node-server-error v0.3.0

node-server-error

Server Error Class

Install

$ npm install node-server-error --save

Overview

ServerError(properties)

Properties

• status (Number) - HTTP status response, defaults to 500.
• type (String) - Some unique code that identifies the error, defaults to 'E_UNKNOWN'.
• code (Number) - Number code for unique identify error, defaults to 0.
• message (String) - A human readable message describing the error, defaults to 'Encountered an unexpected error'.

Usage

const ServerError = require('node-server-error');

// Create ServerError instance
let serverError = new ServerError();

serverError.toString();
// Output
// [ServerError (E_UNKNOWN:0) Encountered an unexpected error]

serverError.toJSON();
// Output
// {
//   status: 500,
//   type: 'E_UNKNOWN',
//   code: 0,
//   message: 'Encountered an unexpected error'
// }

Default properties

if (/* some condition that means an error */) {
  throw new ServerError();
}

Override default properties

if (/* some condition that means an error */) {
  throw new ServerError({
    status: 401,
    type: 'E_UNAUTHORIZED',
    code: 8520, // It could mean a unique error code.
    message: 'Unauhtorized access!'
  });
}

Test

$ npm test