how to use the attempt function from lodash in javascript

The attempt function from the Lodash library is a utility function that is used for error handling in JavaScript. It allows you to try executing a function and catch any errors that might be thrown during the attempt. Here's an example of how to use it:

index.tsx
const _ = require('lodash');

function attemptFunction(...args) {
  // Define the function that you want to attempt
  const myFunction = (arg1, arg2) => {
    if (typeof arg1 !== 'number' || typeof arg2 !== 'number') {
      throw new Error('Arguments must be numbers');
    }
    return arg1 + arg2;
  };
  
  // Use the attempt function to execute your function and catch any errors
  const result = _.attempt(() => myFunction(...args));
  
  // Check if an error was caught
  if (_.isError(result)) {
    console.log(result.message);
    return;
  }
  
  // Otherwise, return the result of your function
  return result;
}

console.log(attemptFunction(1, 2)); // Output: 3
console.log(attemptFunction(1, '2')); // Output: Arguments must be numbers
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In the example above, we define a function attemptFunction that takes any number of arguments and tries to execute the myFunction function using the attempt utility function. If an error is thrown during the execution of myFunction, the result variable will be an instance of Error. We check for this using the _.isError function and log the error message. Otherwise, we return the result of myFunction.

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