express js error handling middleware code example

Example 1: express error handling

app.use(function (err, req, res, next) {
  console.error(err.stack)
  res.status(500).send('Something broke!')
})

Example 2: express error middleware

function errorHandler (err, req, res, next) {
  if (res.headersSent) {
    return next(err)
  }
  res.status(500)
  res.render('error', { error: err })
}

Example 3: express generator error handling

app.get('/', function (req, res) {
  throw new Error('BROKEN') // Express will catch this on its own.
})