quetre/utils/catchAsyncErrors.js

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//                         FUNCTION
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/**
 *
 * @param {function} asyncFunction  an async function whose errors need to be caught
 * @returns a function which executes all the code inside the passed asyncFunction, and passes down the errors to the express middleware, if any.
 *
 * @description an alternative to try catch blocks to handle errors in async functions
 */
const catchAsyncErrors = asyncFunction => (req, res, next) => {
  asyncFunction(req, res, next).catch(err => next(err));
};

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//                        EXPORTS
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export default catchAsyncErrors;