`WakuStore.queryHistory` throws when encountering an error

Instead of returning a `null` value.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Changed
 - **Breaking**: The `WakuMessage` APIs have been changed to move `contentTopic` out of the optional parameters.
 - **Breaking**: Move `contentTopics` out the `WakuStore.queryHistory`'s optional parameters.
+- **Breaking**: `WakuStore.queryHistory` throws when encountering an error instead of returning a `null` value.
 
 ### Removed
 - Examples (web-chat): Remove broken `/fleet` command.

examples/web-chat/src/App.tsx

@@ -62,13 +62,18 @@ async function retrieveStoreMessages(
     setArchivedMessages(messages);
   };
 
+  try {
     const res = await waku.store.queryHistory([ChatContentTopic], {
       pageSize: 5,
       direction: Direction.FORWARD,
       callback,
     });
 
-  return res ? res.length : 0;
+    return res.length;
+  } catch {
+    console.log('Failed to retrieve messages');
+    return 0;
+  }
 }
 
 export default function App() {

src/lib/waku_store/index.ts

@@ -67,12 +67,12 @@ export class WakuStore {
    * @param options.decryptionKeys Keys that will be used to decrypt messages.
    * It can be Asymmetric Private Keys and Symmetric Keys in the same array, all keys will be tried with both
    * methods.
-   * @throws If not able to reach the peer to query.
+   * @throws If not able to reach the peer to query or error when processing the reply.
    */
   async queryHistory(
     contentTopics: string[],
     options?: QueryOptions
-  ): Promise<WakuMessage[] | null> {
+  ): Promise<WakuMessage[]> {
     const opts = Object.assign(
       {
         pubsubTopic: this.pubsubTopic,
@@ -100,9 +100,7 @@ export class WakuStore {
     const messages: WakuMessage[] = [];
     let cursor = undefined;
     while (true) {
-      try {
       const { stream } = await connection.newStream(StoreCodec);
-        try {
       const queryOpts = Object.assign(opts, { cursor });
       const historyRpcQuery = HistoryRPC.createQuery(queryOpts);
       const res = await pipe(
@@ -112,21 +110,18 @@ export class WakuStore {
         lp.decode(),
         concat
       );
-          try {
       const reply = HistoryRPC.decode(res.slice());
 
       const response = reply.response;
       if (!response) {
-              console.log('No response in HistoryRPC');
-              return null;
+        throw 'History response misses response field';
       }
 
       if (
         response.error &&
         response.error === HistoryResponse_Error.ERROR_INVALID_CURSOR
       ) {
-              console.log('Error in response: INVALID CURSOR');
-              return null;
+        throw 'History response contains an Error: INVALID CURSOR';
       }
 
       if (!response.messages || !response.messages.length) {
@@ -178,21 +173,6 @@ export class WakuStore {
         console.log('No cursor returned by peer.');
         return messages;
       }
-          } catch (err) {
-            console.log('Failed to decode store reply', err);
-            return null;
-          }
-        } catch (err) {
-          console.log('Failed to send waku store query', err);
-          return null;
-        }
-      } catch (err) {
-        console.log(
-          'Failed to negotiate waku store protocol stream with peer',
-          err
-        );
-        return null;
-      }
     }
   }