1 files changed, 19 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/logging.ts b/lib/logging.ts
index aab110c2..c68a3199 100644
--- a/lib/logging.ts
+++ b/lib/logging.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,25 @@ export const l = (...msgs) => pino().info(msgs.join(" "));
 export const warn = (...msgs) => pino().warn(msgs.join(" "));
 export const err = (...msgs) => pino().error(msgs.join(" "));
 
+// Collapse a verbose error message for logging. CLN's xpay concatenates one
+// failure sentence per routing retry (e.g. "We got temporary_channel_failure
+// for X … updating our map." repeated 50+ times), which floods the logs on an
+// ordinary failed lightning send. Dedupe repeated sentences and cap length.
+export const shortError = (msg: any, max = 400): string => {
+  let s = typeof msg === "string" ? msg : msg?.message ?? String(msg);
+  const parts = s.split(/(?<=\.)\s+/);
+  const seen = new Set<string>();
+  const uniq: string[] = [];
+  for (const p of parts) {
+    const t = p.trim();
+    if (t && !seen.has(t)) { seen.add(t); uniq.push(t); }
+  }
+  s = uniq.join(" ");
+  const dropped = parts.length - uniq.length;
+  if (dropped > 0) s += ` [${dropped} repeated lines collapsed]`;
+  return s.length > max ? `${s.slice(0, max)}…` : s;
+};
+
 export const line = () => {
   const stack = new Error().stack;
   const stackLine = stack.split("\n")[1];