Category: Webdevelopment

In the previous part of this series we’ve talked about using the Messenger component for sending emails. We’ve also talked about how to use JWT tokens as an easy way to create tokens for account activation links or password reset links. In this part we will tie up some loose ends and we’ll start implementing the basic stock portfolio entities, which we’ll extend in the future parts.

Tying up loose ends

Custom exceptions

We’ve used some general exceptions throughout our services. If you do not catch those, API Platform will throw an Internal Server Error to the client. To combat this we’ll implement custom exceptions and map those to the correct HTTP Statuscode.

In part 2 of this series we’ve added a custom endpoint to make it possible for users to register themselves. In this part we’ll add an EmailService class to send emails using the Symfony Messenger component. I’ll also show you an awesome technique for generating JWT Tokens for specific user actions like activating an account or resetting a password.

The Emailservice

Our application needs to send email messages to our users. A basic example is an account activation email with a link for users to click on. When they click on the link their account will be activated and ready for use.