changleog and readme updated before publishing version 1.1.2

Author: dev-rashedin

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -3,6 +3,16 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.  
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org) and follows [Conventional Commits](https://www.conventionalcommits.org).
 
+---
+
+## [1.1.2](https://github.com/dev-rashedin/express-error-toolkit/releases/tag/1.1.2) – 2025-07-19
+
+### ✨ Improvements
+
+- Introduced `introLine` to enhance developer experience (DX) when logging errors
+- Made `introLine` fully customizable through `setErrorOptions()` or by setting it to `false` to disable it
+
+
 ---
 
 ## [1.1.1](https://github.com/dev-rashedin/express-error-toolkit/releases/tag/1.1.1) – 2025-07-19

README.md

@@ -134,19 +134,39 @@ In production (`NODE_ENV=production`), both are automatically suppressed for saf
 
 ### 5. 🖍️ Readable Console Logs with ANSI Colors
 
-To enhance developer experience during debugging, this toolkit uses **ANSI escape codes** to style console logs — **no external dependencies** like `chalk`.
+To enhance developer experience during debugging, this toolkit uses **ANSI escape codes** — **no external dependencies like `chalk` required** — to make console logs more readable.
 
-Each part of the error log is color-coded using a traffic light scheme:
+Each part of the error log is styled using a traffic light-inspired color scheme:
 
-- 🔴 **Error Message** – Red
+- 🔴 **Error Status & Message** – Red
 - 🟡 **Error Details** – Yellow
 - 🟢 **Stack Trace** – Green
 
-> Here's an example of how your console might look in development:
+> 🖼️ Example: Here's how the console might look in development mode:
 
-![Colored error output preview](./assets/console-preview-1.1.1.png)
+![Colored error output preview](./assets/console-preview-1.1.2.png)
 
-If needed, you can disable this output using either `.env` or `setErrorOptions()`:
+---
+
+#### ✨ Customizing the Intro Line
+
+By default, an introductory line (*"Even the best code breaks sometimes! Let's debug..."*) is displayed before each error block.
+
+You can control this with the `introLine` option:
+
+```ts
+import { setErrorOptions } from 'express-error-toolkit';
+
+// Disable the intro line
+setErrorOptions({
+  introLine: false
+});
+
+// Customize the intro line
+setErrorOptions({
+  introLine: '🚨 Debugging session begins here...'
+});
+```
 
 ---
 

assets/console-preview-1.1.2.png

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import {
   dimGray,
   bold,
 } from './utils/console-colors';
-import { centerText } from './utils';
 import { ErrorOptions, ErrorResponse } from './types';
 
 
@@ -74,25 +73,24 @@ export const globalErrorHandler = (
 
   // Log the error if configured to do so
   if (errorOptions.logError) {
-  
+
+    // log the intro line if it's true
     if (errorOptions.introLine) { 
         console.error(`\n${(bold(`${errorOptions.introLine}`))}\n`);
+    } else {
+      console.error();
     }
 
     // log the error status
     console.error(
-      `${boldRed('🔴 Error Status:')} ${red(String(errorResponse.status))}`
+      `${boldRed('🔴 Error Status:')} ${red(String(errorResponse.status))}\n`
     );
 
-    console.error(); // empty line for better readability
-
     // log the error message
     console.error(
-      `${boldRed('🔴 Error Message:')} ${red(errorResponse.message)}`
+      `${boldRed('🔴 Error Message:')} ${red(errorResponse.message)}\n`
     );
 
-    console.error(); // empty line for better readability
-
     //  Log error details if available
     if (errorResponse.errorDetails) {
       console.error(boldYellow('🟡 Error Details:'));
@@ -103,10 +101,9 @@ export const globalErrorHandler = (
             : errorResponse.errorDetails
         )
       );
+      console.error();
     }
 
-    console.error(); // empty line for better readability
-
     // Log stack trace if available
     if (errorResponse.stack) {
       const stackLines = errorResponse.stack as string[];

src/global-error-handler.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { NotFoundError } from './error';
 
 export const notFoundHandler = (
   req: Request,
-  res: Response,
+  _res: Response,
   next: NextFunction
 ) => {
   const method = req.method || 'UNKNOWN_METHOD';

src/not-found-handler.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ const colors = {
   green: '\x1b[32m',
   yellow: '\x1b[33m',
   dimGray: '\x1b[2m',
-  underline: '\x1b[4m',
 };
 
 export function boldRed(text: string) : string {
@@ -32,11 +31,10 @@ export function green(text: string) : string {
   return `${colors.green}${text}${colors.reset}`;
 }
 
-
 export function bold (text: string) : string {
   return `${colors.bold}${text}${colors.reset}`;
 }
 
 export function dimGray(text: string) : string {
-  return `${colors.dimGray}${colors.underline}${text}${colors.reset}`;
+  return `${colors.dimGray}${text}${colors.reset}`;
 }