vmspect 0.3.1

Blazing-fast static inspection, forensic analysis and information extraction library for virtual machine disk images (VMDK, RAW, QCOW2, VHD, VHDX, VDI).
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//! Centralized error handling for `vmspect`.

use thiserror::Error;

/// Enumeration of error kinds that may be produced during inspection and analysis.
#[derive(Debug, Error)]
pub enum VmSpectError {
    /// I/O error.
    #[error("I/O error: {0}")]
    Io(#[from] std::io::Error),

    /// Failure while parsing disk structures, partitions, file systems or registry hives.
    #[error("Parse error: {0}")]
    Parse(String),

    /// Unsupported or unrecognized operating system.
    #[error("Unsupported operating system: {0}")]
    UnsupportedOs(String),

    /// Unsupported or unknown disk image format.
    #[error("Unsupported image format: {0}")]
    UnsupportedFormat(String),

    /// The specified image does not exist at the given path.
    #[error("Disk image not found: {0}")]
    ImageNotFound(String),

    /// The inspection operation was cancelled by the user or cancellation token.
    #[error("Inspection was cancelled by the user")]
    Cancelled,

    /// `qemu-nbd` binary or tool not found on the system.
    #[error("QEMU tool not available: {0}")]
    QemuNotFound(String),

    /// Error while initializing or communicating with the NBD server.
    #[error("NBD protocol error: {0}")]
    Nbd(String),

    /// Error reading or navigating the file system (NTFS, EXT4, etc.).
    #[error("File system error: {0}")]
    FileSystem(String),

    /// Error extracting or analyzing Windows Registry hives.
    #[error("Windows Registry error: {0}")]
    WindowsRegistry(String),

    /// Configuration or options error.
    #[error("Configuration error: {0}")]
    Config(String),

    /// Generic or descriptive inspection failure message.
    #[error("Inspection error: {0}")]
    Other(String),
}

impl From<String> for VmSpectError {
    fn from(msg: String) -> Self {
        VmSpectError::Other(msg)
    }
}

impl From<&str> for VmSpectError {
    fn from(msg: &str) -> Self {
        VmSpectError::Other(msg.to_string())
    }
}

/// Standard `Result` alias used across the `vmspect` library.
pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, VmSpectError>;

#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
    use super::*;

    #[test]
    fn test_error_display() {
        let err_io = VmSpectError::Io(std::io::Error::new(
            std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound,
            "file not found",
        ));
        assert!(err_io.to_string().contains("I/O error"));

        let err_cancel = VmSpectError::Cancelled;
        assert_eq!(
            err_cancel.to_string(),
            "Inspection was cancelled by the user"
        );

        let err_other: VmSpectError = "something failed".into();
        assert_eq!(err_other.to_string(), "Inspection error: something failed");
    }
}