express-server-error

express-server-error
===================

Simple and predictable HTTP error handling for server API's.

Install
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npm install express-server-error

Usage
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handleServerErrors: The middleware. Provides the res.handleServerError(error) method for handling the HTTP error response.

ServerError(message: String, options: Object): A constructor for the server error.

defaults:

message: 'Internal Server Error.'

options: { status = 500, name = 'ServerError', log = true }

Example
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// server.js
const express = require('express')
const {
handleServerErrors,
ServerError
} = require('express-server-error')

const app = express()
let authorized = false
app.get('/api', async (req, res) => {
try {
if (!authorized) {
throw new ServerError('Unauthorized.', { status: 401, log: false })
} else {
res.json({ hello: 'world' })
}
} catch (error) {
res.handleServerError(error)
}
})

// client.js
import axios from 'axios'

async function getData(url) {
try {
let { data } = await axios.get(url)
console.log(data)
} catch (error) {
// happily handle all errors the same way!
console.log(error.response.data)
}
}

getData('/')

Used in vueniverse.