json_formatter: always cast errors to strings

Fixes #137

json_formatter_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package logrus
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestErrorNotLost(t *testing.T) {
+	formatter := &JSONFormatter{}
+
+	b, err := formatter.Format(WithField("error", errors.New("wild walrus")))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Unable to format entry: ", err)
+	}
+
+	entry := make(map[string]interface{})
+	err = json.Unmarshal(b, &entry)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Unable to unmarshal formatted entry: ", err)
+	}
+
+	if entry["error"] != "wild walrus" {
+		t.Fatal("Error field not set")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestErrorNotLostOnFieldNotNamedError(t *testing.T) {
+	formatter := &JSONFormatter{}
+
+	b, err := formatter.Format(WithField("omg", errors.New("wild walrus")))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Unable to format entry: ", err)
+	}
+
+	entry := make(map[string]interface{})
+	err = json.Unmarshal(b, &entry)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("Unable to unmarshal formatted entry: ", err)
+	}
+
+	if entry["omg"] != "wild walrus" {
+		t.Fatal("Error field not set")
+	}
+}