AdonisJS Handler code for retrieving errors as JSON instead of HTML

Handler.js

'use strict'

/**
 * This class handles all exceptions thrown during
 * the HTTP request lifecycle.
 *
 * @class ExceptionHandler
 */
class ExceptionHandler {
  /**
   * Handle exception thrown during the HTTP lifecycle
   *
   * @method handle
   *
   * @param  {Object} error
   * @param  {Object} options.request
   * @param  {Object} options.response
   *
   * @return {void}
   */
  async handle (error, { request, response }) {
    let jsonResponse = { name: error.name, message: error.message, status: error.status }

    switch (error.name) {
      case 'ModelNotFoundException':
        return await response.status(error.status).json({ ...jsonResponse, message: 'Not found' })
      case 'InvalidJwtToken':
        return await response.status(error.status).json({ ...jsonResponse, message: 'Not valid authentication' })
      default:
        return await response.status(error.status).json(jsonResponse)
    }
  }

  /**
   * Report exception for logging or debugging.
   *
   * @method report
   *
   * @param  {Object} error
   * @param  {Object} options.request
   *
   * @return {void}
   */
  async report (error, { request }) {
  }
}

module.exports = ExceptionHandler

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