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Express error middleware needs four parameters
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Problem
Express error-handling middleware silently fails to catch errors if the function signature does not have exactly four parameters err req res next even if next is unused.
Solution
Always declare all four parameters in error middleware: app.use with err req res next. Express uses the argument count to distinguish error handlers from regular middleware.
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