Broad Exception Catch (ARCH7153)

Key php.logging.catch-generic-throwable · Severity info · Category logging

Catching the most general exception type (\Throwable, \Exception) masks unrelated failures alongside the expected one and hides the real problem.

Incorrect

<?php
try {
    $user = $this->repository->find($id);
} catch (\Throwable $e) {
    return null;
}

Correct

<?php
try {
    $user = $this->repository->find($id);
} catch (EntityNotFoundException $e) {
    return null;
}

Fix

Catch only the specific exception types you can actually handle.