fix: upgrade the exists() market data provider method

app/Interfaces/MarketData/AlphaVantageMarketData.php

@@ -18,15 +18,7 @@ class AlphaVantageMarketData implements MarketDataInterface
     public function exists(string $symbol): bool
     {
 
-        try {
+        return (bool) $this->quote($symbol);
-            $this->quote($symbol);
-
-            return true;
-
-        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
-
-            return false;
-        }
     }
 
     public function quote(string $symbol): Quote

app/Interfaces/MarketData/FallbackInterface.php

@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ class FallbackInterface
             }
         }
 
+        // don't need to throw error if calling exists
+        if ($method == 'exists') {
+
+            // symbol prob just doesn't exist
+            return false;
+        }
+
         throw new \Exception("Could not get market data: {$this->latest_error}");
     }
 }

app/Interfaces/MarketData/FinnhubMarketData.php

@@ -28,15 +28,7 @@ class FinnhubMarketData implements MarketDataInterface
     public function exists(string $symbol): bool
     {
 
-        try {
+        return (bool) $this->quote($symbol);
-            $this->quote($symbol);
-
-            return true;
-
-        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
-
-            return false;
-        }
     }
 
     public function quote(string $symbol): Quote

app/Interfaces/MarketData/YahooMarketData.php

@@ -26,15 +26,7 @@ class YahooMarketData implements MarketDataInterface
     public function exists(string $symbol): bool
     {
 
-        try {
+        return (bool) $this->quote($symbol);
-            $this->quote($symbol);
-
-            return true;
-
-        } catch (\Throwable $e) {
-
-            return false;
-        }
     }
 
     public function quote(string $symbol): Quote
@@ -42,22 +34,18 @@ class YahooMarketData implements MarketDataInterface
 
         $quote = $this->client->getQuote($symbol);
 
-        if (is_null($quote)) {
-            throw new \Exception('Symbol ('.$symbol.') does not exist');
-        }
-
         return new Quote([
-            'name' => $quote->getLongName() ?? $quote->getShortName(),
+            'name' => $quote?->getLongName() ?? $quote?->getShortName(),
             'symbol' => $symbol,
-            'market_value' => $quote->getRegularMarketPrice(),
+            'market_value' => $quote?->getRegularMarketPrice(),
-            'fifty_two_week_high' => $quote->getFiftyTwoWeekHigh(),
+            'fifty_two_week_high' => $quote?->getFiftyTwoWeekHigh(),
-            'fifty_two_week_low' => $quote->getFiftyTwoWeekLow(),
+            'fifty_two_week_low' => $quote?->getFiftyTwoWeekLow(),
-            'forward_pe' => $quote->getForwardPE(),
+            'forward_pe' => $quote?->getForwardPE(),
-            'trailing_pe' => $quote->getTrailingPE(),
+            'trailing_pe' => $quote?->getTrailingPE(),
-            'market_cap' => $quote->getMarketCap(),
+            'market_cap' => $quote?->getMarketCap(),
-            'book_value' => $quote->getBookValue(),
+            'book_value' => $quote?->getBookValue(),
-            'last_dividend_date' => $quote->getDividendDate(),
+            'last_dividend_date' => $quote?->getDividendDate(),
-            'dividend_yield' => $quote->getTrailingAnnualDividendYield() * 100,
+            'dividend_yield' => $quote?->getTrailingAnnualDividendYield() * 100,
         ]);
     }
 

app/Models/Transaction.php

@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ class Transaction extends Model
 
     public function refreshMarketData(): void
     {
+
         MarketData::getMarketData($this->attributes['symbol']);
     }
 

app/Rules/SymbolValidationRule.php

@@ -29,12 +29,13 @@ class SymbolValidationRule implements ValidationRule
     {
         $this->symbol = $value;
 
+        // Check if the symbol exists in the Market Data table first (avoid API call)
         if (MarketData::find($this->symbol)) {
 
             return;
         }
 
-        // Check if the symbol exists in the Market Data table first (avoid API call)
+        // Then check against market data provider
         if (! app(MarketDataInterface::class)->exists($value)) {
             $fail('The symbol provided ('.$this->symbol.') is not valid');
         }

tests/FallbackInterfaceTest.php

@@ -77,4 +77,30 @@ class FallbackInterfaceTest extends TestCase
         Log::shouldHaveReceived('warning')->with('Failed calling method quote (yahoo): Yahoo failed');
         Log::shouldHaveReceived('warning')->with('Failed calling method quote (alpha): Alpha failed');
     }
+
+    public function test_exists_method_fails_without_exception()
+    {
+        config()->set('investbrain.provider', 'yahoo,alpha');
+        config()->set('investbrain.interfaces', [
+            'yahoo' => YahooMarketData::class,
+            'alphavantage' => AlphaVantageMarketData::class,
+        ]);
+
+        $yahooMock = Mockery::mock(YahooMarketData::class);
+        $yahooMock->shouldReceive('exists')
+            ->andThrow(new \Exception('Yahoo failed'));
+
+        $alphaMock = Mockery::mock(AlphaVantageMarketData::class);
+        $alphaMock->shouldReceive('exists')
+            ->andThrow(new \Exception('Alpha failed'));
+
+        $this->app->instance(YahooMarketData::class, $yahooMock);
+        $this->app->instance(AlphaVantageMarketData::class, $alphaMock);
+
+        $fallbackInterface = new FallbackInterface;
+
+        $result = $fallbackInterface->exists('ZZZ');
+
+        $this->assertFalse($result);
+    }
 }