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<?php
// routes/api.php — versioned API groups
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;

Route::prefix('v1')->name('api.v1.')->group(function () {
    require base_path('routes/api_v1.php');
});

Route::prefix('v2')->name('api.v2.')->group(function () {
    require base_path('routes/api_v2.php');
});

// app/Exceptions/Handler.php — custom API error responses
namespace App\Exceptions;

use Illuminate\Foundation\Exceptions\Handler as ExceptionHandler;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\ModelNotFoundException;
use Illuminate\Auth\AuthenticationException;
use Throwable;

class Handler extends ExceptionHandler
{
    public function register(): void
    {
        $this->renderable(function (ModelNotFoundException $e, $request) {
            if ($request->expectsJson()) {
                return response()->json(['message' => 'Resource not found.'], 404);
            }
        });

$this->renderable(function (AuthenticationException $e, $request) {
            if ($request->expectsJson()) {
                return response()->json(['message' => 'Unauthenticated.'], 401);
            }
        });
    }
}