Typescript 4.5.4 breaks basic crud example

[cbliss10]

Describe the bug
Typescript 4.5.4 causes compile-time type error for try catch in examples/basic-crud-application.

To Reproduce
Run the examples/basic-crud-application/server with typescript 4.5.4

Expected behavior
"npm start" creates the following errors:

socket.io\examples\basic-crud-application\server\node_modules\ts-node\src\index.ts:513
return new TSError(diagnosticText, diagnosticCodes)
^
TSError: ⨯ Unable to compile TypeScript:
lib/todo-management/todo.handlers.ts:52:39 - error TS2345: Argument of type 'unknown' is not assignable to parameter of type 'string'.

52 error: sanitizeErrorMessage(e),
~
lib/todo-management/todo.handlers.ts:84:39 - error TS2345: Argument of type 'unknown' is not assignable to parameter of type 'string'.

84 error: sanitizeErrorMessage(e),
~
lib/todo-management/todo.handlers.ts:112:39 - error TS2345: Argument of
type 'unknown' is not assignable to parameter of type 'string'.

112 error: sanitizeErrorMessage(e),
~
lib/todo-management/todo.handlers.ts:139:39 - error TS2345: Argument of
type 'unknown' is not assignable to parameter of type 'string'.

139 error: sanitizeErrorMessage(e),
~
lib/todo-management/todo.handlers.ts:154:39 - error TS2345: Argument of
type 'unknown' is not assignable to parameter of type 'string'.

154 error: sanitizeErrorMessage(e),

Platform:

• Device: PC
• OS: Windows 10

Additional context
Reverting to typescript 4.2.4 resolves issue

[weweibuy]

+1

[darrachequesne]

You are right, I've updated the example. Thanks for the heads-up 👍