json-api-response

API responses in JSON format | NodeJS Module

Installation:

npm install json-api-response

Implemented on express

var jar = require('json-api-response');
var express = require('express');
var app = express();

app.use( jar.express );

app.get('/error',function(req,res){
   res.jarError(1,'ExampleException','This is an error');
});

app.get('/response',function(req,res){
   res.jarResponse({"foo":"bar"});
});

app.listen(8080);

On express automatic set headers

curl -i http://127.0.0.1:8080/error
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
X-Powered-By: Express
Content-Type: application/json
Content-Length: 100
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2014 23:36:56 GMT
Connection: keep-alive

{
  "error": {
    "message": "This is an error",
    "type": "ExampleException",
    "code": 1
  }
}

Status Code Example (only on express)

See http://expressjs.com/api.html#res.status

res.jarResponse( { "foot": "bar" }, 201 );
res.jarError( 1, 'exception', 'message', 404 );

Include:

var jar = require('json-api-response');

Error example:

var error = jar.error(1,'ExampleException','This is an error');
console.log( error );

Result:

{
  "error": {
    "message": "This is an error",
    "type": "ExampleException",
    "code": 1
  }
}

Response example:

var response = jar.response( {"foo": "bar"} );
console.log( response );

Result:

{
  "foo": "bar"
}

Invalid response format example:

var responseFail = jar.response( "response" );
console.log( responseFail );

Result:

{
  "error": {
    "message": "An object is required.",
    "type": "InternalException",
    "code": 1000
  }
}

Contributors:

• yorkie