express-respond

HTTP response methods with auto content negotiation for expressjs

Installation

$ npm install --save express-respond

Usage

import express from 'express';
import respond from 'express-respond';

const app = express();
app.use(respond);

// respond with 200
app.get('/', (request, response) => {
  response.ok({ name: 'lykmapipo' });
});

// respond with error
app.use((error, request, response, next) => {
  response.error(error);
});

API

All response methods accept optional response body based on response type, as some of response are not must to have response body.

2xx methods

ok(body: Any)

Send JSON response with 200 http status code.

Example

response.ok(body);

created(body: Any)

Send JSON response with 201 http status code.

Example

response.created(body);

accepted([body: Any])

Send JSON response with 202 http status code.

Example

response.accepted(body);

noContent()

Send JSON response with 204 http status code.

Example

response.noContent();

3xx methods

notModified([body: Any])

Send JSON response with 304 http status code.

Example

response.notModified(body);

4xx methods

badRequest([body: Any])

Send JSON response with 400 http status code.

Example

response.badRequest(body);

unauthorized([body: Any])

Send JSON response with 401 http status code.

Example

response.unauthorized(body);

paymentRequired([body])

Send JSON response with 402 http status code.

Example

response.paymentRequired(body);

forbidden([body: Any])

Send JSON response with 403 http status code.

Example

response.forbidden(body);

notFound([body: Any])

Send JSON response with 404 http status code.

Example

response.notFound(body);

methodNotAllowed([body: Any])

Send JSON response with 405 http status code.

Example

response.methodNotAllowed(body);

conflict([body: Any])

Send JSON response with 409 http status code.

Example

response.conflict(body);

5xx methods

internalServerError([body: Any])

Send JSON response with 500 http status code.

Example

response.internalServerError(body);

notImplemented([body: Any])

Send JSON response with 501 http status code.

Example

response.notImplemented(body);

badGateway([body: Any])

Send JSON response with 502 http status code.

Example

response.badGateway(body);

serviceUnavailable([body: Any])

Send JSON response with 503 http status code.

Example

response.serviceUnavailable(body);

Error methods

error([body: Error])

Send error as JSON response with http status code obtained from error.status property.

Example

response.error(error);

Testing

• Clone this repository

• Install all development dependencies

$ npm install

• Then run test

$ npm test

Contribute

Fork this repo and push in your ideas. Do not forget to add a bit of test(s) of what value you adding.

Licence

The MIT License (MIT)

Copyright (c) lykmapipo & Contributors

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