node js express error page code example

Example 1: express generator error handling

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

Example 2: express 404

app.use(function(req, res, next){
  res.status(404);

  // respond with html page
  if (req.accepts('html')) {
    res.sendFile('index.html');
    return;
  }

  // respond with json
  if (req.accepts('json')) {
    res.send({
      status: 404,
      error: 'Not found'
    });
    return;
  }

  // default to plain-text. send()
  res.type('txt').send('404 - Not found');
});