nodejs-return-status

• A simple and easy-to-use utility for returning standard HTTP responses in a Node.js application, designed for use in a MERN stack backend.

Installation

    npm nodejs-return-status

Usage

• This package provides functions to return standard success and error responses in your Express API.

Importing the Functions

You can import the functions in your project like this:

const { ReturnSuccessMsg, ReturnResourceExists } = require('nodejs-return-status');

Functions

ReturnSuccess(res)

• Returns only success response with HTTP status code 200

Parameters

• res: The response object from Express.

ReturnSuccessMsg(res, msg)

• Returns a success response with a custom message and a 200 OK status code.

Parameters

• res: The response object from Express.
• msg: Message that you need to send

ReturnResourceExists(res, Error)

• Returns an error response with a 409 Conflict status code, indicating that the resource already exists.

Parameters

• res: The response object from Express.
• Error: Error Message that you need to send

ReturnInternalServerError(res, Error)

• Returns an error response with a 500 Internal Server Error status code.

Parameters

• res: The response object from Express.
• Error: Error Message that you need to send

Example Usage

const express = require('express');
const { ReturnSuccessMsg, ReturnResourceExists } = require('nodejs-return-status');

const app = express();

// Example Route to register a user
app.post('/register', (req, res) => {
    const { email } = req.body;

    // Simulate checking if user already exists
    const userExists = email === '[e-mail]';

    if (userExists) {
        return ReturnResourceExists(res, "User Already exists"); // Resource already exists
    }

    return ReturnSuccessMsg(res, "User Registered");
});

app.listen(3000, () => console.log('Server running on port 3000'));

• Status Codes and Responses

• 200 OK: Returned by ReturnSuccessMsg() to indicate successful operation.

• 409 Conflict: Returned by ReturnResourceExists() to indicate a conflict (e.g., when a resource already exists).

License

This package is licensed under the MIT License

Contributing

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch
3. Commit your changes
4. Push to the branch
5. Create a new Pull Request.

Contact

• Author: JehanKandy
• GitHub: BackendExpert
• NPM: jehankandy