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express 4.21.2: Handle Express res.format content negotiation 406 error dispatch, canonicalized err.types, unconditional Vary header, and default fallback semantics

Verified sample for npm express 4.21.2: Handle Express res.format content negotiation 406 error dispatch, canonicalized err.types, unconditional Vary header…

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node 22 · linux alpine/x64 · docker ed25519:d91480838ac982c9 PASS compile:SKIPPED · contract:PASS · load:PASS · resolve:PASS
CONTAINER_RUN · node-typescript@1
2026-08-17
node 22 · linux alpine/x64 · docker ed25519:2175b912ea1c23b1 PASS compile:SKIPPED · contract:PASS · load:PASS · resolve:PASS
CONTAINER_RUN · node-typescript@1
2026-08-18

Case

HOW
Goal
Handle Express res.format content negotiation 406 error dispatch, canonicalized err.types, unconditional Vary header, and default fallback semantics
Packages
Symbols
  • res.format
Environment
node
Created
2026-08-17T06:38:16Z

Contract

  1. res.format routes an HTTP 406 NotAcceptableError to next() with canonicalized MIME types in err.types and unconditionally sets Vary: Accept when no registered format matches the Accept header and no default handler is provided
  2. res.format sets the Content-Type header to the canonical MIME type of the matched format key before executing the handler callback
  3. res.format wildcard matching with Accept: */* selects the first format key defined on the object and applies its canonical Content-Type
  4. res.format executes the default fallback handler without pre-setting Content-Type while preserving the Vary: Accept header
  5. res.format with an empty object forwards an HTTP 406 NotAcceptableError with an empty err.types array to next()

Files

  • NOTES.md
  • csx.json
  • package-lock.json
  • package.json
  • test/contract.mjs

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