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http-errors
Create HTTP errors for Express, Koa, Connect, etc. with ease.
Install
This is a Node.js module available through the
npm registry. Installation is done using the
npm install
command:
$ npm install http-errors
Example
var createError = require('http-errors')
var express = require('express')
var app = express()
app.use(function (req, res, next) {
if (!req.user) return next(createError(401, 'Please login to view this page.'))
next()
})
API
This is the current API, currently extracted from Koa and subject to change.
All errors inherit from JavaScript Error
and the exported createError.HttpError
.
Error Properties
expose
- can be used to signal ifmessage
should be sent to the client, defaulting tofalse
whenstatus
>= 500headers
- can be an object of header names to values to be sent to the client, defaulting toundefined
. When defined, the key names should all be lower-casedmessage
- the traditional error message, which should be kept short and all single linestatus
- the status code of the error, mirroringstatusCode
for general compatibilitystatusCode
- the status code of the error, defaulting to500
createError([status], [message], [properties])
var err = createError(404, 'This video does not exist!')
status: 500
- the status code as a numbermessage
- the message of the error, defaulting to node's text for that status code.properties
- custom properties to attach to the object
new createError[code || name]([msg]))
var err = new createError.NotFound()
code
- the status code as a numbername
- the name of the error as a "bumpy case", i.e.NotFound
orInternalServerError
.
List of all constructors
Status Code | Constructor Name |
---|---|
400 | BadRequest |
401 | Unauthorized |
402 | PaymentRequired |
403 | Forbidden |
404 | NotFound |
405 | MethodNotAllowed |
406 | NotAcceptable |
407 | ProxyAuthenticationRequired |
408 | RequestTimeout |
409 | Conflict |
410 | Gone |
411 | LengthRequired |
412 | PreconditionFailed |
413 | PayloadTooLarge |
414 | URITooLong |
415 | UnsupportedMediaType |
416 | RangeNotSatisfiable |
417 | ExpectationFailed |
418 | ImATeapot |
421 | MisdirectedRequest |
422 | UnprocessableEntity |
423 | Locked |
424 | FailedDependency |
425 | UnorderedCollection |
426 | UpgradeRequired |
428 | PreconditionRequired |
429 | TooManyRequests |
431 | RequestHeaderFieldsTooLarge |
451 | UnavailableForLegalReasons |
500 | InternalServerError |
501 | NotImplemented |
502 | BadGateway |
503 | ServiceUnavailable |
504 | GatewayTimeout |
505 | HTTPVersionNotSupported |
506 | VariantAlsoNegotiates |
507 | InsufficientStorage |
508 | LoopDetected |
509 | BandwidthLimitExceeded |
510 | NotExtended |
511 | NetworkAuthenticationRequired |