Artisan console: managing exit code

• Create constant in artisan console class, e.g:

public static $EXIT_CODE = [
    'FAILED'=>-1,
    'USER_NOT_FOUND'=>0,
    'SUCCESS'=>1
];

• And put the code to access that exit code somewhere:

private function translateCommandExitCode($class, $exitCode)
{    
    // retrieve fcqn (fully classified class name)
    $fcqn = '\\App\\Console\\Commands\\' . $class;
    return array_search($exitCode, $fcqn::$EXIT_CODE );
}

Usage

Assuming that below code is my UserLogin console:

public static $EXIT_CODE = [
    'FAILED'=>-1,
    'USER_NOT_FOUND'=>0,
    'SUCCESS'=>1
];
public function __construct()
{
    parent::__construct();
}
public function handle(){
    // get userId from argument & find the user
    $userId = $this->argument('userId');
    $user = User::find($userId);

    // return earlier if no user found
    if(!$user) return self::$EXIT_CODE['USER_NOT_FOUND'];

    // login the user
    auth()->loginUsingId($user->id);

    // fire event
    event(new UserLoginSucceed);

    // give return code for succesful execution
    return self::$EXIT_CODE['SUCCESS'];
};

And in UserController, I'll do:

public function UserLogin(){
        $exitCode = Artisan::call('user:login',
                                  [
                                    'userId'=>'1',
                                    'password'=>'pass'
                                  ]
                                 );
        if($this->translateCommandExitCode('UserLogin',$exitCode) == 'FAILED'){
            // do code when exit code is FAILED
        }
}
public function translateCommandExitCode($class, $exitCode)
{    
        // retrieve fcqn (fully classified class name)
        $fcqn = '\\App\\Console\\Commands\\' . $class;
        return array_search($exitCode, $fcqn::$EXIT_CODE );
}