jsdevel / node-err-handler

Avoid if(err)return bla bla bla

err-handler

Avoid if(err) return bla bla bla.

Some say the definition of insanity is to repeat the same thing over and over again
for no reason...

Without err-handler

app.get('/', function(req, res, next){
  Resource.get(function(err, resource){
    if(err)return next(err);
    res.json(resource);
  });
});

With err-handler

app.get('/', function(req, res, next){
  Resource.get(errHandler(next, function(err, resource){
    res.json(resource);
  });
});

Let's avoid lines of code!

The gist

• err-handler takes 2 functions (handler, cb) and returns a function.
• If the returned function is passed an error, err-handler calls handler with said error (you don't have to worry about handling it in your callback).
• If the handler returns any value not equal to undefined, err-handler calls cb as if nothing happened. This is useful for logging handlers.
• If the returned function receieves no error, then cb is called normally and handler is never called.

License

The MIT License (MIT)

Copyright (c) 2013 Joseph Spencer

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