Function handleJSONError

pkg/server/controllers/helpers.go:252–266

handleJSONError logs the error and responds with the given status code with a generic status text

(w http.ResponseWriter, err error, msg string)

// handleJSONError logs the error and responds with the given status code with a generic status text
func handleJSONError(w http.ResponseWriter, err error, msg string) {
	statusCode := getStatusCode(err)

	rootErr := errors.Cause(err)

	var respText string
	if pErr, ok := rootErr.(views.PublicError); ok {
		respText = pErr.Public()
	} else {
		respText = http.StatusText(statusCode)
	}

	logError(err, msg)
	http.Error(w, respText, statusCode)
}

// respondWithSession makes a HTTP response with the session from the user with the given userID.
// It sets the HTTP-Only cookie for browser clients and also sends a JSON response for non-browser clients.