openmrs · kitaroghope · Mar 31, 2024 · Mar 31, 2024 · Mar 31, 2024 · Mar 31, 2024
diff --git a/packages/framework/esm-utils/src/omrs-dates.ts b/packages/framework/esm-utils/src/omrs-dates.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ export function isOmrsDateToday(date: DateInput) {
  */
 export function toDateObjectStrict(omrsDateString: string): Date | null {
   if (!isOmrsDateStrict(omrsDateString)) {
-    return null;
+    // return null;
+    throw new Error(`The date "${omrsDateString}" is not valid. This is a custom error to prevent null dates from being written in the database.`);
-    // return null;
-    throw new Error(`The date "${omrsDateString}" is not valid. This is a custom error to prevent null dates from being written in the database.`);
+    throw new Error("`toDateObjectStrict` failed to parse date string "${omrsDateString}".`);
-    // return null;
-    throw new Error(`The date "${omrsDateString}" is not valid. This is a custom error to prevent null dates from being written in the database.`);
+    throw new Error("`toDateObjectStrict` failed to parse date string "${omrsDateString}".`);
   }
 
   return dayjs(omrsDateString, isoFormat).toDate();