chore(serve): better error message when browser fails to open

better error message when browser fails to open

Author: danbucholtz

src/serve.ts

@@ -76,10 +76,9 @@ function onReady(config: ServeConfig, context: BuildContext) {
       .concat(browserOption(context) ? [browserOption(context)] : [])
       .concat(platformOption(context) ? ['?ionicplatform=', platformOption(context)] : []);
 
-    open(openOptions.join(''), browserToLaunch(context),(error:any) => {
-      if (error) {
-        Logger.warn(`Sorry.. unable to open the browser for you: ${error}`);
-      }
+    open(openOptions.join(''), browserToLaunch(context), (error: Error) => {
+      const errorMessage = error && error.message ? error.message : error.toString();
+      Logger.warn(`Failed to open the browser: ${errorMessage}`);
     });
   }
   Logger.info(`dev server running: ${config.hostBaseUrl}/`, 'green', true);