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Timeout errors lose their message: error.stack keeps the STACK_TRACE_ERROR placeholder header

Timeout errors lose their message: error.stack keeps the STACK_TRACE_ERROR placeholder header

SourceGitHub
Communityvitest-dev/vitest
DateAug 4, 2026
Independent reports1

Important limitations

  • This may be one public report, not widespread demand.
  • Current independent report count: 1.
  • This is currently a single independent report. It has not passed clustering or human review as a verified signal.
  • No market size, willingness to pay, competition, or trend claims are inferred here.

What was reported

Who is affected
Application developer using the reported software
Job to be done
Run tests reliably
Workflow
When a test or hook times out, the resulting error's `stack` begins with `Error: STACK_TRACE_ERROR` instead of `Error: Test timed out in 60000ms...`.
Desired outcome
Not enough evidence yet.
Severity
Not enough evidence yet.
Urgency
Not enough evidence yet.

Evidence indicators

Evidence records1
Independent reports1
Reproduction notesPresent
Metrics mentionedPresent
Logs mentionedPresent
Corroborationuncorroborated

What would upgrade this

  • Additional independent reports from distinct communities or authors.
  • Human clustering into a review signal, then explicit publication approval.
  • Counter-evidence review and durable original-source verification.

Original source

Open the original public report