BitzArt/ApiExceptions

Reinventing C# exceptions

General

This library defines ApiExceptions that you can throw in your .Net applications.

Use with Asp.Net Core

💡 You can always refer to this sample project for guidance.

Setup:

Add the nuget package:

dotnet add package BitzArt.ApiExceptions.AspNetCore

Add this line to your Program.cs when configuring services:

builder.Services.AddApiExceptionHandler();

Add this line to your Program.cs when configuring the request pipeline:

// This line should go before any other middleware that might throw exceptions
app.UseApiExceptionHandler();

Usage:

Then, anywhere in your code, you can throw exceptions like:

throw ApiException.BadRequest("your error message");

This will stop any further execution and generate an http response with an appropriate http status code.

The package handles both ApiExceptions as well as regular Exceptions. If the exception is of type ApiException, it will generate a response with the appropriate status code and message. If the exception is of type Exception, the status code will be 500.

💡 These responses are aligned with RFC7807: Problem Details for HTTP APIs.

Use outside of Asp.Net Core

To use ApiExceptions in your applications, add this nuget package to your project:

dotnet add package BitzArt.ApiExceptions

This will allow you to create and throw ApiExceptions, and you can then handle them as you see fit.