error detail for connection errors

packages/api/src/proc/connectProcess.js

@@ -2,6 +2,25 @@ const childProcessChecker = require('../utility/childProcessChecker');
 const requireEngineDriver = require('../utility/requireEngineDriver');
 const connectUtility = require('../utility/connectUtility');
 const { handleProcessCommunication } = require('../utility/processComm');
+const _ = require('lodash');
+
+function pickSafeConnectionInfo(connection) {
+  return _.mapValues(connection, (v, k) => {
+    if (k == 'engine' || k == 'port' || k == 'authType' || k == 'sshMode' || k == 'passwordMode') return v;
+    if (v === null || v === true || v === false) return v;
+    if (v) return '***';
+    return undefined;
+  });
+}
+
+const formatErrorDetail = (e, connection) => `${e.stack}
+
+Error JSON: ${JSON.stringify(e, undefined, 2)}
+
+Connection: ${JSON.stringify(pickSafeConnectionInfo(connection), undefined, 2)}
+
+Platform: ${process.platform}
+`;
 
 function start() {
   childProcessChecker();
@@ -14,7 +33,11 @@ function start() {
       process.send({ msgtype: 'connected', ...res });
     } catch (e) {
       console.error(e);
-      process.send({ msgtype: 'error', error: e.message });
+      process.send({
+        msgtype: 'error',
+        error: e.message,
+        detail: formatErrorDetail(e, connection),
+      });
     }
   });
 }