fix(reliability): add error logging to 25+ silent catch blocks across the codebase

src/background.ts

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
   label: string; // for debug logging
 }
 
 class ApiTransactionManager {
   private static instance: ApiTransactionManager | null = null;
   private static readonly MAX_RETRIES = 5;
   private static readonly BASE_DELAY_MS = 1_000;
@@ -426,8 +426,8 @@
               isStoppingAudio = false;
               isStartingAudio = false;
             }
-          } catch {
-            // getContexts may fail if context is invalid; reset to be safe
+          } catch (err) {
+            console.debug("[LateMeet] Failed to query offscreen contexts:", err);
             state.audioActive = false;
           }
         }
@@ -468,7 +468,8 @@
   if (!url) return false;
   try {
     return new URL(url).hostname === "meet.google.com";
-  } catch {
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.debug("[LateMeet] Failed to parse URL in isMeetHostname:", err);
     return false;
   }
 }
@@ -736,8 +737,8 @@
   try {
     // To popup/dashboard — ui truncated state
     await chrome.runtime.sendMessage({ type: "STATE_UPDATE", state: uiData });
-  } catch {
-    /* ignore */
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.debug("[LateMeet] State broadcast to UI failed:", err);
   }
 
   try {
@@ -751,11 +752,13 @@
       if (tab.id !== undefined) {
         chrome.tabs
           .sendMessage(tab.id, { type: "STATE_UPDATE", state: contentState })
-          .catch(() => {});
+          .catch((err) =>
+            console.debug("[LateMeet] State broadcast to content script failed:", err),
+          );
       }
     }
-  } catch {
-    /* ignore */
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.debug("[LateMeet] Content script query or broadcast failed:", err);
   }
 
   lastBroadcastTime = Date.now();
@@ -814,8 +817,8 @@
     try {
       const res = await chrome.runtime.sendMessage({ type: "OFFSCREEN_PING" });
       if (res?.success) return;
-    } catch {
-      // ignore "Receiving end does not exist" message errors during early load
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.debug("[LateMeet] Offscreen ping failed during early load:", err);
     }
     await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 30));
   }
@@ -886,7 +889,7 @@
         const estimatedSeconds = blob.size / 16000;
         trackUsage({
           elevenlabsSeconds: estimatedSeconds,
-        }).catch(() => {});
+        }).catch((err) => console.debug("[LateMeet] ElevenLabs usage tracking failed:", err));
         const result = (data.text || "").trim();
         if (!result) throw new Error("Empty ElevenLabs transcript");
         return result;
@@ -934,7 +937,7 @@
     if (data && typeof data.duration === "number") {
       trackUsage({
         whisperSeconds: data.duration,
-      }).catch(() => {});
+      }).catch((err) => console.debug("[LateMeet] Whisper usage tracking failed:", err));
     }
     return (data.text || "").trim();
   });
@@ -991,7 +994,9 @@
           completionTokens: data.usage.completion_tokens,
           totalTokens: data.usage.total_tokens,
           model: DEFAULT_CHAT_MODEL,
-        }).catch(() => {});
+        }).catch((err) =>
+          console.debug("[LateMeet] Transcript refinement usage tracking failed:", err),
+        );
       }
       const refined = data?.choices?.[0]?.message?.content?.trim() || rawText;
 
@@ -1193,7 +1198,7 @@
           completionTokens: data.usage.completion_tokens,
           totalTokens: data.usage.total_tokens,
           model: settings.aiModel || DEFAULT_CHAT_MODEL,
-        }).catch(() => {});
+        }).catch((err) => console.debug("[LateMeet] Summarization usage tracking failed:", err));
       }
       const result = data?.choices?.[0]?.message?.content;
       if (!result) throw new Error("Empty summarization response");
@@ -1359,7 +1364,9 @@
     await broadcastStateUpdate();
   },
   onDrain: () => {
-    chrome.runtime.sendMessage({ type: "OFFSCREEN_RESUME_RECORDING" }).catch(() => {});
+    chrome.runtime
+      .sendMessage({ type: "OFFSCREEN_RESUME_RECORDING" })
+      .catch((err) => console.debug("[LateMeet] Resume recording notification failed:", err));
   },
 });
 
