Response Format

Module which provides HTTP-friendly error objects

Author: Gaurav Joshi

• Response-format
  • Methods
    • create(statusCode, [error, message, data])
    • success([message, data])
    • badRequest([message, data])
    • unAuth­orized([message, data])
    • forbidden([message, data])
    • notFound([message, data])
    • notAllowed([message, data])
    • requestTimeout([message, data])
    • internalError([message, data])
    • badGateway([message, data])
    • unavailable([message, data])
    • gatewayTimeout([message, data])

Start

const Format = require('response-format');

Each utility returns an Object which includes the following properties:

• error - true, false or null (if not specified).
• statusCode - the HTTP status code.
• message - string containing message (if not specified will return a pre-defined set of messages according to status code )
• data - response payload (null in case of blank or error)

Methods

create(statusCode, [error, message, data])

Generates a decorated response object where:

• statusCode - an HTTP error code number.
• message - optional message string.
• data - response payload.
• error - true, false or null (if not specified).

success([message, data])

Returns a 200 Success where:

• statusCode - 200
• error - false
• message - optional message.
• data - optional payload.

Format.success();

Generates the following response payload:

{
    "statusCode": 200,
    "error": false,
    "message": "OK",
    "data": null
}

badRequest([message, data])

Returns a 400 Error where:

• statusCode - 400
• error - true
• message - optional message.
• data - optional payload.

Format.badRequest();

Generates the following response payload:

{
    "statusCode": 400,
    "error": true,
    "message": "Bad Request",
    "data": null
}

unAuth­orized([message, data])

Returns a 402 Error where:

• statusCode - 402
• error - true
• message - optional message.
• data - optional payload.

Format.unAuth­orized();

Generates the following response payload:

{
    "statusCode": 402,
    "error": true,
    "message": "Unauth­orized",
    "data": null
}

forbidden([message, data])

Returns a 403 Error where:

• statusCode - 403
• error - true
• message - optional message.
• data - optional payload.

Format.forbidden();

Generates the following response payload:

{
    "statusCode": 403,
    "error": true,
    "message": "Forbidden",
    "data": null
}

notFound([message, data])

Returns a 404 Error where:

• statusCode - 404
• error - true
• message - optional message.
• data - optional payload.

Format.notFound();

Generates the following response payload:

{
    "statusCode": 404,
    "error": true,
    "message": "Not Found",
    "data": null
}

notAllowed([message, data])

Returns a 405 Error where:

• statusCode - 405
• error - true
• message - optional message.
• data - optional payload.

Format.notAllowed();

Generates the following response payload:

{
    "statusCode": 405,
    "error": true,
    "message": "Method Not Allowed",
    "data": null
}

requestTimeout([message, data])

Returns a 408 Error where:

• statusCode - 408
• error - true
• message - optional message.
• data - optional payload.

Format.requestTimeout();

Generates the following response payload:

{
    "statusCode": 408,
    "error": true,
    "message": "Request Timeout",
    "data": null
}

internalError([message, data])

Returns a 500 Error where:

• statusCode - 500
• error - true
• message - optional message.
• data - optional payload.

Format.internalError();

Generates the following response payload:

{
    "statusCode": 500,
    "error": true,
    "message": "Internal Server Error",
    "data": null
}

badGateway([message, data])

Returns a 502 Error where:

• statusCode - 502
• error - true
• message - optional message.
• data - optional payload.

Format.badGateway();

Generates the following response payload:

{
    "statusCode": 502,
    "error": true,
    "message": "Bad Gateway",
    "data": null
}

unavailable([message, data])

Returns a 503 Error where:

• statusCode - 503
• error - true
• message - optional message.
• data - optional payload.

Format.unavailable();

Generates the following response payload:

{
    "statusCode": 503,
    "error": true,
    "message": "Service Unavai­lable",
    "data": null
}

gatewayTimeout([message, data])

Returns a 504 Error where:

• statusCode - 504
• error - true
• message - optional message.
• data - optional payload.

Format.gatewayTimeout();

Generates the following response payload:

{
    "statusCode": 504,
    "error": true,
    "message": "Gateway Timeout",
    "data": null
}