Php attempt function

attempt.md

Php Attempt Function

Usage

[$result, $exception] = attempt(function() {
    throw new \Exception('hello exception');
});

if ($exception){
  // Do something with exception
}

OR if you don't care about exception, you can use it like below:

[$result] = attempt(function() {
    return 3;
});

attempt.php

<?php

/**
 * @param  \callable  $callable
 * @return array<mixed|null, \Throwable|null>
 */
function attempt(\callable $callable): array
{
    $result = null;
    $exception = null;

    try {
        $result = $callable();
    } catch (\Throwable $t) {
        $exception = $t;
    }

    return [$result, $exception];
}