From 1e8e3cf0ea595df6bc2cdd1ec2db5548493a7089 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: italo jose <italo.i@live.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2025 16:58:43 -0300
Subject: [PATCH] mongo: simplify matcher error handling in MongoConnection

---
 packages/mongo/mongo_connection.js | 12 +++---------
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/packages/mongo/mongo_connection.js b/packages/mongo/mongo_connection.js
index 3c8333b061..ebef9ddf22 100644
--- a/packages/mongo/mongo_connection.js
+++ b/packages/mongo/mongo_connection.js
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ Object.assign(MongoConnection.prototype, {
     cursorDescription, ordered, callbacks, nonMutatingCallbacks) {
     var self = this;
     const collectionName = cursorDescription.collectionName;
-
+    
     if (cursorDescription.options.tailable) {
       return self._observeChangesTailable(cursorDescription, ordered, callbacks);
     }
@@ -880,14 +880,8 @@ Object.assign(MongoConnection.prototype, {
         function () {
           // We need to be able to compile the selector. Fall back to polling for
           // some newfangled $selector that minimongo doesn't support yet.
-          try {
-            matcher = new Minimongo.Matcher(cursorDescription.selector);
-            return true;
-          } catch (e) {
-            // XXX make all compilation errors MinimongoError or something
-            //     so that this doesn't ignore unrelated exceptions
-            return false;
-          }
+          matcher = new Minimongo.Matcher(cursorDescription.selector);
+          return !!matcher;
         },
         function () {
           // ... and the selector itself needs to support oplog.