I want to contribute an exception-safe helper to 12.x would it get merged?

[nagi1]

Hi Community,

I’ve been thinking about adding a simple helper to handle exceptions in a safer way. The idea is to wrap a callback in a try-catch block, catch any exceptions, log them, and return a default value instead of letting the error break things. Something like this:

function safe_execute(callable $callback, $default = null)
{
    try {
        return $callback();
    } catch (\Throwable $e) {

       // This log can be removed
        Log::error('Error: ' . $e->getMessage(), [
            'exception' => $e,
        ]);
        
        return $default;
    }
}

Usage example:

$result = safe_execute(function () {
    return $serviceInterface->someMethodThatMayThrowAnException();
}, 'default_value');

dd($result);  // Will print 'default_value' instead of throwing an error

It seems that this can be of service to clean the code a little if you are working with something that can throw exceptions, e.g., database queries or API queries.

Is this something that might go into 12.x? I’d like to open a PR with the code and tests. Is that something you would need?

[crynobone]

See rescue() helper.