automatic api error response

index.php

<?php

// placeholder
class Response
{
}

class ApiError extends \Exception
{   
    protected static $errorCodes = [
        1 => 'something went wrong or whatever'  
    ];
    
    public function __construct(Response $response, $type, $code)
    {
        $this->response = $response;
        $this->type = $type;
        $this->code = $code;
        $this->message = self::$errorCodes[$code];
        
        parent::__construct("{$this->type}: {$this->message}", $this->code);
        
        $this->response();
    }
    
    public function response()
    {
        $this->response
            ->setHeader('content-type', 'application/json')
            ->json([
                'errors' => [
                    [
                        'type' => $this->type,
                        'code' => $this->code,
                        'message' => $this->message
                    ]
                ]
            ])
            ->handle();
    }
}


try {
    throw new ApiError(new Response(), 'user', 1);
} catch (\Exception $e) {}