nci-ats/fs-middlelayer-api

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*/

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'use strict';

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/**
 * Creates JSON response for any error, given a message. Also logs the error.
 * @param  {Object} req     - User request object
 * @param  {String} message - Error message to output
 */
function logging(req, message){

    const attemptedRoute = req.originalUrl;
    const browser = req.get('user-agent');
    const referer = req.get('referer');

    const errorLog = {};
    errorLog.route = attemptedRoute;
    errorLog.browser = browser;
    errorLog.referer = referer;
    errorLog.errorMessage = message;

    console.error(errorLog);

}

/**
 * Returns error message, and any error objects to user
 * @param  {Object} req     - User request object
 * @param  {Object} res     - Response object
 * @param  {integer} code    - Status code to return
 * @param  {String} message - Error message to return
 * @param  {Array} errors  - Array of error objects to return
 */
const sendError = function(req, res, code, message, errors){

    const output = {
        'status' : 'error',
        message,
        errors
    };

    logging(req, message);

    res.status(code).json(output);

};

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// exports

module.exports.sendError = sendError;