PHP won't catch error inside class, only on caller - php

Question

I'm trying to catch an error from my JWT class but i can't do it inside the class, the only place i can get it is from my main caller.
I'm calling this class with the error from my "API" where i start with the routing:
$router = new Router();
$router->all('/users', function()
{
$controller = new Controllers\UserController();
$controller->start();
});
$router->run();
After that i have my controller that will call my "API" class:
class UserAPI extends BaseAPI
{
protected $user;
protected $apiBase = "user";
function __construct($request, $origin)
{
parent::__construct($request);
$this->user = new User();
}
protected function logout()
{
if( isset($this->request[$this->apiBase . 'Data']) )
{
return $this->usuario->login($this->request[$this->apiBase . 'Data']);
}
else
{
return Helpers::errorResponse("User data not informed", 200);
}
}
}
And finally i have the problem, the User class where i want to catch an error but it wont work:
class User extends SimpleModel
{
public function logout($userData)
{
try
{
//At this point i will get an error since the provided token is invalid on purpose
$jwt = JWT::decode($userData['token'], SECRET_KEY, ['HS512']);
}
//Wont hit here even for a miracle
catch (Exception $exception)
{
echo "Caught ExceptFoo\n";
echo "Message: {$exception->getMessage()}\n";
}
}
}
The only place i could catch this error was on the routing file, wich is my index.php file.
For the JWT class i'm using Firebase JWT.

Answer 1

Relative class names (like Exception in your example) are always rooted to the namespace you are within. If you don't define a namespace, \ is used. Consider:
<?php
namespace Foo;
use Vendor\Package\Bar;
try {
Bar::throwAnException();
} catch (Exception $ex) {
die((string)$ex);
}
Here we have two relative class paths: Bar and Exception. PHP resolves Bar via the use statement to the absolute class path \Vendor\Package\Bar. PHP doesn't have a use statement corresponding to Exception, so PHP assumes you mean \Foo\Exception.
Clearly this isn't your intent. Unfortunately, PHP is silent when this situation occurs. It's bitten me a few times.