Ember handle custom error payload from server

Ember Data
1

Hi,

I have a simple ember model called Tag, I have the model as follows: import DS from 'ember-data';

export default DS.Model.extend({
  name: DS.attr('string'),

  notes: DS.hasMany('note')
});

My RESTSerializer for this model is as follows: import DS from 'ember-data';

export default DS.RESTSerializer.extend({
    normalizeResponse(store, primaryModelClass, payload, id, requestType) {
        payload = {
            tags: payload
        };

        return this._super(store, primaryModelClass, payload, id, requestType);
    },

    serializeIntoHash: function(hash, type, record, options) {
        Ember.merge(hash, this.serialize(record, options));
    }
});

when trying to create a new tag, my server gives errors in this format: 400 Bad request { “error”: “test error message” }

However, Ember seems to be expecting errors in some other format. Something like {"errors":[ ] }

How can I override my serializer to expect error payload in the format specified by my server?

2

Hello Itssasanka,

From my knowledge, handling custom errors is not done from the serializer but from the adapter by overloading the generatedDetailedMessage method. In your case, it could be:

/adapters/my-adapter.js
import DS from 'ember-data';

export default DS.RESTAdapter.extend({
  generatedDetailedMessage (status, headers, payload) {
    return payload.error;
  },
}
3

What @Gilgalas suggested is WRONG. Only use generatedDetailedMessage for debugging purpose.

https://github.com/emberjs/data/blob/master/addon/adapters/rest.js#L1188

If you want to use errors sent from server.

{
  errors: {
    attributeName: [
      'error 1',
      'error 2'
    ]
  }
}

Then iterate over in

mo.save()
.then(/* code */)
.catch(error) {
  // error.errors.attributeName[0], error.errors.attributeName[1] 
}

By the way, also take a look at similar topic in the forum: Error Handling with Rest Adapter and custom error json - #9 by mtangoo