What are the potential pitfalls of using the Observer pattern in PHP for monitoring script status?

One potential pitfall of using the Observer pattern in PHP for monitoring script status is the lack of error handling for when observers are not properly implemented or do not handle updates correctly. To solve this issue, you can implement try-catch blocks within the notify method of the subject to handle any potential errors thrown by the observers. 

class ScriptStatusSubject implements SplSubject
{
    private $observers = [];

    public function attach(SplObserver $observer)
    {
        $this->observers[] = $observer;
    }

    public function detach(SplObserver $observer)
    {
        $key = array_search($observer, $this->observers);
        if ($key !== false) {
            unset($this->observers[$key]);
        }
    }

    public function notify()
    {
        foreach ($this->observers as $observer) {
            try {
                $observer->update($this);
            } catch (Exception $e) {
                // Handle any errors thrown by the observer
                echo 'Error: ' . $e->getMessage();
            }
        }
    }
}

class ScriptStatusObserver implements SplObserver
{
    public function update(SplSubject $subject)
    {
        // Observer implementation
    }
}

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Observer pattern PHP monitoring script status pitfalls

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