Exceptional for node.js

Exceptional helps you track errors in your node.js apps!

This CommonJS module posts exception data to Exceptional http://getexceptional.com. Data about the environment and backtrace of the exception are sent.

To use Exceptional for node.js you must have an account at http://getexceptional.com.

Installation

Include the exceptional.js file in your application, and set your Exceptional API-KEY

 var Exceptional = require(./'exceptional');

 Exceptional.API_KEY = **YOUR-API-KEY**
 

Usage

There a are multiple ways you can use exceptional with your node.js app.

• The process.uncaughtException event can be used to catch exceptions that bubble all the way up to the event loop.

  process.addListener('uncaughtException', function(err) {
    Exceptional.handle(err);
  });

• You can sent exception data to exceptional from inside your own try/catch blocks

  try {

    // Your Code

  } catch(error) {
    // Your own error processing
    Exceptional.handle(error);
  }

Example

Check out the small example in examples/demo.js

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