// handle time out errors function middleware(err, req, res, next) { res.header('Cache-Control','public'); var error = (err && err.message) ? err.message : err; if( res.statusCode === 408 || (error.toLowerCase().indexOf('request timeout') !== -1) ){ res.status(408); res.json({ error: typeof error === 'string' ? error : 'request timeout' }); } else { next(err); } } module.exports = middleware;