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JavaScript

jason limmm
jason limmm
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sent to error page even thought there is no error?

const express = require('express');
const app = express();
const port = 3000;
const bodyparser = require('body-parser');
const cookieparser = require('cookie-parser');

app.use(bodyparser.urlencoded({extended: false}));
app.use(cookieparser);

app.use((req, res, next)=>{
    const err = new Error('Uh noes!');
    next(err);
    err.status = 500;
});

app.set('view engine', 'pug');

app.listen(3000, ()=>{
    console.log(`app is listening on port ${port}`);
});

const mainroute = require('./routes');
app.use(mainroute);

app.use((err, req, res , next)=>{
    res.status(err.status);
    res.render('error', err);
});

here is my code i keep being sent to the error page and now that i added the middleware with 4 parameters my website won't even load at all.

although i am not sure if this code does have an error even then that doesn't explain why my website isn't loading in

1 Answer

Rohald van Merode
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Rohald van Merode
Treehouse Staff

Hey jason limmm 👋

The main issue is the placement of your error-creating middleware. It's currently placed before any routes, which means it will always create an error for every request.

app.use((req, res, next)=>{
    const err = new Error('Uh noes!');
    next(err);
    err.status = 500;
});

This middleware is creating an error for every request and passing it to the next middleware, which is why you're always being sent to the error page.

Hope this helps