Balanced-Payments Try Catch response - try-catch

Question

I've attempting to learn how to set up credit card payments and using a Balanced Payments test marketplace. I haven't ever set up a try catch statement before and I am having some trouble with processing the response.
Here is my controller try/catch statement:
try{
$card->debits->create(array(
"amount" => $amount,
"appears_on_statement_as" => "test",
"description" => $invoiceId,
"order" => $order,
));
} catch (Balanced\Errors\Declined $e) {
$this->arrResponse['status'] = $e->getMessage();
return Response::json($this->arrResponse);
}
$invoice->save();
// send email function...
//redirect
$this->arrResponse['status'] = SUCCESS;
return Response::json($this->arrResponse);
I can see the error on chrome developer tools, but I can't make it appear on my view.
Chrome dev tools 500 internal server error statement:
error: {type: "Balanced\Errors\Declined", message: "",…}
file: "/Applications/MAMP/htdocs/testcc/vendor/balanced/balanced/src/Balanced/Errors/Error.php"
line: 42
message: ""
type: "Balanced\Errors\Declined
processpayment.js file:
jQuery.post(baseURL+'/processPayment', {
uri: fundingInstrument.href,
amount: amount,
invoiceId: invoiceId,
}, function(r) {
// backend response
if (r.status === 200) {
$('#msgSection').empty().removeClass('alert-error alert-success').addClass('alert-success').text(' payment has been received').show();
} else {
// failure from backend
$('#msgSection').empty().removeClass('alert-success').addClass('alert-warning').text('error').show();
}
});
When test card is processed successfully, everything works and success message appears on my view. However, when I use a test card that is declined, no message is sent to my view. Anyone see what I am doing wrong?

Answer 1

try to check balanced-php client testsuite to see how they use try catch block from here
so your code would be like.
try{
$card->debits->create(array(
"amount" => $amount,
"appears_on_statement_as" => "test",
"description" => $invoiceId,
"order" => $order,
));
} catch (Balanced\Errors\Declined $e) {
$this->arrResponse['status'] = $e->category_code;
return Response::json($this->arrResponse);
}
$invoice->save();
// send email function...
//redirect
$this->arrResponse['status'] = SUCCESS;
return Response::json($this->arrResponse);
$e->category_code will be either funding-destination-declined or authorization-failed or card-declined