import {Response} from 'express';
import {Guid} from 'guid-typescript';
import logger from '../../middleware/logger.js';

/**
 * Same catch-block convention as the feedback and tickets modules: log with a
 * reference guid, never hand the real error message to the client.
 */
export const sendServerError = (res: Response, e: any): void => {
	const errorGuid = Guid.create().toString();
	logger.error('Error handling a request: ' + e.message, {reference: errorGuid});
	res.status(500).send({
		status: 'PROCESSING_ERROR',
		message: 'Internal Server Error. Try again later.',
		reference: errorGuid
	});
};