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Add global Flask error handlers for 404 and 500 responses #28

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@Aaravanand00

Summary

Currently, some routes handle errors locally using try/except blocks, while others rely on default Flask error behavior.

Introducing global error handlers for common errors (e.g., 404 and 500) would centralize error handling and make responses more consistent.


Proposed Improvement

Use Flask's @app.errorhandler() to define global handlers for:

  • 404 (Not Found)
  • 500 (Internal Server Error)

Example:

@app.errorhandler(404)
def handle_404(error):
    return jsonify({
        "success": False,
        "message": "Resource not found",
        "data": None,
        "error": str(error)
    }), 404

Benefits

  • Cleaner route code (less repetition)

  • More consistent API error responses

  • Easier future logging and monitoring integration

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