414 URI Too Long

The URL query string is way too long for the server to process.

When and Why to Use It

Use this when the URL query string is absurdly long, which could be a sign of a bad client loop or a malicious attack trying to crash your router.

Usage Examples

Shokupan (Functional)

import { HttpException, get } from 'shokupan';

export const getResource = get('/resource', () => {
    throw new HttpException('URI Too Long', 414);
});

Shokupan (Controller)

import { Controller, Get, HttpException } from 'shokupan';

@Controller('/api')
export class ExampleController {
    @Get('/resource')
    getResource() {
        throw new HttpException('URI Too Long', 414);
    }
}

Express

import express from 'express';
const app = express();

app.get('/resource', (req, res) => {
    res.status(414).json({ error: 'URI Too Long' });
});

Nest

import { Controller, Get, HttpException } from '@nestjs/common';

@Controller('api')
export class ExampleController {
  @Get('resource')
  getResource() {
    throw new HttpException('URI Too Long', 414);
  }
}

Koa

import Koa from 'koa';
const app = new Koa();

app.use(async ctx => {
  if (ctx.path === '/resource' && ctx.method === 'GET') {
    ctx.status = 414;
    ctx.body = { error: 'URI Too Long' };
  }
});