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+import { IsString } from 'class-validator';
+import { ForbiddenError, NotAcceptableError, UnauthorizedError } from 'routing-controllers';
+
+/**
+ * Error to throw when a jwt is expired
+ */
+export class ExpiredJWTError extends UnauthorizedError {
+	@IsString()
+	name = "ExpiredJWTError"
+
+	@IsString()
+	message = "your provided jwt is expired"
+}
+
+/**
+ * Error to throw when a jwt could not be parsed
+ */
+export class IllegalJWTError extends UnauthorizedError {
+	@IsString()
+	name = "IllegalJWTError"
+
+	@IsString()
+	message = "your provided jwt could not be parsed"
+}
+
+/**
+ * Error to throw when provided credentials are invalid
+ */
+export class InvalidCredentialsError extends UnauthorizedError {
+	@IsString()
+	name = "InvalidCredentialsError"
+
+	@IsString()
+	message = "your provided credentials are invalid"
+}
+
+/**
+ * Error to throw when a jwt does not have permission for this route/ action
+ */
+export class NoPermissionError extends ForbiddenError {
+	@IsString()
+	name = "NoPermissionError"
+
+	@IsString()
+	message = "your provided jwt does not have permission for this route/ action"
+}
+
+/**
+ * Error to thow when no username and no email is set
+ */
+export class UsernameOrEmailNeededError extends NotAcceptableError {
+	@IsString()
+	name = "UsernameOrEmailNeededError"
+
+	@IsString()
+	message = "Auth needs to have email or username set! \n You provided neither."
+}
+
+/**
+ * Error to thow when no password is provided
+ */
+export class PasswordNeededError extends NotAcceptableError {
+	@IsString()
+	name = "PasswordNeededError"
+
+	@IsString()
+	message = "no password is provided - you need to provide it"
+}
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