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Wrapping async functions for error handling improves code quality by centralizing error management and reducing repetitive try...catch blocks. The provided 'wrapAsync' higher-order function automatically catches errors and passes them to a designated error handler, making it reusable across different async functions. This approach is particularly beneficial in frameworks like Express.js, ensuring cleaner and more maintainable code.

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Wrapping_Async_Functions

Wrapping async functions for error handling improves code quality by centralizing error management and reducing repetitive try...catch blocks. The provided 'wrapAsync' higher-order function automatically catches errors and passes them to a designated error handler, making it reusable across different async functions. This approach is particularly beneficial in frameworks like Express.js, ensuring cleaner and more maintainable code.

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Wrapping Async Functions for Error Handling

Why Wrap Async Functions for Error Handling?

When you use async/await, any errors inside the function are thrown as exceptions. Without a proper mech

Pattern for Wrapping Async Functions

You can create a higher-order function (wrapAsync) to automatically catch errors and pass them to a centra

Example in Express.js:

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const wrapAsync = (fn) => {

return (req, res, next) => {

fn(req, res, next).catch(next); // Automatically passes errors to Express' error handler

};

};

// Example route without wrapAsync

app.get('/example', async (req, res, next) => {

try {

const data = await someAsyncOperation();

res.json(data);

} catch (error) {

next(error); // Manually passing errors

});
// Example route with wrapAsync

app.get(

'/example',

wrapAsync(async (req, res) => {

const data = await someAsyncOperation();

res.json(data); // Errors will be automatically caught

})

);

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How This Helps:

- Cleaner Code: Avoid writing try...catch in every async function.

- Centralized Handling: Errors are passed to a single middleware or handler.

- Reusable Logic: The wrapAsync function works for any async function.

General Use Case for Any Async Function:

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const wrapAsync = (fn) => async (...args) => {

try {

return await fn(...args);

} catch (error) {

console.error("An error occurred:", error);

// Optionally, rethrow or handle the error as needed

};

// Usage
const asyncFunction = async () => {

throw new Error("Oops!");

};

const safeFunction = wrapAsync(asyncFunction);

safeFunction(); // Logs the error without crashing

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Wrapping async functions for error handling helps create robust and clean code, especially in frameworks a

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