Middleware Utilities

Express middleware collection for handling common web server requirements including request identification, timing, error handling, timeouts, and request context management.

API

• requestId(options: { headerName?: string; exposeHeader?: boolean; generator?: () => string; }) - Attaches a unique request ID to each request for tracing and correlation between logs.
• responseTime(options?: { addHeader?: boolean; logOnComplete?: boolean; }) - Measures request processing time and adds it to response headers or logs.
• timeout(timeoutMs?: number) - Aborts requests that take too long to process.
• setupRequestContext() - Creates an Express middleware that initializes a per-request context.
• errorHandler(options?: ErrorHandlerOptions) - Global error handling middleware with enhanced features.

Interfaces and Types

export type Middleware = (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => void | Promise<void>;

export interface ErrorHandlerOptions {
  /** Whether to log errors (default: true) */
  logErrors?: boolean;
  /** Whether to include error details in non-production (default: false) */
  includeDetails?: boolean;
}

Example Usage

import { requestId, responseTime, errorHandler } from "@catbee/utils";

app.use(requestId({ headerName: "X-Request-ID" })); // Sets X-Request-ID header and attaches req.id
app.use(setupRequestContext({ autoLog: true, headerName: "X-Request-ID" })); // Initializes request context with req.id and sets up logging
app.use(responseTime({ addHeader: true, logOnComplete: true })); // Adds X-Response-Time header
app.use(timeout(10_000)); // Aborts requests taking longer than 10 seconds
// ... your route handlers here ...
app.use(errorHandler({ logErrors: true, includeDetails: false })); // Last middleware

---

Function Documentation & Usage Examples

requestId()

Attaches a unique request ID to each request for tracing and correlation between logs.

Method Signature:

function requestId(options?: { headerName?: string; exposeHeader?: boolean; generator?: () => string; }): Middleware

Parameters:

• options?: object - Configuration options
  • headerName?: string - Header name for request ID (default: 'X-Request-ID')
  • exposeHeader?: boolean - Whether to expose the header in response (default: true)
  • generator?: () => string - Custom ID generator function (default: uuid)

Returns:

• Middleware - Express middleware function

Example:

import express from 'express';
import { requestId } from '@catbee/utils';
const app = express();

// Basic usage with defaults
app.use(requestId());

// Custom configuration
app.use(requestId({
  headerName: 'Correlation-ID',
  exposeHeader: true,
  generator: () => `req-${Date.now()}`
}));

---

responseTime()

Measures request processing time and adds it to response headers or logs.

Method Signature:

function responseTime(options?: { addHeader?: boolean; logOnComplete?: boolean; }): Middleware

Parameters:

• options?: object - Configuration options
  • addHeader?: boolean - Whether to add X-Response-Time header (default: true)
  • logOnComplete?: boolean - Whether to log timing info (default: false)

Returns:

• Middleware - Express middleware function

Example:

import express from 'express';
import { responseTime } from '@catbee/utils';
const app = express();

// Basic usage
app.use(responseTime());

// With logging enabled
app.use(responseTime({ 
  addHeader: true,
  logOnComplete: true 
}));

---

timeout()

Aborts requests that take too long to process.

Method Signature:

function timeout(timeoutMs?: number): Middleware

Parameters:

• timeoutMs?: number - Timeout in milliseconds (default: 30000)

Returns:

• Middleware - Express middleware function

Example:

import express from 'express';
import { timeout } from '@catbee/utils';
const app = express();

// Default 30-second timeout
app.use(timeout());

// Custom 5-second timeout
app.use(timeout(5000));

---

setupRequestContext()

Creates an Express middleware that initializes a per-request context.

Method Signature:

function setupRequestContext(options?: { headerName?: string; autoLog?: boolean; }): Middleware

Parameters:

• options?: object - Optional configuration
  • headerName?: string - Header to look for request ID (default: 'x-request-id')
  • autoLog?: boolean - Whether to log automatically when context is initialized (default: true)

Returns:

• Middleware - Express middleware function

Example:

import express from 'express';
import { setupRequestContext } from '@catbee/utils';
const app = express();

// Basic usage with defaults
app.use(setupRequestContext());

// Custom configuration
app.use(setupRequestContext({
  headerName: 'correlation-id',
  autoLog: false
}));

---

errorHandler()

Global error handling middleware with enhanced features.

Method Signature:

function errorHandler(options?: ErrorHandlerOptions): Middleware

Parameters:

• options?: ErrorHandlerOptions - Error handler options
  • logErrors?: boolean - Whether to log errors (default: true)
  • includeDetails?: boolean - Whether to include error details in non-production (default: false)

Returns:

• Middleware - Express error-handling middleware function

Example:

import express from 'express';
import { errorHandler } from '@catbee/utils';
const app = express();

// Basic error handler
app.use(errorHandler());

// Custom error handler with stack traces in development
app.use(errorHandler({
  logErrors: true,
  includeDetails: process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production'
}));