1. <?php
  3. /**
  4. * Encodes user records for a local utility with fallback logic.
  5. * @param array $user_records Array of user records.
  6. * @return string Encoded JSON string or error message.
  7. */
  8. function encodeUserRecords(array $user_records): string
  9. {
  10. try {
  11. // Attempt to encode as JSON
  12. $json_encoded = json_encode($user_records, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT | JSON_UNESCAPED_UNICODE);
  14. // Check if encoding was successful
  15. if ($json_encoded === false) {
  16. return "Error encoding to JSON: " . json_last_error_msg(); // Return error message
  17. }
  19. return $json_encoded; // Return the JSON string
  20. } catch (Exception $e) {
  21. return "An unexpected error occurred: " . $e->getMessage(); // Return error message
  22. }
  23. }
  25. // Example Usage:
  26. $user_data = [
  27. ['id' => 1, 'name' => 'John Doe', 'email' => 'john.doe@example.com'],
  28. ['id' => 2, 'name' => 'Jane Smith', 'email' => 'jane.smith@example.com']
  29. ];
  31. $encoded_data = encodeUserRecords($user_data);
  33. echo $encoded_data;
  35. ?>

Add your comment