See strongloop/loopback#1650 (comment)
// a custom JSON serializer function for producing JSON response bodies// @param sanitizedData: response data containing only safe properties// @param originalError: the original Error object
jsonSerializer: function(sanitizedData,originalError){if(originalError.name==='ValidationError'){vardetails=sanitizedData.details||{};sanitizedData.issueCount=details.codes&&Object.keys(details.codes).length;}returnsanitizedData;}
See strongloop/loopback#1650 (comment)