fix #7152

1 files changed, 20 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/wxBackend.ts b/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/wxBackend.ts
index b75e92004..c7b964c28 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/wxBackend.ts
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-webextension/src/wxBackend.ts
@@ -46,9 +46,7 @@ import {
   WalletStoresV1,
 } from "@gnu-taler/taler-wallet-core";
 import { BrowserHttpLib } from "./browserHttpLib.js";
-import {
-  platform,
-} from "./platform/background.js";
+import { platform } from "./platform/background.js";
 import {
   MessageFromBackend,
   MessageFromFrontend,
@@ -199,13 +197,22 @@ async function dispatch<Op extends WalletOperations | BackgroundOperations>(
         ),
       };
     }
-    const result = await handler(req.payload);
-    return {
-      type: "response",
-      id: req.id,
-      operation: String(req.operation),
-      result,
-    };
+    try {
+      const result = await handler(req.payload);
+      return {
+        type: "response",
+        id: req.id,
+        operation: String(req.operation),
+        result,
+      };
+    } catch (er) {
+      return {
+        type: "error",
+        id: req.id,
+        error: getErrorDetailFromException(er),
+        operation: String(req.operation),
+      };
+    }
   }
 
   if (req.channel === "wallet") {
@@ -232,7 +239,9 @@ async function dispatch<Op extends WalletOperations | BackgroundOperations>(
     id: anyReq.id,
     operation: String(anyReq.operation),
     error: getErrorDetailFromException(
-      Error(`unknown channel ${anyReq.channel}`),
+      Error(
+        `unknown channel ${anyReq.channel}, should be "background" or "wallet"`,
+      ),
     ),
   };
 }