(mvc) api error handling (missing controller, missing action)

src/opnsense/mvc/app/config/services_api.php

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ $di->set('router', function () {
 
     $router->setDefaultController('index');
     $router->setDefaultAction('index');
-    $router->setDefaultNamespace('OPNsense\Sample\Api');
+    $router->setDefaultNamespace('OPNsense\Base');
 
     $router->add('/', array(
         "controller" => 'index',
@@ -142,3 +142,34 @@ $di->set('router', function () {
     return $router;
 
 });
+
+// exception handling
+$di->get('eventsManager')->attach("dispatch:beforeException", function($event, $dispatcher, $exception) {
+    switch ($exception->getCode()) {
+        case Phalcon\Dispatcher::EXCEPTION_HANDLER_NOT_FOUND:
+            // send to error action on default index controller
+            $dispatcher->forward(array(
+                'controller' => 'index',
+                'namespace' => '\OPNsense\Base',
+                'action' => 'handleError',
+                'params'     => array(
+                    'message' =>  'controller ' . $dispatcher->getControllerClass() . ' not found',
+                    'sender' => 'API'
+                )
+            ));
+            return false;
+        case Phalcon\Dispatcher::EXCEPTION_ACTION_NOT_FOUND:
+            // send to error action on default index controller
+            $dispatcher->forward(array(
+                'controller' => 'index',
+                'namespace' => '\OPNsense\Base',
+                'action' => 'handleError',
+                'params'     => array(
+                    'message' => 'action ' . $dispatcher->getActionName() . ' not found',
+                    'sender' => 'API'
+                )
+            ));
+            return false;
+    }
+});
+$di->get('dispatcher')->setEventsManager($di->get('eventsManager'));

src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Base/ApiControllerBase.php

@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ class ApiControllerBase extends ControllerRoot
         $this->view->disable();
     }
 
-
     /**
      * before routing event.
      * Handles authentication and authentication of user requests
@@ -97,20 +96,12 @@ class ApiControllerBase extends ControllerRoot
                                 // authentication + authorization successful.
                                 // pre validate request and communicate back to the user on errors
                                 $callMethodName = $dispatcher->getActionName().'Action';
-                                $dispatchError = null;
-                                if (!method_exists($this, $callMethodName)) {
-                                    // can not execute, method not found
-                                    $dispatchError = 'action ' . $dispatcher->getActionName() . ' not found';
-                                } else {
-                                    // check number of parameters using reflection
-                                    $object_info = new \ReflectionObject($this);
-                                    $req_c = $object_info->getMethod($callMethodName)->getNumberOfRequiredParameters();
-                                    if ($req_c > count($dispatcher->getParams())) {
-                                        $dispatchError = 'action ' . $dispatcher->getActionName() .
-                                          ' expects at least '. $req_c . ' parameter(s)';
-                                    }
-                                }
-                                if ($dispatchError != null) {
+                                // check number of parameters using reflection
+                                $object_info = new \ReflectionObject($this);
+                                $req_c = $object_info->getMethod($callMethodName)->getNumberOfRequiredParameters();
+                                if ($req_c > count($dispatcher->getParams())) {
+                                    $dispatchError = 'action ' . $dispatcher->getActionName() .
+                                      ' expects at least '. $req_c . ' parameter(s)';
                                     $this->response->setStatusCode(400, "Bad Request");
                                     $this->response->setContentType('application/json', 'UTF-8');
                                     $this->response->setJsonContent(

src/opnsense/mvc/app/controllers/OPNsense/Base/IndexController.php

@@ -41,4 +41,25 @@ class IndexController extends ControllerBase
     public function indexAction()
     {
     }
+
+    /**
+     * log or send error message
+     * @param string $message error message
+     */
+    public function handleErrorAction($message = null, $sender = null)
+    {
+        // API call, send error to user
+        if ($sender == 'API') {
+            $this->response->setStatusCode(400, "Bad Request");
+            $this->response->setContentType('application/json', 'UTF-8');
+            $this->response->setJsonContent(
+                array('message' => $message,
+                      'status'  => 400
+            ));
+        } else {
+            $this->getLogger()->error($message);
+            $this->response->redirect("/", true);
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
 }