rest_ensure_response() │ WP 4.4.0

Ensures a REST response is a response object (for consistency).

This implements WP_REST_Response, allowing usage of set_status/header/etc without needing to double-check the object. Will also allow WP_Error to indicate error responses, so users should immediately check for this value.

Uses: WP_REST_Response()

No Hooks.

Return

WP_REST_Response|WP_Error. If response generated an error, WP_Error, if response is already an instance, WP_REST_Response, otherwise returns a new WP_REST_Response instance.

Usage

rest_ensure_response( $response );
$response(WP_REST_Response|WP_Error|WP_HTTP_Response|mixed) (required)
Response to check.

Changelog

Since 4.4.0 Introduced.

Code of rest_ensure_response() WP 5.9.3

wp-includes/rest-api.php 
function rest_ensure_response( $response ) {
	if ( is_wp_error( $response ) ) {
		return $response;
	}

	if ( $response instanceof WP_REST_Response ) {
		return $response;
	}

	// While WP_HTTP_Response is the base class of WP_REST_Response, it doesn't provide
	// all the required methods used in WP_REST_Server::dispatch().
	if ( $response instanceof WP_HTTP_Response ) {
		return new WP_REST_Response(
			$response->get_data(),
			$response->get_status(),
			$response->get_headers()
		);
	}

	return new WP_REST_Response( $response );
}

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