@@ -1461,11 +1468,12 @@
           completionTokens: data.usage.completion_tokens,
           totalTokens: data.usage.total_tokens,
           model: DEFAULT_CHAT_MODEL,
-        }).catch(() => {});
+        }).catch((err) => console.debug("[LateMeet] Late-joiner usage tracking failed:", err));
       }
       return data?.choices?.[0]?.message?.content?.trim() || fallback;
     });
-  } catch {
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.debug("[LateMeet] Late-joiner greeting failed:", err);
     return fallback;
   }
 }
@@ -1770,8 +1778,8 @@
         `[LateMeet] Offscreen drain summary: complete=${!!response.drainComplete} processed=${response.chunksProcessed ?? 0} dropped=${response.chunksDropped ?? 0} pending=${response.chunksPending ?? 0}`,
       );
     }
-  } catch {
-    // Ignore if offscreen not running
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.debug("[LateMeet] Offscreen drain ping failed (offscreen may not be running):", err);
   }
 }
 
@@ -1790,8 +1798,8 @@
           break;
         }
       }
-    } catch {
-      // Offscreen may have closed; stop polling
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.debug("[LateMeet] Offscreen poll failed (may have closed):", err);
       break;
     }
     await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 200));
@@ -1834,8 +1842,8 @@
     if (stopPlan.shouldNotifySessionEnded) {
       try {
         await chrome.runtime.sendMessage({ type: "SESSION_ENDED" });
-      } catch {
-        // no listeners
+      } catch (err) {
+        console.debug("[LateMeet] SESSION_ENDED message failed:", err);
       }
     }
 
@@ -1862,8 +1870,8 @@
         await broadcastStateUpdate(true);
       }
     }
-  } catch {
-    // invalid URL — ignore silently
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.debug("[LateMeet] Failed to handle tab URL:", err);
   }
 });
 
@@ -2353,7 +2361,9 @@
     summaryInFlight,
     selfParticipantName,
   };
-  chrome.storage.local.set({ activeMeetingGuards: guards }).catch(() => {});
+  chrome.storage.local
+    .set({ activeMeetingGuards: guards })
+    .catch((err) => console.debug("[LateMeet] Flush guards failed:", err));
 });
 
 // Proactive scan on startup/load

src/content.ts

@@ -441,16 +441,16 @@ void initTheme().catch((err) => console.error(err));
     if (participantPollTimer) return;
 
     participantPollTimer = setInterval(async () => {
-      const { participants, selfName } = await collectParticipants();
-
       try {
+        const { participants, selfName } = await collectParticipants();
+
         await chrome.runtime.sendMessage({
           type: "PARTICIPANTS_UPDATED",
           participants,
           selfName,
         });
-      } catch {
-        // Service worker idle
+      } catch (err) {
+        console.debug("[LateMeet] Participant polling failed:", err);
       }
     }, 5000);
   }
@@ -480,8 +480,8 @@ void initTheme().catch((err) => console.error(err));
         name,
       });
       lastActiveSpeakerName = name;
-    } catch {
-      // Service worker idle
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.debug("[LateMeet] Active speaker publish failed:", err);
     }
   }
 
@@ -672,9 +672,11 @@ void initTheme().catch((err) => console.error(err));
   globalThis.addEventListener("beforeunload", () => {
     // 1. Attempt auto-save first, while the runtime is still reachable.
     try {
-      chrome.runtime.sendMessage({ type: "SAVE_SESSION" }).catch(() => {});
-    } catch {
-      // Ignore — page is already unloading
+      chrome.runtime
+        .sendMessage({ type: "SAVE_SESSION" })
+        .catch((err) => console.debug("[LateMeet] Session save failed:", err));
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.debug("[LateMeet] SAVE_SESSION send failed (page unloading):", err);
     }
     // 2. Tear down observers and timers after save is dispatched.
     destroyAll();

src/dashboard.ts

@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ function isMeetHostname(url: string | null | undefined): boolean {
   if (!url) return false;
   try {
     return new URL(url).hostname === "meet.google.com";
-  } catch {
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.debug("[LateMeet] Failed to parse hostname:", err);
     return false;
   }
 }
@@ -319,8 +320,8 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", async () => {
   try {
     lastState = await chrome.runtime.sendMessage({ type: "GET_STATE" });
     if (lastState) updateDashboard(lastState);
-  } catch {
-    /* no meeting data yet */
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.debug("[LateMeet] Initial GET_STATE failed (no meeting data yet):", err);
   }
 
