Running an instance in DEV mode, without displaying exception stacks

Question

I am wondering if I can keep running a Play 1.2.5 instance running in development mode, but without displaying the full exception stack to end users.

Answer 1

There are two ways:

1. Declare method with @Catch annotation in your controllers:

   @Catch(Exception.class)
   static void unexpectedErrorOccured(Throwable cause) throws Exception {
       Logger.error(cause, "Unexpected controller error");
       //render whatever you want
   }
   

2. Change the template located in app/views/errors/500.html