your project Sentry Integration Skill

Purpose

This skill enforces comprehensive Sentry error tracking and performance monitoring across all your project services following Sentry v8 patterns.

When to Use This Skill

Adding error handling to any code
Creating new controllers or routes
Instrumenting cron jobs
Tracking database performance
Adding performance spans
Handling workflow errors

🚨 CRITICAL RULE

ALL ERRORS MUST BE CAPTURED TO SENTRY - No exceptions. Never use console.error alone.

Current Status

Form Service ✅ Complete

Sentry v8 fully integrated
All workflow errors tracked
SystemActionQueueProcessor instrumented
Test endpoints available

Email Service 🟡 In Progress

Phase 1-2 complete (6/22 tasks)
189 ErrorLogger.log() calls remaining

Sentry Integration Patterns

1. Controller Error Handling

// ✅ CORRECT - Use BaseController
import { BaseController } from '../controllers/BaseController';

export class MyController extends BaseController {
    async myMethod() {
        try {
            // ... your code
        } catch (error) {
            this.handleError(error, 'myMethod'); // Automatically sends to Sentry
        }
    }
}

2. Route Error Handling (Without BaseController)

import * as Sentry from '@sentry/node';

router.get('/route', async (req, res) => {
    try {
        // ... your code
    } catch (error) {
        Sentry.captureException(error, {
            tags: { route: '/route', method: 'GET' },
            extra: { userId: req.user?.id }
        });
        res.status(500).json({ error: 'Internal server error' });
    }
});

3. Workflow Error Handling

import { WorkflowSentryHelper } from '../workflow/utils/sentryHelper';

// ✅ CORRECT - Use WorkflowSentryHelper
WorkflowSentryHelper.captureWorkflowError(error, {
    workflowCode: 'DHS_CLOSEOUT',
    instanceId: 123,
    stepId: 456,
    userId: 'user-123',
    operation: 'stepCompletion',
    metadata: { additionalInfo: 'value' }
});

4. Cron Jobs (MANDATORY Pattern)

#!/usr/bin/env node
// FIRST LINE after shebang - CRITICAL!
import '../instrument';
import * as Sentry from '@sentry/node';

async function main() {
    return await Sentry.startSpan({
        name: 'cron.job-name',
        op: 'cron',
        attributes: {
            'cron.job': 'job-name',
            'cron.startTime': new Date().toISOString(),
        }
    }, async () => {
        try {
            // Your cron job logic
        } catch (error) {
            Sentry.captureException(error, {
                tags: {
                    'cron.job': 'job-name',
                    'error.type': 'execution_error'
                }
            });
            console.error('[Job] Error:', error);
            process.exit(1);
        }
    });
}

main()
    .then(() => {
        console.log('[Job] Completed successfully');
        process.exit(0);
    })
    .catch((error) => {
        console.error('[Job] Fatal error:', error);
        process.exit(1);
    });

5. Database Performance Monitoring

import { DatabasePerformanceMonitor } from '../utils/databasePerformance';

// ✅ CORRECT - Wrap database operations
const result = await DatabasePerformanceMonitor.withPerformanceTracking(
    'findMany',
    'UserProfile',
    async () => {
        return await PrismaService.main.userProfile.findMany({
            take: 5,
        });
    }
);

6. Async Operations with Spans

import * as Sentry from '@sentry/node';

const result = await Sentry.startSpan({
    name: 'operation.name',
    op: 'operation.type',
    attributes: {
        'custom.attribute': 'value'
    }
}, async () => {
    // Your async operation
    return await someAsyncOperation();
});

Error Levels

Use appropriate severity levels:

fatal: System is unusable (database down, critical service failure)
error: Operation failed, needs immediate attention
warning: Recoverable issues, degraded performance
info: Informational messages, successful operations
debug: Detailed debugging information (dev only)

Required Context

import * as Sentry from '@sentry/node';

Sentry.withScope((scope) => {
    // ALWAYS include these if available
    scope.setUser({ id: userId });
    scope.setTag('service', 'form'); // or 'email', 'users', etc.
    scope.setTag('environment', process.env.NODE_ENV);

    // Add operation-specific context
    scope.setContext('operation', {
        type: 'workflow.start',
        workflowCode: 'DHS_CLOSEOUT',
        entityId: 123
    });

    Sentry.captureException(error);
});

