Error block not working in Sinatra app

Question

I have the following Sinatra app and I am testing the error block but it doesnt seem to be working.

Here's my sinatra app:

require 'rubygems'
require 'sinatra'

error do
  puts "----> Failed"
  $stdout.print "----> Failed"
end

get "/*" do
  raise "Error!!"
end

I am using sinatra (1.3.3)

Answer 1

You can add:

set :show_exceptions, false

To your application file.

In development environments show_exceptions is enabled by default.

Answer 2

Sinatra uses its own error handler when it is set in development mode, which it is by default. For your error to show up you have to run your app in production mode like this:

ruby my_app.rb -e production

Here's a link to the specific documentation for further reference: Sinatra README #Environments