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+<?php
+
+namespace jrosset\CliProgram;
+
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Application;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Command\Command;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Console\Output\OutputInterface;
+use Throwable;
+
+/**
+ * A “safe” application: runtime exception are treated by {@see SafeApplication::processRuntimeException()}
+ */
+class SafeApplication extends Application {
+    /**
+     * @var int The exit code used when command failed with an exception
+     *
+     * @see SafeApplication::processRuntimeException()
+     */
+    private int $exceptionFailureExitCode = Command::FAILURE;
+
+    /**
+     * Runs the current application.
+     *
+     * @param InputInterface|null  $input  The input (i.e. argv)
+     * @param OutputInterface|null $output The output (i.e. STDOUT and STDERR)
+     *
+     * @return int The exit code: 0 if everything went fine, or an error code
+     */
+    public function run (?InputInterface $input = null, ?OutputInterface $output = null): int {
+        try {
+            return parent::run($input, $output);
+        }
+        catch (Throwable $exception) {
+            return $this->processRuntimeException($exception, $input, $output);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * The exit code used when command failed with an exception
+     *
+     * @return int The exit code used when command failed with an exception
+     */
+    public function getExceptionFailureExitCode (): int {
+        return $this->exceptionFailureExitCode;
+    }
+    /**
+     * Set the exit code used when command failed with an exception
+     *
+     * @param int $exceptionFailureExitCode The new exit code used when command failed with an exception
+     *
+     * @return $this
+     */
+    public function setExceptionFailureExitCode (int $exceptionFailureExitCode): self {
+        $this->exceptionFailureExitCode = $exceptionFailureExitCode;
+        return $this;
+    }
+    /**
+     * Process runtime exception
+     *
+     * Default behavior: write exception message to <b>$output</b> (error) and return {@see SafeApplication::$exceptionFailureExitCode}
+     *
+     * @param Throwable       $exception The exception
+     * @param InputInterface  $input The input (i.e. argv)
+     * @param OutputInterface $output The output (i.e. STDOUT and STDERR)
+     *
+     * @return int The exit code
+     *
+     * @noinspection PhpUnusedParameterInspection
+     */
+    protected function processRuntimeException (Throwable $exception, InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int {
+        $output->writeln('<error>' . $exception->getMessage() . '</error>');
+        return $this->exceptionFailureExitCode;
+    }
+}
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