\begin{quote}
Better \href{https://github.com/libuv/libuv}{\texttt{ libuv}}/\href{https://nodejs.org}{\texttt{ Node.\+js}}/\href{https://iojs.org}{\texttt{ io.\+js}} error handling \& reporting. Available in npm as {\itshape errno}. \end{quote}
\href{https://www.npmjs.com/package/errno}{\texttt{ }} \href{http://travis-ci.org/rvagg/node-errno}{\texttt{ }} \href{https://www.npmjs.com/package/errno}{\texttt{ }}


\begin{DoxyItemize}
\item \href{\#errnoexposed}{\texttt{ errno exposed}}
\item \href{\#customerrors}{\texttt{ Custom errors}}
\end{DoxyItemize}

\label{_errnoexposed}%
 \hypertarget{md_sfcode_node_modules_errno_README_autotoc_md8758}{}\doxysection{errno exposed}\label{md_sfcode_node_modules_errno_README_autotoc_md8758}
Ever find yourself needing more details about Node.\+js errors? Me too, so {\itshape node-\/errno} contains the errno mappings direct from libuv so you can use them in your code.

{\bfseries{By errno\+:}}


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\DoxyCodeLine{require('errno').errno[3]}
\DoxyCodeLine{// → \{}
\DoxyCodeLine{//     "{}errno"{}: 3,}
\DoxyCodeLine{//     "{}code"{}: "{}EACCES"{},}
\DoxyCodeLine{//     "{}description"{}: "{}permission denied"{}}
\DoxyCodeLine{//   \} }

\end{DoxyCode}


{\bfseries{By code\+:}}


\begin{DoxyCode}{0}
\DoxyCodeLine{require('errno').code.ENOTEMPTY}
\DoxyCodeLine{// → \{}
\DoxyCodeLine{//     "{}errno"{}: 53,}
\DoxyCodeLine{//     "{}code"{}: "{}ENOTEMPTY"{},}
\DoxyCodeLine{//     "{}description"{}: "{}directory not empty"{}}
\DoxyCodeLine{//   \} }

\end{DoxyCode}


{\bfseries{Make your errors more descriptive\+:}}


\begin{DoxyCode}{0}
\DoxyCodeLine{var errno = require('errno')}
\DoxyCodeLine{}
\DoxyCodeLine{function errmsg(err) \{}
\DoxyCodeLine{  var str = 'Error: '}
\DoxyCodeLine{  // if it's a libuv error then get the description from errno}
\DoxyCodeLine{  if (errno.errno[err.errno])}
\DoxyCodeLine{    str += errno.errno[err.errno].description}
\DoxyCodeLine{  else}
\DoxyCodeLine{    str += err.message}
\DoxyCodeLine{}
\DoxyCodeLine{  // if it's a `fs` error then it'll have a 'path' property}
\DoxyCodeLine{  if (err.path)}
\DoxyCodeLine{    str += ' [' + err.path + ']'}
\DoxyCodeLine{}
\DoxyCodeLine{  return str}
\DoxyCodeLine{\}}
\DoxyCodeLine{}
\DoxyCodeLine{var fs = require('fs')}
\DoxyCodeLine{}
\DoxyCodeLine{fs.readFile('thisisnotarealfile.txt', function (err, data) \{}
\DoxyCodeLine{  if (err)}
\DoxyCodeLine{    console.log(errmsg(err))}
\DoxyCodeLine{\}) }

\end{DoxyCode}


{\bfseries{Use as a command line tool\+:}}


\begin{DoxyCode}{0}
\DoxyCodeLine{\string~ \$ errno 53}
\DoxyCodeLine{\{}
\DoxyCodeLine{  "{}errno"{}: 53,}
\DoxyCodeLine{  "{}code"{}: "{}ENOTEMPTY"{},}
\DoxyCodeLine{  "{}description"{}: "{}directory not empty"{}}
\DoxyCodeLine{\}}
\DoxyCodeLine{\string~ \$ errno EROFS}
\DoxyCodeLine{\{}
\DoxyCodeLine{  "{}errno"{}: 56,}
\DoxyCodeLine{  "{}code"{}: "{}EROFS"{},}
\DoxyCodeLine{  "{}description"{}: "{}read-\/only file system"{}}
\DoxyCodeLine{\}}
\DoxyCodeLine{\string~ \$ errno foo}
\DoxyCodeLine{No such errno/code: "{}foo"{} }

\end{DoxyCode}


Supply no arguments for the full list. Error codes are processed case-\/insensitive.

You will need to install with {\ttfamily npm install errno -\/g} if you want the {\ttfamily errno} command to be available without supplying a full path to the node\+\_\+modules installation.

\label{_customerrors}%
 \hypertarget{md_sfcode_node_modules_errno_README_autotoc_md8759}{}\doxysection{Custom errors}\label{md_sfcode_node_modules_errno_README_autotoc_md8759}
Use {\ttfamily errno.\+custom.\+create\+Error()} to create custom {\ttfamily Error} objects to throw around in your Node.\+js library. Create error hierarchies so {\ttfamily instanceof} becomes a useful tool in tracking errors. Call-\/stack is correctly captured at the time you create an instance of the error object, plus a {\ttfamily cause} property will make available the original error object if you pass one in to the constructor.


\begin{DoxyCode}{0}
\DoxyCodeLine{var create = require('errno').custom.createError}
\DoxyCodeLine{var MyError = create('MyError') // inherits from Error}
\DoxyCodeLine{var SpecificError = create('SpecificError', MyError) // inherits from MyError}
\DoxyCodeLine{var OtherError = create('OtherError', MyError)}
\DoxyCodeLine{}
\DoxyCodeLine{// use them!}
\DoxyCodeLine{if (condition) throw new SpecificError('Eeek! Something bad happened')}
\DoxyCodeLine{}
\DoxyCodeLine{if (err) return callback(new OtherError(err)) }

\end{DoxyCode}


Also available is a {\ttfamily errno.\+custom.\+Filesystem\+Error} with in-\/built access to errno properties\+:


\begin{DoxyCode}{0}
\DoxyCodeLine{fs.readFile('foo', function (err, data) \{}
\DoxyCodeLine{  if (err) return callback(new errno.custom.FilesystemError(err))}
\DoxyCodeLine{  // do something else}
\DoxyCodeLine{\}) }

\end{DoxyCode}


The resulting error object passed through the callback will have the following properties\+: {\ttfamily code}, {\ttfamily errno}, {\ttfamily path} and {\ttfamily message} will contain a descriptive human-\/readable message.\hypertarget{md_sfcode_node_modules_errno_README_autotoc_md8760}{}\doxysection{Contributors}\label{md_sfcode_node_modules_errno_README_autotoc_md8760}

\begin{DoxyItemize}
\item \href{https://github.com/bahamas10}{\texttt{ bahamas10}} (Dave Eddy) -\/ Added CLI
\item \href{https://github.com/ralphtheninja}{\texttt{ ralphtheninja}} (Lars-\/\+Magnus Skog)
\end{DoxyItemize}\hypertarget{md_sfcode_node_modules_errno_README_autotoc_md8761}{}\doxysection{Copyright \& Licence}\label{md_sfcode_node_modules_errno_README_autotoc_md8761}
{\itshape Copyright (c) 2012-\/2015 \href{https://github.com/rvagg}{\texttt{ Rod Vagg}} (\href{https://twitter.com/rvagg}{\texttt{ @rvagg}})}

Made available under the MIT licence\+:

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the \char`\"{}\+Software\char`\"{}), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions\+:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED \char`\"{}\+AS IS\char`\"{}, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. 