1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/golib/error.go b/golib/error.go
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index 0000000..6873d82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/golib/error.go
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+package common
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
+)
+
+// APIError returns an uniform json formatted error
+func APIError(c *gin.Context, format string, args ...interface{}) {
+	errMsg := fmt.Sprintf(format, args...)
+	c.JSON(500, gin.H{
+		"status": "error",
+		"error":  errMsg,
+	})
+}