# Error _Ex_
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`error-ex` is a Rust crate designed for those who desire clear, explicit, and easy-to-use error creation and handling.
## Features
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The Goal of this create si to provide the following functionalies
- **Dead Simple**: Error definition at will!
- **Explicit Error Creation**: Conveniently construct your own error types with associated messages.
- **Error Mapping**: Effortlessly map one error type to another, enhancing clarity and context.
## Installation
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Add this to your `Cargo.toml`:
```toml
[dependencies]
error-ex = "0.1.3"
```
## Quickstart
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### Creating and instantiating Explicit Errors
```rust
use error_ex::{create_error, map_to__error};
create_error!(InputError => IllegalArgument, InvalidInput, MissingArgument);
```
And you'd be able to instantiate this error!
```rust
InputError::illegal_argument(format!("Your message here"));
```
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### Error Mapping
The explicit way
```rust
use std::fs;
use error_ex::{create_error};
create_error!(FileError => IoError);
create_error!(SchemaError => ParseError);
let error: Result<(), FileError> = Err(FileError::io_error("".to_string()));
let mapped = error.map_err(|error| {
SchemaError::parse_error(format!("SchemaError::ParseError error {error}"))
});
```
### Function wrapper
The above code can be simplified using `map_to__error!`
macro using the build in lower order function
```rust
use std::fs;
use std::io::Error;
use error_ex::{create_error};
create_error!(FileError => IoError);
create_error!(SchemaError => ParseError);
let error: Result<(), FileError> = Err(FileError::io_error("".to_string()));
let mapped = error.map_err(SchemaError::map_to_parse_error);
```
### Usage Examples
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Please refer to rust doc and test directory for sample use-cases.
## Contribution
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Any PR or suggestions for this library is welcome and appreciated! :)
## License
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```
MIT License
Copyright (c) 2023 ICEFIR
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
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SOFTWARE.
```