I have created an CRUD API using typescript NodeJS, Express and MongoDB. What I am trying to achieve is that when using the POST method when I send the correct parameter. API works fine. However whenever I send incorrect parameters to the API the whole NodeJS app crashes, I get an error message in console that the parameters passed to the API are wrong and I will have restart the application again.
When as user sends the incorrect parameters to the API. I don't want the NodeJS app to crash. I want to display the useful error message. Keep the app running. I Don't want to restart the application.
This is the code i use to create New providers.
public addProviders(req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) {
var type = req.body.type,
name = req.body.name;
let newProvider = new Provider({
type,
name
})
newProvider.save()
.then((provider: Object) => {
if (provider) {
let statusCode = res.statusCode;
res.json({
statusCode,
provider
})
}
})
}
Below is the code that i have tried so far.
try {
newProvider.save()
.then((provider: Object) => {
if (provider) {
let statusCode = res.statusCode;
res.json({
statusCode,
provider
})
}
})
}
catch (e) {
res.json("enter valid parameters")
}
I am new to NodeJS. Thanks in advance.
You need to add input validation middleware to check inputs before adding to Database.
#1 You can check it manually, like:
var { type, name } = req.body;
if (typeof type !== 'string') {
res.status(400).send("type input is not valid");
} else if (typeof name !== 'string') {
res.status(400).send("name input is not valid");
} else {
let newProvider = new Provider({
type,
name
})
// ...rest of the code
}
#2 Or you can use a package like express-validator.