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fix(observability): unmask Error objects in PinoLoggerService#158

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fix(observability): unmask Error objects in PinoLoggerService#158
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Fixes PinoLoggerService.format() masking thrown Error objects as [ExceptionHandler] {} on module/DI/bootstrap failures (JSON.stringify(error) === '{}' — Error props are non-enumerable). error() now unwraps Error → message + preserves stack; format() falls back to String() for circular/non-serialisable payloads instead of throwing. This masking hid a real storageDefault=rustfs/s3 boot failure (missing @aws-sdk) for a downstream consumer. Adds tests/stories/pino-logger-service.story.test.ts (string passthrough, Error-unmask, circular no-throw). Local gates green: lint (0 errors), story test 3/3, test:types.

NestJS' ExceptionHandler passes the thrown Error object to logger.error()
on module/DI/bootstrap failures. format() did JSON.stringify() for
non-strings, and JSON.stringify(new Error("boom")) === "{}" (Error's
message/stack are non-enumerable) — so the real cause was masked as
"[ExceptionHandler] {}". format() also threw on circular objects, which
could crash the logger.

- error(): unwrap Error → log its message + preserve the stack.
- format(): Error → message; non-serialisable (circular/BigInt) →
  String() fallback instead of throwing.

Adds tests/stories/pino-logger-service.story.test.ts.
@pascal-klesse pascal-klesse merged commit 5b839ac into main May 21, 2026
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@pascal-klesse pascal-klesse deleted the fix/pino-logger-unmask-errors branch May 21, 2026 13:54
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