Centralizing error handling to a helpers package

internal/helpers/helpers.go

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+package helpers
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"go-udemy-web-1/internal/config"
+	"net/http"
+	"runtime/debug"
+)
+
+var app *config.AppConfig
+
+// NewHelpers sets up app config for helpers
+func NewHelpers(a *config.AppConfig) {
+	app = a
+}
+
+func ClientError(w http.ResponseWriter, status int) {
+	app.InfoLog.Println("Client error with status of", status)
+	http.Error(w, http.StatusText(status), status)
+}
+
+func ServerError(w http.ResponseWriter, err error) {
+	trace := fmt.Sprintf("%s\n%s", err.Error(), debug.Stack())
+	app.ErrorLog.Println(trace)
+	http.Error(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusInternalServerError), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+}