Caps-Server/Sources/App/Router+Extensions.swift

import Vapor

extension Application {
    
    func getCatching<T>(_ path: PathComponent..., call: @escaping (Request) throws -> T) {
        self.get(path) { (request: Request) -> Response in
            catching(path, request: request, closure: call)
        }
    }
    
    func postCatching<T>(_ path: PathComponent..., call: @escaping (Request) throws -> T) {
        self.post(path) { (request: Request) -> Response in
            catching(path, request: request, closure: call)
        }
    }
}

private func catching<T>(_ path: [PathComponent], request: Request, closure: @escaping (Request) throws -> T) -> Response {
    
    let route = path.map { $0.string }.joined(separator: "/")
    do {
        let data = try closure(request)
        if let d = data as? Data {
            return Response(status: .ok, body: .init(data: d))
        } else {
            return Response(status: .ok)
        }
    } catch let error as CapError {
        log("\(route): Error \(error)")
        return Response(status: error.response)
    } catch {
        log("\(route): Unhandled error: \(error)")
        return Response(status: .internalServerError)
    }
}

extension PathComponent {
    
    var string: String {
        switch self {
        case .constant(let value):
            return value
        case .parameter(let value):
            return "<\(value)>"
        default:
            return "\(self)"
        }
    }
}