Lwc Error Boundaries

LWC Error Boundaries

LWC has a lifecycle hook errorCallback(error, stack) on any parent that catches errors from child lifecycle hooks and renders. Wrapping tiles/widgets in a reusable boundary component keeps one failure from blanking the whole dashboard. This skill shows the canonical c-error-boundary implementation with a slot, a hasError reactive flag, a fallback UI, and a telemetry wire so production LWC failures are observable instead of invisible, while keeping boundaries shallow enough that only the offending widget degrades rather than the entire page.

Adoption Signals

Dashboards with multiple independent widgets; record home pages with many components.

Recommended Workflow

1. Create c-error-boundary with a <slot> and a hasError reactive.
2. Implement errorCallback(error, stack) { this.hasError = true; this.logToTelemetry(error, stack); }.
3. Template: if hasError, render fallback ('This section is unavailable'); else slot.
4. Wrap each risky widget: <c-error-boundary><c-risky-widget></c-risky-widget></c-error-boundary>.
5. Telemetry: send to custom object or external logger; include component name + reduced error shape.

Key Considerations

• errorCallback catches only lifecycle errors; not async rejections — handle those in the widget.
• Don't swallow silently — log to telemetry.
• Fallback UI should be minimal (no deps that can also fail).
• Keep the boundary shallow — don't wrap the entire app.

Worked Examples (see references/examples.md)

• Dashboard tile isolation — 6-tile sales dashboard
• Telemetry wire — Need visibility into prod errors

Common Gotchas (see references/gotchas.md)

• Async errors uncaught — Promise rejection doesn't hit errorCallback.
• Deep wrapping — App-level boundary blanks everything.
• Fallback with deps — Fallback also fails.

Top LLM Anti-Patterns (full list in references/llm-anti-patterns.md)

• No error boundary on dashboards
• Swallowing errors silently
• Wrapping the entire app

Official Sources Used

• Lightning Web Components Developer Guide — https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/lwc/guide/
• Lightning Data Service — https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/platform/lwc/guide/data-wire-service-about.html
• LWC Recipes — https://github.com/trailheadapps/lwc-recipes
• SLDS 2 — https://www.lightningdesignsystem.com/2e/