From 5651e890dcef8b0a232fdc9e67576f0ee769c9b4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: McTom234 <57347686+McTom234@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2024 17:21:44 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] fix: `instanceof MedusaError` does not work (#9094)

* fix(error): add custom name

* revert: remove changeset

as requested https://github.com/medusajs/medusa/pull/9094#discussion_r1753971768

* refactor(error): use object identifier to check error type
---
 packages/core/utils/src/common/errors.ts | 10 ++++++++++
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)

diff --git a/packages/core/utils/src/common/errors.ts b/packages/core/utils/src/common/errors.ts
index 31c50ddb6b..7e1d3744b8 100644
--- a/packages/core/utils/src/common/errors.ts
+++ b/packages/core/utils/src/common/errors.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ export const MedusaErrorCodes = {
  * @extends Error
  */
 export class MedusaError extends Error {
+  // Symbol is not serializable
+  __isMedusaError = true
+
   public type: string
   public message: string
   public code?: string
@@ -55,4 +58,11 @@ export class MedusaError extends Error {
     this.message = message
     this.date = new Date()
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Checks the object for the MedusaError type.
+   */
+  static isMedusaError(error: any): error is MedusaError {
+    return !!error.__isMedusaError
+  }
 }