1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/request/common/request.ts b/src/vs/platform/request/common/request.ts
index d217ccb1f67..15f9d6d94d0 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/request/common/request.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/request/common/request.ts
@@ -30,9 +30,6 @@ function hasNoContent(context: IRequestContext): boolean {
 }
 
 export async function asText(context: IRequestContext): Promise<string | null> {
-	if (!isSuccess(context)) {
-		throw new Error('Server returned ' + context.res.statusCode);
-	}
 	if (hasNoContent(context)) {
 		return null;
 	}
@@ -40,6 +37,13 @@ export async function asText(context: IRequestContext): Promise<string | null> {
 	return buffer.toString();
 }
 
+export async function asTextOrError(context: IRequestContext): Promise<string | null> {
+	if (!isSuccess(context)) {
+		throw new Error('Server returned ' + context.res.statusCode);
+	}
+	return asText(context);
+}
+
 export async function asJson<T = {}>(context: IRequestContext): Promise<T | null> {
 	if (!isSuccess(context)) {
 		throw new Error('Server returned ' + context.res.statusCode);