From b1866617c67ba890ce5b7d7065a89e891ffc01a5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: William Oldham <github@binaryoverload.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2026 19:14:48 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix(logs): don't spam the logs with 404 and add better
 logging for server errors

---
 server/plugins/log-errors.ts | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/error.vue                |  8 +++++---
 2 files changed, 43 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 server/plugins/log-errors.ts

diff --git a/server/plugins/log-errors.ts b/server/plugins/log-errors.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb5a969
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/plugins/log-errors.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import type { H3Error } from 'h3';
+
+/**
+ * Logs server-side errors in a compact, readable format.
+ *
+ * Nitro fires the `error` hook for every request error, whatever the source
+ * (API routes, server routes/middleware, SSR rendering). It also fires for
+ * expected HTTP errors like 404s, so anything below a 500 is ignored here.
+ */
+export default defineNitroPlugin((nitroApp) => {
+	nitroApp.hooks.hook('error', (err, { event }) => {
+		const error = err as Partial<H3Error>;
+		const statusCode = error.statusCode ?? 500;
+
+		// Skip expected client errors (404, 401, 422, redirects, ...).
+		if (statusCode < 500) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		const where = event ? `${event.method} ${event.path}` : 'non-request';
+		const tag = error.unhandled ? '[unhandled]' : '';
+
+		console.error(`[server error] ${tag} ${where} -> ${statusCode} ${err.message}`);
+
+		if (error.data !== undefined) {
+			console.error('  data:', error.data);
+		}
+
+		if (err.cause) {
+			console.error('  cause:', err.cause);
+		}
+
+		if (err.stack) {
+			// Drop the first line (already printed above as the message).
+			console.error(err.stack.split('\n').slice(1).join('\n'));
+		}
+	});
+});
diff --git a/src/error.vue b/src/error.vue
index cfb6106..f480546 100644
--- a/src/error.vue
+++ b/src/error.vue
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ import { watchImmediate } from '@vueuse/core';
 import DefaultLayout from './layouts/default.vue';
 const { error } = defineProps<{ error: any }>();
 
-watchImmediate([error], () => {
-	console.error(error);
-});
+if (import.meta.client) {
+	watchImmediate([() => error], () => {
+		console.error(error);
+	});
+}
 </script>
 
 <template>