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🚀 Added Error Handling Middleware

Problem

The asyncHandler catches errors and calls next(error), but there was no error handling middleware to actually send responses to the client.

Solution

  1. Created middleware/errorMiddleware.js to handle errors from next(error)
  2. Added the middleware to the Express app (must be last middleware)

Changes

  • ✅ Added error handling middleware
  • ✅ Proper error response formatting
  • ✅ Support for both ApiError and unexpected errors
  • ✅ Development/production environment handling

Testing

The middleware now properly handles:

  • ApiError instances (structured errors)
  • Unexpected errors (generic 500 responses)
  • Development stack traces
  • Production-safe error messages

@Aanand-code Aanand-code reopened this Aug 25, 2025
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Adds error handling middleware to complete the asyncHandler flow. Now errors caught by asyncHandler properly return JSON responses instead of hanging.

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