is fixed as shown in the screenshot. For fully custom UIs, you'd need to bypass the dialog feature or use additional libraries, which adds complexity.

Question 4

What's the minimum setup needed for electron-unhandled to work?

Accepted Answer

Simply call unhandled() in the main process—it's required at minimum. For full coverage, also call it in renderer processes. No extra configuration is needed for basic error catching and production dialogs, as per the usage example.

Question 5

Does electron-unhandled handle errors in promise rejections?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it catches unhandled promise rejections in both main and renderer processes, helping prevent crashes from asynchronous code errors, which is a key feature highlighted in the description and usage.

Question 6

How to disable the error dialog in development mode?

Accepted Answer

The showDialog option defaults to production only if using electron-is-dev. You can manually set showDialog to false in the options to disable it in any environment, but this requires explicit configuration override.

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