update exception handler

Author: flyingluscas

webservice/app/Exceptions/Handler.php

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 use Exception;
 use Illuminate\Auth\AuthenticationException;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\HttpException;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Exceptions\Handler as ExceptionHandler;
 
 class Handler extends ExceptionHandler
@@ -44,9 +45,27 @@ public function report(Exception $exception)
      */
     public function render($request, Exception $exception)
     {
+        if ($request->expectsJson() && $exception instanceof HttpException) {
+            return $this->handleExceptionJsonResponse($exception);
+        }
+
         return parent::render($request, $exception);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Handle the JSON response for the HTTP exceptions.
+     *
+     * @param  \Exception $exception
+     *
+     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response
+     */
+    protected function handleExceptionJsonResponse(Exception $exception)
+    {
+        return response()->json([
+            'messages' => [$exception->getMessage()],
+        ], $exception->getStatusCode());
+    }
+
     /**
      * Convert an authentication exception into an unauthenticated response.
      *