From 74ace248d5dde8a32e37e50bbf2f858d75a379f4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Adorian Doran <adorian@esevo.ro>
Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 18:48:48 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] client: date formatter utility: improve

---
 src/public/app/utils/formatters.js | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/public/app/utils/formatters.js b/src/public/app/utils/formatters.js
index 2c996bb80..638404c89 100644
--- a/src/public/app/utils/formatters.js
+++ b/src/public/app/utils/formatters.js
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ export function formatDateTime(date, dateStyle = "medium", timeStyle = "medium")
         // Parse the given string as a date
         parsedDate = new Date(date);
     } else if (typeof date === "number" || date instanceof Date) {
+        // The given date is already a Date instance or a number
         parsedDate = date;
     } else {
-        throw new TypeError();
+        // Invalid type
+        throw new TypeError(`Invalid type for the "date" argument.`);
     };
 
     if (timeStyle === "none") {