Error Checking

Photoshop UXP Plugin API
1

How are you doing your batchPlay error checking.

For example, in one of my batchPlay recordings, I hide a Layer based on it’s name.

Now I would like to show a message box if that Layer Name does not exist for example.

I am interested to hear from others how they are dealing with error checking for situations like this

{
         "_obj": "hide",
         "null": [
            {
               "_ref": "layer",
               "_name": "Brightness"
            }
         ],
         "_isCommand": true,
         "_options": {
            "dialogOptions": "dontDisplay"
         }
      },
2

surround the batchPlay with try/catch
or debug the result of batchPlay

const result = await batchPlay()
console.log(result)
3

I was under the impression try/catch did not show an alert type message box.

4

Hi.

You can try to check if the layer is existing befor you will run the batchplay.
If it is not exists you can show an error…

5

That sounds pretty feasible to me. I think I shall go down that route

6

u must declare ur own alert if u wanna show it

try{
 //batchplay routine
}catch(error){
 await require("photoshop").app.showAlert("Sumthin aint rite!!");
}