/**
 * Simple error handling utilities for Galaxy Client API
 */

/**
 * Convert various error formats to a readable string message
 */
export function errorMessageAsString(error: any): string {
    if (typeof error === "string") {
        return error;
    }

    if (error instanceof Error) {
        return error.message;
    }

    if (error && typeof error === "object") {
        // Handle API response errors
        if (error.status && error.error) {
            return `API Error (${error.status}): ${error.error}`;
        }

        // Handle response objects with error message
        if (error.message) {
            return error.message;
        }

        // Try to stringify the error object
        try {
            return JSON.stringify(error);
        } catch (e) {
            // Fall back to object inspection
            return String(error);
        }
    }

    return "Unknown error";
}