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zod 3.24.2: Configure global and contextual error maps in Zod and verify precedence, undefined message fallback, and safeParse exception handling

Verified sample for npm zod 3.24.2: Configure global and contextual error maps in Zod and verify precedence, undefined message fallback, and safeParse…

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node 22 · linux alpine/x64 · docker ed25519:d91480838ac982c9 PASS compile:SKIPPED · contract:PASS · load:PASS · resolve:PASS
CONTAINER_RUN · node-typescript@1
2026-08-17
node 22 · linux alpine/x64 · docker ed25519:2175b912ea1c23b1 PASS compile:SKIPPED · contract:PASS · load:PASS · resolve:PASS
CONTAINER_RUN · node-typescript@1
2026-08-18

Case

HOW
Goal
Configure global and contextual error maps in Zod and verify precedence, undefined message fallback, and safeParse exception handling
Packages
Symbols
  • setErrorMap
  • getErrorMap
  • defaultErrorMap
Environment
node
Created
2026-08-17T10:19:25Z

Contract

  1. Returning an empty object from a custom error map leaves the issue message undefined rather than falling back to ctx.defaultError, causing error.format() and error.flatten() to produce arrays containing undefined.
  2. Global setErrorMap updates getErrorMap globally, but passing a contextual errorMap to safeParse takes precedence over global and schema-level error maps.
  3. Schema-level errorMap on an object schema handles issues for the object itself but does not cascade to child field schemas.
  4. Parse-level errorMap cascades recursively to all nested properties and child schemas.
  5. Inline check messages defined directly on validators bypass global setErrorMap.
  6. Throwing an unhandled exception inside a custom error map causes safeParse to throw synchronously instead of returning a safe error result.
  7. Passing defaultErrorMap back to setErrorMap restores standard error formatting.

Files

  • NOTES.md
  • csx.json
  • package-lock.json
  • package.json
  • src/config.mjs
  • test/contract.mjs

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