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middlewares/json-exception-handler
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Middleware to catch exceptions and output them as JSON

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middlewares/json-exception-handler
==================================

[](#middlewaresjson-exception-handler)

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Catches exceptions that occur during request handling and output them as JSON.

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP >= 7.2
- A [PSR-7](https://packagist.org/providers/psr/http-message-implementation) http message implementation ([Diactoros](https://github.com/zendframework/zend-diactoros), [Guzzle](https://github.com/guzzle/psr7), [Slim](https://github.com/slimphp/Slim), etc...)
- A [PSR-15 middleware dispatcher](https://github.com/middlewares/awesome-psr15-middlewares#dispatcher)

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

This package is installable and autoloadable via Composer as [middlewares/json-exception-handler](https://packagist.org/packages/middlewares/json-exception-handler).

```
composer require middlewares/json-exception-handler
```

JsonExceptionHandler
--------------------

[](#jsonexceptionhandler)

Catches exceptions thrown that occur later in request processing an creates a new response with HTTP 500 status and JSON encoded version of the exception as the body.

### `contentType(string $type)`

[](#contenttypestring-type)

Change the Content-Type header of the response. Default is `application/json`.

### `includeTrace(bool $enable)`

[](#includetracebool-enable)

Enable or disable the stack trace in the response. Default is `true`.

### `jsonOptions(int $options)`

[](#jsonoptionsint-options)

Set options for `json_encode` of the exception. Default is `0`.

---

Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information about recent changes and [CONTRIBUTING](CONTRIBUTING.md) for contributing details.

The MIT License (MIT). Please see [LICENSE](LICENSE) for more information.

###  Health Score

29

—

LowBetter than 59% of packages

Maintenance46

Moderate activity, may be stable

Popularity9

Limited adoption so far

Community16

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity42

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor2

2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

422d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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---

Tags

exceptionhandlerjsonmiddlewarephppsr-15httppsr-7jsonmiddlewareserverexceptionhandlerpsr-15

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Static AnalysisPHPStan

Code StylePHP CS Fixer

Type Coverage Yes

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