improvements: create flash message via thrown exception

Author: connorabbas

app/Exceptions/ErrorToastException.php

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Exceptions;
+
+use Exception;
+
+class ErrorToastException extends Exception
+{
+    //
+}

bootstrap/app.php

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
+use App\Exceptions\ErrorToastException;
 use App\Http\Middleware\EncryptCookies;
 use App\Http\Middleware\HandleInertiaRequests;
 use Illuminate\Cookie\Middleware\EncryptCookies as BaseEncryptCookies;
@@ -66,14 +67,20 @@
                         return $response;
                     }
                     // Return JSON response for PrimeVue toast to display
+                    $errorSummary = "$statusCode - $errorTitles[$statusCode]";
+                    $errorDetail = $errorDetails[$statusCode];
+                    if (get_class($exception) === ErrorToastException::class) {
+                        $errorSummary = "$statusCode - Error";
+                        $errorDetail = $exception->getMessage();
+                    }
                     return response()->json([
-                        'error_summary' => "$statusCode - $errorTitles[$statusCode]",
-                        'error_detail' => $errorDetails[$statusCode],
+                        'error_summary' => $errorSummary,
+                        'error_detail' => $errorDetail,
                     ], $statusCode);
                 }
             } elseif ($statusCode === 419) {
                 return back()->with([
-                    'flash_message' => 'The page expired, please try again.',
+                    'flash_warn' => 'The page expired, please try again.',
                 ]);
             }
 

resources/js/app.js

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ createInertiaApp({
                             summary: responseBody.error_summary,
                             detail: responseBody.error_detail,
                             life: 5000,
-                            styleClass: 'mb-0 mt-4',
+                            styleClass: 'shadow-lg mb-0 mt-4',
                         });
                     }
                 });