Function getErrorMessage

site/src/api/errors.ts:74–91

(
	error: unknown,
	defaultMessage: string,
)

 * @returns error's message if ApiError or Error, else defaultMessage
 */
export const getErrorMessage = (
	error: unknown,
	defaultMessage: string,
): string => {
	// if error is API error
	// 404s result in the default message being returned
	if (isApiError(error) && error.response.data.message) {
		return error.response.data.message;
	}
	if (isApiErrorResponse(error)) {
		return error.message;
	}
	// if error is a non-empty string
	if (error && typeof error === "string") {
		return error;
	}
	return defaultMessage;
};

/**
 *