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Customizing error messages

The content of a message can be changed to fit custom use cases; it can contain placeholders that will be replaced with useful information.

The placeholders below are always available; even more may be used depending on the original message.

Placeholder Description
{message_code} the code of the message
{node_name} name of the node to which the message is bound
{node_path} path of the node to which the message is bound
{node_type} type of the node to which the message is bound
{source_value} the source value that was given to the node
{original_message} the original message before being customized

Usage:

try {
    (new \CuyZ\Valinor\MapperBuilder())
        ->mapper()
        ->map(SomeClass::class, [/* … */]);
} catch (\CuyZ\Valinor\Mapper\MappingError $error) {
    $messages = \CuyZ\Valinor\Mapper\Tree\Message\Messages::flattenFromNode(
        $error->node()
    );

    foreach ($messages as $message) {
        if ($message->code() === 'some_code') {
            $message = $message
                ->withParameter('some_parameter', 'some custom value')
                ->withBody('new message / {message_code} / {some_parameter}');
        }

        // new message / some_code / some custom value
        echo $message;
    }
}

The messages are formatted using the ICU library, enabling the placeholders to use advanced syntax to perform proper translations, for instance currency support.

try {
    (new \CuyZ\Valinor\MapperBuilder())->mapper()->map('int<0, 100>', 1337);
} catch (\CuyZ\Valinor\Mapper\MappingError $error) {
    $message = $error->node()->messages()[0];

    if (is_numeric($message->node()->mappedValue())) {
        $message = $message->withBody(
            'Invalid amount {source_value, number, currency}'
        );    
    } 

    // Invalid amount: $1,337.00
    echo $message->withLocale('en_US');

    // Invalid amount: £1,337.00
    echo $message->withLocale('en_GB');

    // Invalid amount: 1 337,00 €
    echo $message->withLocale('fr_FR');
}

See ICU documentation for more information on available syntax.

Warning

If the intl extension is not installed, a shim will be available to replace the placeholders, but it won't handle advanced syntax as described above.

Deeper message customization / translation

For deeper message changes, formatters can be used to customize body and parameters.

Note

Formatters can be added to messages

Translation

The formatter TranslationMessageFormatter can be used to translate the content of messages.

The library provides a list of all messages that can be returned; this list can be filled or modified with custom translations.

\CuyZ\Valinor\Mapper\Tree\Message\Formatter\TranslationMessageFormatter::default()
    // Create/override a single entry…
    ->withTranslation('fr', 'some custom message', 'un message personnalisé')
    // …or several entries.
    ->withTranslations([
        'some custom message' => [
            'en' => 'Some custom message',
            'fr' => 'Un message personnalisé',
            'es' => 'Un mensaje personalizado',
        ], 
        'some other message' => [
            // …
        ], 
    ])
    ->format($message);

Replacement map

The formatter MessageMapFormatter can be used to provide a list of messages replacements. It can be instantiated with an array where each key represents either:

  • The code of the message to be replaced
  • The body of the message to be replaced
  • The class name of the message to be replaced

If none of those is found, the content of the message will stay unchanged unless a default one is given to the class.

If one of these keys is found, the array entry will be used to replace the content of the message. This entry can be either a plain text or a callable that takes the message as a parameter and returns a string; it is for instance advised to use a callable in cases where a custom translation service is used — to avoid useless greedy operations.

In any case, the content can contain placeholders as described above.

(new \CuyZ\Valinor\Mapper\Tree\Message\Formatter\MessageMapFormatter([
    // Will match if the given message has this exact code
    'some_code' => 'New content / code: {message_code}',

    // Will match if the given message has this exact content
    'Some message content' => 'New content / previous: {original_message}',

    // Will match if the given message is an instance of `SomeError`
    SomeError::class => 'New content / value: {source_value}',

    // A callback can be used to get access to the message instance
    OtherError::class => function (NodeMessage $message): string {
        if ($message->path() === 'foo.bar') {
            return 'Some custom message';
        }

        return $message->body();
    },

    // For greedy operation, it is advised to use a lazy-callback
    'foo' => fn () => $this->customTranslator->translate('foo.bar'),
]))
    ->defaultsTo('some default message')
    // …or…
    ->defaultsTo(fn () => $this->customTranslator->translate('default_message'))
    ->format($message);

Several formatters

It is possible to join several formatters into one formatter by using the AggregateMessageFormatter. This instance can then easily be injected in a service that will handle messages.

The formatters will be called in the same order they are given to the aggregate.

(new \CuyZ\Valinor\Mapper\Tree\Message\Formatter\AggregateMessageFormatter(
    new \CuyZ\Valinor\Mapper\Tree\Message\Formatter\LocaleMessageFormatter('fr'),
    new \CuyZ\Valinor\Mapper\Tree\Message\Formatter\MessageMapFormatter([
        // …
    ],
    \CuyZ\Valinor\Mapper\Tree\Message\Formatter\TranslationMessageFormatter::default(),
))->format($message)
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