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+import { logger } from '@test/testSetup'
+
+import LogError from './LogError'
+
+describe('LogError', () => {
+  it('logs an Error when created', () => {
+    new LogError('new LogError')
+    expect(logger.error).toBeCalledWith('new LogError')
+  })
+
+  it('logs an Error including additional data when created', () => {
+    new LogError('new LogError', { some: 'data' })
+    expect(logger.error).toBeCalledWith('new LogError', { some: 'data' })
+  })
+
+  it('does not contain additional data in Error object when thrown', () => {
+    try {
+      throw new LogError('new LogError', { someWeirdValue123: 'arbitraryData456' })
+    } catch (e: any) {
+      expect(e.stack).not.toMatch(/(someWeirdValue123|arbitraryData456)/i)
+    }
+  })
+})