georgeff / problem
Translate exceptions to structured domain problems with a fluent builder and logger.
Requires
- php: ^8.4
- psr/log: ^3.0
Requires (Dev)
- phpstan/phpstan: ^2.0
- phpunit/phpunit: ^11.0
- squizlabs/php_codesniffer: ^3.11
README
Structured domain exceptions for PHP with a fluent builder API, exception translation, severity levels, context, correlation tracking, and serialization.
Installation
composer require georgeff/problem
Overview
This package provides a set of domain-scoped exception classes that extend PHP's \Exception with structured fields for logging, translation, and observability:
- Severity — one of
critical,error,warning,info,debug - Context — arbitrary key-value data describing the failure scenario
- Retryability — signals whether the triggering operation can be retried
- Correlation ID — request-scoped trace identifier,
nullwhen not provided - Structured data — a fully serializable snapshot for loggers and reporters
Each exception type comes with a fluent builder that handles message generation, code assignment, and context population for common failure scenarios. A translator converts arbitrary PHP exceptions into typed domain exceptions via a priority-ordered handler pipeline. A reporter composes translation and structured logging into a single drop-in component for application exception handlers.
Documentation
Core
- DomainException — abstract base class for all domain exceptions
- ExceptionBuilder — generic fluent builder; base for all domain-specific builders
Translation
- Translation —
ExceptionTranslator, handler pattern,PDOCatchAllHandler, and SQLSTATE routing
Logging
- Logging —
JsonStructuredLogger,EnvironmentEnricher,ContextEnricher, and combining with translation
Reporting
- Reporting —
ExceptionReporter, correlation ID threading, application handler integration
Exceptions & Builders
| Exception | Severity | Retryable | Error Code | Docs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
DatabaseException |
error |
false |
DB_NNNN |
database.md |
ValidationException |
warning |
false |
VAL_NNNN |
validation.md |
ExternalServiceException |
error |
true |
EXT_NNNN |
external-service.md |
AuthenticationException |
warning |
true |
AUTHN_NNNN |
authentication.md |
AuthorizationException |
warning |
false |
AUTHZ_NNNN |
authorization.md |
NotFoundException |
info |
false |
NOT_FOUND_NNNN |
not-found.md |
ConfigurationException |
critical |
false |
CFG_NNNN |
configuration.md |
UnknownException |
error |
false |
UNKNOWN_0000 |
unknown.md |
Quick Example
use Georgeff\Problem\DatabaseExceptionBuilder; use Georgeff\Problem\ValidationExceptionBuilder; use Georgeff\Problem\Exception\DomainException; // Database failure DatabaseExceptionBuilder::new() ->connectionFailed() ->connection('db.example.com', 5432, 'myapp') ->throw(); // Validation failure $builder = ValidationExceptionBuilder::new() ->required('email') ->minLength('username', 'ab', 3); if ($builder->hasErrors()) { $builder->throw(); } // Inspect any domain exception } catch (DomainException $e) { $e->severity; // "error" $e->retryable; // false $e->context; // ['query' => [...], ...] $e->correlationId; // "a3f9..." $e->structuredData; // full serializable snapshot $e->getErrorCode(); // "DB_0001" }
License
MIT — see LICENSE.