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use std::{error, fmt};
/// The fundamental error type used by this library.
///
/// An error type which encapsulates information about whether an error
/// is the result of something the user did, or a system failure outside
/// of their control. These errors include a description of what occurred,
/// advice on how to proceed and references to the causal chain which led
/// to this failure.
///
/// # Examples
/// ```
/// use human_errors;
///
/// let err = human_errors::user(
/// "We could not open the config file you provided.",
/// "Make sure that the file exists and is readable by the application.",
/// );
///
/// // Prints the error and any advice for the user.
/// println!("{}", err)
/// ```
#[derive(Debug)]
pub enum Error {
/// An error which was the result of actions that the user took.
///
/// These errors are usually things which a user can easily resolve by
/// changing how they interact with the system. Advice should be used
/// to guide the user to the correct interaction paths and help them
/// self-mitigate without needing to open support tickets.
///
/// These errors are usually generated with [`crate::user`], [`crate::user_with_cause`]
/// and [`crate::user_with_internal`].
UserError(
String,
String,
Option<Box<Error>>,
Option<Box<dyn error::Error + Send + Sync>>,
),
/// An error which was the result of the system failing rather than the user's actions.
///
/// These kinds of issues are usually the result of the system entering
/// an unexpected state and/or violating an assumption on behalf of the
/// developer. Often these issues cannot be resolved by the user directly,
/// so the advice should guide them to the best way to raise a bug with you
/// and provide you with information to help them fix the issue.
///
/// These errors are usually generated with [`crate::system`], [`crate::system_with_cause`]
/// and [`crate::system_with_internal`].
SystemError(
String,
String,
Option<Box<Error>>,
Option<Box<dyn error::Error + Send + Sync>>,
),
}
impl Error {
/// Gets the description message from this error.
///
/// Gets the description which was provided as the first argument when constructing
/// this error.
///
/// # Examples
/// ```
/// use human_errors;
///
/// let err = human_errors::user(
/// "We could not open the config file you provided.",
/// "Make sure that the file exists and is readable by the application.",
/// );
///
/// // Prints: "We could not open the config file you provided."
/// println!("{}", err.description())
/// ```
pub fn description(&self) -> String {
match self {
Error::UserError(description, ..) | Error::SystemError(description, ..) => {
description.clone()
}
}
}
/// Gets the formatted error and its advice.
///
/// Generates a string containing the description of the error and any causes,
/// as well as a list of suggestions for how a user should
/// deal with this error. The "deepest" error's advice is presented first, with
/// successively higher errors appearing lower in the list. This is done because
/// the most specific error is the one most likely to have the best advice on how
/// to resolve the problem.
///
/// # Examples
/// ```
/// use human_errors;
///
/// let err = human_errors::user_with_cause(
/// "We could not open the config file you provided.",
/// "Make sure that you've specified a valid config file with the --config option.",
/// human_errors::user(
/// "We could not find a file at /home/user/.config/demo.yml",
/// "Make sure that the file exists and is readable by the application."
/// )
/// );
///
/// // Prints a message like the following:
/// // Oh no! We could not open the config file you provided.
/// //
/// // This was caused by:
/// // We could not find a file at /home/user/.config/demo.yml
/// //
/// // To try and fix this, you can:
/// // - Make sure that the file exists and is readable by the application.
/// // - Make sure that you've specified a valid config file with the --config option.
/// println!("{}", err.message());
/// ```
pub fn message(&self) -> String {
let description = match self {
Error::UserError(description, ..) | Error::SystemError(description, ..) => description,
};
let hero_message = match self {
Error::UserError(_, _, _, _) => {
format!("Oh no! {}", description)
}
Error::SystemError(_, _, _, _) => {
format!("Whoops! {} (This isn't your fault)", description)
}
};
match (self.caused_by(), self.advice()) {
(Some(cause), Some(advice)) if !advice.is_empty() => {
format!(
"{}\n\nThis was caused by:\n{}\n\nTo try and fix this, you can:\n{}",
hero_message, cause, advice
)
}
(Some(cause), _) => {
format!("{}\n\nThis was caused by:\n{}", hero_message, cause)
}
(None, Some(advice)) if !advice.is_empty() => {
format!(
"{}\n\nTo try and fix this, you can:\n{}",
hero_message, advice
)
}
_ => hero_message,
}
}
fn caused_by(&self) -> Option<String> {
match self {
Error::UserError(.., Some(cause), _) | Error::SystemError(.., Some(cause), _) => {
match cause.caused_by() {
Some(child_cause) => {
Some(format!(" - {}\n{}", cause.description(), child_cause))
}
None => Some(format!(" - {}", cause.description())),
}
}
Error::UserError(.., Some(internal)) | Error::SystemError(.., Some(internal)) => {
Some(format!(" - {}", internal))
}
_ => None,
}
}
fn advice(&self) -> Option<String> {
let (advice, cause) = match self {
Error::UserError(_, advice, cause, _) | Error::SystemError(_, advice, cause, _) => {
(advice, cause)
}
};
match cause {
// We bias towards the most specific advice first (i.e. the lowest-level error) because that's most likely to be correct.
Some(cause) => match (advice, cause.advice()) {
(advice, Some(cause_advice)) if !advice.is_empty() && !cause_advice.is_empty() => {
Some(format!("{}\n - {}", cause_advice, advice))
}
(advice, _) if !advice.is_empty() => Some(format!(" - {}", advice)),
(_, Some(cause_advice)) if !cause_advice.is_empty() => Some(cause_advice),
_ => None,
},
None if !advice.is_empty() => Some(format!(" - {}", advice)),
_ => None,
}
}
/// Checks if this error is a user error.
///
/// Returns `true` if this error is a [Error::UserError],
/// otherwise `false`.
///
/// # Examples
/// ```
/// use human_errors;
///
/// let err = human_errors::user(
/// "We could not open the config file you provided.",
/// "Make sure that the file exists and is readable by the application.",
/// );
///
/// // Prints "is_user?: true"
/// println!("is_user?: {}", err.is_user());
/// ```
pub fn is_user(&self) -> bool {
matches!(self, Error::UserError(..))
}
/// Checks if this error is a system error.
///
/// Returns `true` if this error is a [Error::SystemError],
/// otherwise `false`.
///
/// # Examples
/// ```
/// use human_errors;
///
/// let err = human_errors::system(
/// "Failed to generate config file.",
/// "Please file an error report on GitHub."
/// );
///
/// // Prints "is_system?: true"
/// println!("is_system?: {}", err.is_system());
/// ```
pub fn is_system(&self) -> bool {
matches!(self, Error::SystemError(..))
}
}
impl std::error::Error for Error {
fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn error::Error + 'static)> {
match self {
Error::UserError(.., Some(ref err)) | Error::SystemError(.., Some(ref err)) => {
err.source()
}
_ => None,
}
}
}
impl fmt::Display for Error {
fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
write!(f, "{}", self.message())
}
}