Service-Specific Integration

Form Service

Location: ./blog-api/src/instrument.ts

import * as Sentry from '@sentry/node';
import { nodeProfilingIntegration } from '@sentry/profiling-node';

Sentry.init({
    dsn: process.env.SENTRY_DSN,
    environment: process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development',
    integrations: [
        nodeProfilingIntegration(),
    ],
    tracesSampleRate: 0.1,
    profilesSampleRate: 0.1,
});

Key Helpers:

WorkflowSentryHelper - Workflow-specific errors
DatabasePerformanceMonitor - DB query tracking
BaseController - Controller error handling

Email Service

Location: ./notifications/src/instrument.ts

import * as Sentry from '@sentry/node';
import { nodeProfilingIntegration } from '@sentry/profiling-node';

Sentry.init({
    dsn: process.env.SENTRY_DSN,
    environment: process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development',
    integrations: [
        nodeProfilingIntegration(),
    ],
    tracesSampleRate: 0.1,
    profilesSampleRate: 0.1,
});

Key Helpers:

EmailSentryHelper - Email-specific errors
BaseController - Controller error handling

Configuration (config.ini)

[sentry]
dsn = your-sentry-dsn
environment = development
tracesSampleRate = 0.1
profilesSampleRate = 0.1

[databaseMonitoring]
enableDbTracing = true
slowQueryThreshold = 100
logDbQueries = false
dbErrorCapture = true
enableN1Detection = true

Testing Sentry Integration

Form Service Test Endpoints

# Test basic error capture
curl http://localhost:3002/blog-api/api/sentry/test-error

# Test workflow error
curl http://localhost:3002/blog-api/api/sentry/test-workflow-error

# Test database performance
curl http://localhost:3002/blog-api/api/sentry/test-database-performance

# Test error boundary
curl http://localhost:3002/blog-api/api/sentry/test-error-boundary

Email Service Test Endpoints

# Test basic error capture
curl http://localhost:3003/notifications/api/sentry/test-error

# Test email-specific error
curl http://localhost:3003/notifications/api/sentry/test-email-error

# Test performance tracking
curl http://localhost:3003/notifications/api/sentry/test-performance

Performance Monitoring

Requirements

All API endpoints must have transaction tracking
Database queries > 100ms are automatically flagged
N+1 queries are detected and reported
Cron jobs must track execution time

Transaction Tracking

import * as Sentry from '@sentry/node';

// Automatic transaction tracking for Express routes
app.use(Sentry.Handlers.requestHandler());
app.use(Sentry.Handlers.tracingHandler());

// Manual transaction for custom operations
const transaction = Sentry.startTransaction({
    op: 'operation.type',
    name: 'Operation Name',
});

try {
    // Your operation
} finally {
    transaction.finish();
}

Common Mistakes to Avoid

❌ NEVER use console.error without Sentry ❌ NEVER swallow errors silently ❌ NEVER expose sensitive data in error context ❌ NEVER use generic error messages without context ❌ NEVER skip error handling in async operations ❌ NEVER forget to import instrument.ts as first line in cron jobs

Implementation Checklist

When adding Sentry to new code:

Imported Sentry or appropriate helper
All try/catch blocks capture to Sentry
Added meaningful context to errors
Used appropriate error level
No sensitive data in error messages
Added performance tracking for slow operations
Tested error handling paths
For cron jobs: instrument.ts imported first

Key Files

Form Service

/blog-api/src/instrument.ts - Sentry initialization
/blog-api/src/workflow/utils/sentryHelper.ts - Workflow errors
/blog-api/src/utils/databasePerformance.ts - DB monitoring
/blog-api/src/controllers/BaseController.ts - Controller base

Email Service

/notifications/src/instrument.ts - Sentry initialization
/notifications/src/utils/EmailSentryHelper.ts - Email errors
/notifications/src/controllers/BaseController.ts - Controller base

Configuration

/blog-api/config.ini - Form service config
/notifications/config.ini - Email service config
/sentry.ini - Shared Sentry config

Documentation

Full implementation: /dev/active/email-sentry-integration/
Form service docs: /blog-api/docs/sentry-integration.md
Email service docs: /notifications/docs/sentry-integration.md

Related Skills

Use database-verification before database operations
Use workflow-builder for workflow error context
Use database-scripts for database error handling