Base HTTP Errors

A set of basic HTTP errors that can be used in Express.js

Usage

const {
    NotFound,
    BadRequest
} = require('base-http-errors');

app.use((req, res, next) => {
    if (routeDoesntExist()) {
        next(new NotFound());
    }
    
    if (somethingWrongWithRequest()) {
        next(new BadRequest('A Custom Message'));
    }
});


// error handler
app.use((err, req, res, next) => {
    res.status(err.status);
    res.json({
        message: err.message,
        type: err.constructor.name,
    });
});

Available Errors

Error Class	Default Message	Status Code
BaseError	Base Error	500
TooManyRequests	Too Many Requests	429
NotFound	Not Found	404
Unauthorized	Unauthorized	401
Forbidden	Forbidden	403
BadRequest	Bad Request	400
InvalidInput	Invalid Input	400

Custom Errors

You may subclass any of the above listed errors to create your own error.

E.g.

class CustomError extends BaseError {
    constructor(message) {
        super(message || 'Custom Error');
        this.status = 400;
    }
}