Improve error handling somewhat

- Fix composer crashing/not showing alert on error
- Make a general ValidationException which takes an array of field ⇒
messages to be outputted nicely by the API

framework/core/src/Api/Actions/JsonApiAction.php

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ abstract class JsonApiAction implements Action
      */
     public function handle(Request $request)
     {
-        // TODO: Move this error handling code to middleware?
+        // TODO: This is gross. Move this error handling code to middleware?
         try {
             return $this->respond($request);
         } catch (ValidationException $e) {
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ abstract class JsonApiAction implements Action
                 ];
             }
             return new JsonResponse(['errors' => $errors], 422);
+        } catch (\Flarum\Core\Exceptions\ValidationException $e) {
+            $errors = [];
+            foreach ($e->getMessages() as $path => $detail) {
+                $errors[] = compact('path', 'detail');
+            }
+            return new JsonResponse(['errors' => $errors], 422);
         } catch (PermissionDeniedException $e) {
             return new JsonResponse(null, 401);
         } catch (ModelNotFoundException $e) {

framework/core/src/Core/Exceptions/ValidationException.php

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?php namespace Flarum\Core\Exceptions;
+
+use Exception;
+
+class ValidationException extends Exception
+{
+    protected $messages;
+
+    public function __construct(array $messages)
+    {
+        $this->messages = $messages;
+    }
+
+    public function getMessages()
+    {
+        return $this->messages;
+    }
+}