Express Status Helper

Simple HTTP staus handling for Express Apps

Use HTTP Status Codes for reference on proper status usage

Installing

In command line: npm install --save express-status-helper

Wherever you use it: var esh = require("express-status-helper");

Usage

esh takes three arguments. You must pass in the response object from express and a staus code. Optionally, you may also include an object with a custom message to be used instead of the preloaded messages and a data object to send back in the json object.

Example Use

var router = express.Router();
var esh = require("express-status-helper");

router.post("/", function(req,res,next) {
	var onSuccess = {
    message: "Hooray! It worked!",
		data: {
      foo: "bar"
    }
	};
  // example request requires "email" key in body
  if (!req.body.email) return esh(res, 400); 
  else return esh(res, 200, onSuccess)
})

Example Responses (for the above example)

{
  "success": false,
  "message": "Authentication failed or not provided"
}

{
  "success": true,
  "message": "Hooray! It worked!",
  "data": {
		"foo": "bar",
	}
}

TODO

• option to add data upon success responses
• required header parameters for failure codes (esp. 401, 407, etc.)
• additional markdown doc with documentation for each status code