Error Logging Framework in Salesforce for Lightning Web Components (LWC) | #salesforce #lwc #sfdc
Summary
This framework provides a robust solution to log and handle errors in Lightning Web Components by capturing client-side errors, displaying user-friendly messages, and storing error details in a custom Salesforce object. It includes an Apex service class and reusable LWC utilities to automate error logging, along with a UI component for clear error display. The modular design supports future extensions for Apex, Flow, and Batch error logging, enabling teams to centralize and streamline their error monitoring and debugging processes in Salesforce.
Takeaways
- Use a custom Error_Log__c object to store detailed error records.
- Leverage the ErrorLoggingService Apex class for centralized logging.
- Incorporate errorHandler.js in LWCs to automatically log client-side errors.
- Display errors clearly with the reusable errorDisplay Lightning Web Component.
- Plan to extend the framework to support errors from Apex, Flow, and Batch.
Errors happen. But in Salesforce, especially when working with Lightning Web Components (LWC) , it’s easy for runtime issues to get lost in browser consoles or surface as cryptic toasts. In this post, I’m introducing a reusable and extendable error logging framework that helps you: Capture client-side (LWC) errors elegantly Display meaningful messages to users Log technical details to Salesforce Lay the foundation for centralizing error reporting across Apex, Flow, and Batch in the future 4C2 GitHub Repository: 449 Error Logging Framework 61GitHub What’s Included 1. Custom Object: Error_Log__c Stores every logged error for team reference. You can later build reports or dashboards on top of it. We use standard CreatedDate and CreatedById fields to know when and who triggered the error. 2. ErrorLoggingService.