Laravel Exceptions

Advanced exception management system for Laravel with enriched context, multiple logging channels, and customized user-facing messages.

Features

• Custom exceptions with separate messages for developers and end-users
• Enriched context automatically collected (user, host, environment, stack trace)
• Multiple channels for storage (database, etc.)
• Automatic conversion of Symfony HTTP exceptions
• Database logging with complete schema
• Internationalization support (en, es, pt_BR)
• Artisan commands for quick setup and exception generation

Installation

composer require jftecnologia/laravel-exceptions

Quick Install (Recommended)

Run the interactive installation command:

php artisan laravel-exceptions:install

This will guide you through publishing assets, migrations, configuration, and running migrations.

After installation, you must register the exception handler in your bootstrap/app.php file:

use JuniorFontenele\LaravelExceptions\Facades\LaravelException;

return Application::configure(basePath: dirname(__DIR__))
    // ... other configurations
    ->withExceptions(function (Exceptions $exceptions) {
        // ... other exception handlers
        
        // Register Laravel Exceptions handler (must be the last handler)
        LaravelException::handles($exceptions);
    })
    ->create();

Note: The LaravelException::handles() call must be placed as the last handler in the withExceptions method to ensure it properly catches all exceptions.

Manual Installation

Important: You must publish the package assets and migrations before using it:

php artisan vendor:publish --tag="laravel-exceptions-assets"

php artisan vendor:publish --tag="laravel-exceptions-migrations"
php artisan migrate

Optionally, publish configuration (if you want to customize it):

php artisan vendor:publish --tag="laravel-exceptions-config"

Optionally, publish views (if you want to customize them):

php artisan vendor:publish --tag="laravel-exceptions-views"

After publishing, you must register the exception handler in your bootstrap/app.php file:

use JuniorFontenele\LaravelExceptions\Facades\LaravelException;

return Application::configure(basePath: dirname(__DIR__))
    // ... other configurations
    ->withExceptions(function (Exceptions $exceptions) {
        // ... other exception handlers
        
        // Register Laravel Exceptions handler (must be the last handler)
        LaravelException::handles($exceptions);
    })
    ->create();

Note: The LaravelException::handles() call must be placed as the last handler in the withExceptions method to ensure it properly catches all exceptions.

Usage

Creating Custom Exceptions

Use the artisan command to generate exception classes:

php artisan make:app-exception PaymentFailedException

This creates a new exception class in app/Exceptions/PaymentFailedException.php.

Throwing Exceptions

use JuniorFontenele\LaravelExceptions\Exceptions\AppException;

// Basic exception
throw new AppException(
    message: 'Internal system error',
    userMessage: 'An error occurred. Please try again.',
    statusCode: 500
);

// With additional context
throw new AppException(
    message: 'Payment processing failed',
    userMessage: 'Unable to process payment.',
    statusCode: 422,
    context: [
        'payment_id' => $paymentId,
        'amount' => $amount,
    ]
);

HTTP Exceptions

use JuniorFontenele\LaravelExceptions\Exceptions\Http\NotFoundHttpException;
use JuniorFontenele\LaravelExceptions\Exceptions\Http\UnauthorizedHttpException;

throw new NotFoundHttpException('Resource not found');
throw new UnauthorizedHttpException('Access denied');

Available classes: BadRequestHttpException, UnauthorizedHttpException, AccessDeniedHttpException, NotFoundHttpException, MethodNotAllowedHttpException, SessionExpiredHttpException, UnprocessableEntityHttpException, TooManyRequestsHttpException, InternalServerErrorHttpException, ServiceUnavailableHttpException, GatewayTimeoutHttpException.

Cleaning Old Exception Records

Use the clean command to remove old exception records from the database:

# Clean records using the default retention period (configured in config file)
php artisan laravel-exceptions:clean

# Clean records older than a specific number of days
php artisan laravel-exceptions:clean --days=90

# Force execution in production without confirmation
php artisan laravel-exceptions:clean --force

The retention period defaults to 365 days but can be configured via the delete_records_older_than_days setting.

Recommended: Schedule this command to run daily by adding it to your routes/console.php:

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schedule;

Schedule::command('laravel-exceptions:clean --force')
    ->daily()
    ->onOneServer();

Configuration

Main options in config/laravel-exceptions.php:

return [
    // Custom error view
    'view' => 'laravel-exceptions::error',
    
    // Convert unhandled exceptions to AppException
    'convert_exceptions' => env('LARAVEL_EXCEPTIONS_CONVERT_EXCEPTIONS', true),
    
    // Render custom exceptions even in debug mode
    'render_in_debug' => env('LARAVEL_EXCEPTIONS_RENDER_IN_DEBUG', false),
    
    // Days to keep exception records (used by clean command)
    'delete_records_older_than_days' => 365,
    
    // Automatic context providers
    'context_providers' => [
        AppExceptionContextProvider::class,
        AppContextProvider::class,
        HostContextProvider::class,
        UserContextProvider::class,
        ExceptionContextProvider::class,
        PreviousExceptionContextProvider::class,
    ],
    
    // Storage channels
    'channels' => [
        'database' => Database::class,
    ],
    
    // Channel-specific settings
    'channels_settings' => [
        'database' => [
            'table_name' => 'exceptions_log',
            'model' => Exception::class,
            'user_model' => config('auth.providers.users.model'),
            'user_model_table' => 'users',
        ],
    ],
    
    // Ignored exceptions (won't be logged or converted)
    'ignored_exceptions' => [
        AuthenticationException::class,
        ValidationException::class,
    ],
    
    // HTTP exception mappings
    'http_exceptions' => [
        400 => BadRequestHttpException::class,
        401 => UnauthorizedHttpException::class,
        403 => AccessDeniedHttpException::class,
        404 => NotFoundHttpException::class,
        // ... more status codes
    ],
];

Configuration Options

Automatic Context

The package automatically collects:

• Exception: class, message, file, line, code, stack trace
• Application: environment, debug mode
• Host: hostname, IP address
• User: authenticated user ID
• Previous exception: complete information if exists

Database Storage

Exceptions are automatically saved to the exceptions_log table with all relevant fields, making analysis and debugging easier.

Testing

composer test

Credits

• Junior Fontenele

License

MIT License. See LICENSE.md for details.