enable mapping the error into a string

Kong · Mar 30, 2020 · e58e132 · e58e132
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diff --git a/unirest/src/main/java/kong/unirest/BaseResponse.java b/unirest/src/main/java/kong/unirest/BaseResponse.java
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ public HttpResponse<T> ifFailure(Consumer<HttpResponse<T>> consumer) {
     public <E> E mapError(Class<? extends E> errorClass) {
         if (!isSuccess()) {
             String errorBody = getErrorBody();
+            if(String.class.equals(errorClass)){
+                return (E) errorBody;
+            }
             try {
                 return config.getObjectMapper().readValue(errorBody, errorClass);
             } catch (RuntimeException e) {

diff --git a/unirest/src/test/java/BehaviorTests/ErrorParsingTest.java b/unirest/src/test/java/BehaviorTests/ErrorParsingTest.java
@@ -49,6 +49,17 @@ public void parsingAnAlternativeErrorObject() {
         assertErrorThing(e);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void mapTheErrorToAString() {
+        MockServer.setJsonAsResponse(new ErrorThing("boom!"));
+
+        String e = Unirest.get(MockServer.ERROR_RESPONSE)
+                .asObject(RequestCapture.class)
+                .mapError(String.class);
+
+        assertEquals("{\"message\":\"boom!\"}", e);
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void parsingAnAlternativeErrorObject_StringBody() {
         MockServer.setJsonAsResponse(new ErrorThing("boom!"));