   // ——— Listen for State Updates ———
@@ -372,8 +373,11 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", async () => {
       const micStream = await navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia({ audio: true, video: false });
       micStream.getTracks().forEach((t) => t.stop());
       return true;
-    } catch {
-      console.warn("[Dashboard] Mic permission not granted — waveform will use tab audio only");
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.warn(
+        "[Dashboard] Mic permission not granted — waveform will use tab audio only:",
+        err,
+      );
       return false;
     }
   }
@@ -2065,7 +2069,8 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", async () => {
       }
       await navigator.clipboard.writeText(text);
       showToast("Summary copied to clipboard!", "success");
-    } catch {
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.warn("[Dashboard] Failed to copy summary:", err);
       showToast("Failed to copy summary", "error");
     }
   });

src/dashboardCapture.ts

@@ -49,8 +49,11 @@ export async function startDashboardAudioCapture({
   let microphoneEnabled = false;
   try {
     microphoneEnabled = await requestMicrophonePermission();
-  } catch {
-    // Microphone capture is optional; the offscreen document can still record tab audio.
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.debug(
+      "[LateMeet] Microphone permission request failed (optional capture continues):",
+      err,
+    );
   }
 
   const response = await startAudioCapture({

src/meetingTabs.ts

@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ export function getMeetingIdFromUrl(url: string | undefined): string | null {
     if (!MEET_ID_REGEX.test(meetingId)) return null;
 
     return meetingId;
-  } catch {
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.debug("[LateMeet] Failed to parse meeting URL:", err);
     return null;
   }
 }
@@ -61,7 +62,8 @@ export async function resolveManualMeetTab(): Promise<MeetTabSelection> {
 export async function resolveDetectedMeetTab(): Promise<MeetTabSelection | null> {
   try {
     return await resolveManualMeetTab();
-  } catch {
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.debug("[LateMeet] Failed to resolve meet tab:", err);
     return null;
   }
 }

src/offscreen.ts

@@ -54,7 +54,9 @@ let voiceActivity = new VoiceActivityTracker({
 // open than the offscreen DevTools.
 function relay(message: string) {
   console.log(`[LateMeet][offscreen] ${message}`);
-  chrome.runtime.sendMessage({ type: "OFFSCREEN_LOG", message }).catch(() => {});
+  chrome.runtime
+    .sendMessage({ type: "OFFSCREEN_LOG", message })
+    .catch((err) => console.debug("[LateMeet][offscreen] Relay log send failed:", err));
 }
 
 function blobToBase64(blob: Blob): Promise<string> {
@@ -135,7 +137,9 @@ function sampleAndSendWaveform() {
     buckets.push(Math.min(1, (sum / bucketSize) * WAVEFORM_GAIN));
   }
 
-  chrome.runtime.sendMessage({ type: "WAVEFORM_DATA", buckets }).catch(() => {});
+  chrome.runtime
+    .sendMessage({ type: "WAVEFORM_DATA", buckets })
+    .catch((err) => console.debug("[LateMeet][offscreen] Waveform data send failed:", err));
 }
 
 async function flushAudioChunk(force = false) {
@@ -194,7 +198,7 @@ async function flushAudioChunk(force = false) {
           type: "UNEXPECTED_TRACK_END",
           reason: "Recorder failed to restart after flush",
         })
-        .catch(() => {});
+        .catch((err) => console.debug("[LateMeet][offscreen] Track end notification failed:", err));
       return;
     }
 
@@ -514,7 +518,9 @@ async function startCapture(
             type: "UNEXPECTED_TRACK_END",
             reason: "Track ended unexpectedly (tab closed or mic disconnected)",
           })
-          .catch(() => {});
+          .catch((err) =>
+            console.debug("[LateMeet][offscreen] Track end notification failed:", err),
+          );
       }
     };
   });

src/popup.ts

@@ -263,8 +263,8 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", async () => {
       const micStream = await navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia({ audio: true, video: false });
       micStream.getTracks().forEach((track) => track.stop());
       return true;
-    } catch {
-      console.warn("[LateMeet] Microphone permission not granted — recording tab audio only");
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.warn("[LateMeet] Microphone permission not granted — recording tab audio only:", err);
       return false;
     }
   }
@@ -597,8 +597,8 @@ document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", async () => {
   try {
     lastState = await chrome.runtime.sendMessage({ type: "GET_STATE" });
     if (lastState) updateUI(lastState);
-  } catch {
-    /* background script might be idle */
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.debug("[LateMeet] Initial GET_STATE failed (background script may be idle):", err);
   }
 
   // ——— Listen for State Updates ———

src/popupCapture.ts

@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ export async function startPopupAudioCapture({
   let microphoneEnabled: boolean;
   try {
     microphoneEnabled = await requestMicrophonePermission();
-  } catch {
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.debug("[LateMeet] Microphone permission request failed:", err);
     microphoneEnabled = false;
   }