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Error 'event handler' not 'handling' ECONNRESET

I am using the library request to post data but I constantly get the error ECONNRESET even though I have an error event handler for it. Sometimes my code does indeed handle the error, but not everytime.

I have this in a loop:

request.post(url, {form:{data}}).on('error',
  function(err){ 
    if(err === 'ECONNRESET'){ 
       console.log('ECONNRESET') 
    }
})

And, as described, I still get this error:

        throw er; // Unhandled 'error' event
        ^ Error: read ECONNRESET
Solution

  • Seems like .on('error', ...); can't catch ECONNRESET after N times so the only way to solve if (afaik now) is using process.on('uncaughtException', function(error) {})

    I hope this help other people :)