2017-07-27 17:41 GMT+02:00 Craig Duncan <p...@duncanc.co.uk>:
> Hi internals,
>
> When using `json_encode()` and `json_decode()` it is required that you
> manually check for errors after every call, eg:
>
> ```php
> $data = json_decode("false");
> if (json_last_error() !== JSON_ERROR_NONE) {
> throw new UnexpectedValueException(json_last_error_msg());
> }
> ```
>
> This isn't _that_ unusual in PHP, however normally in these situations a
> warning would be raised. But the JSON functions only raise warnings in a
> couple of scenarios, most issues are completely silent.
>
> I wanted to begin a discussion around changing this, so that warnings are
> raised for any issues during `json_encode()` and `json_decode()`.
>
> I have an implementation ready and I'm happy to draft an RFC if this
> suggestion doesn't receive universal hatred.
>
It should rather just throw exceptions. Warnings do not really allow error
handling, they just allow error reporting.
Regards, Niklas
