some-http-error

A javascript error creator for some often used HTTP error

Getting started

Install

$ npm install some-http-error

Usage

You can use this module in any node.js web frameworks, such as express

In controllers

var HttpError = require('some-http-error');
 
function handle(req, res, next) {
 
  var userId = req.query.id;
 
  // If some error happened
  if (!userId) {
    // You can pass it to error handling middleware
    next(new HttpError.BadRequestError('"id" is not set'));
    // Or just throw it!
    // throw new HttpError.BadRequestError('"id" is not set'));
  }
 
  // In promise
  User.findById(userId).then(user => {
 
    if (!user) {
      // Not found, just throw it!
      throw new HttpError.NotFoundError('User not found');
    }
 
    // ...
 
    // Don't forget to catch the error, and pass it to error handling middleware
  }).catch(next);
}

In error handling middleware

var HttpError = require('some-http-error');
 
function errorHandle(err, req, res, next) {
 
  if (err instanceof HttpError) {
    // If it is an HttpError, send the HTTP status code and error message
    res.sendStatus(err.statusCode).json(err.message);
  } else {
    // Otherwise send 500
    res.sendStatus(500).json(err.message);
  }

API

HttpError(statusCode[, message])

The basic HttpError object constructor, and you can construct HttpError like this:

new HttpError(404)
new HttpError(404, 'This page is not found')

HttpError.BadRequestError([message])

• statusCode: 400
• message: Bad Request

HttpError.UnauthorizedError([message])

• statusCode: 401
• message: Unauthorized

HttpError.ForbiddenError([message])

• statusCode: 403
• message: Forbidden

HttpError.NotFoundError([message])

• statusCode: 404
• message: Not Found

HttpError.MethodNotAllowedError([message])

• statusCode: 405
• message: Method Not Allowed

License

MIT