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#![doc( html_root_url = "https://docs.rs/err-context/0.1.0/err-context/", test(attr(deny(warnings))) )] #![forbid(unsafe_code)] #![warn(missing_docs)] //! Lightweight error context manipulation. //! //! Oftentimes, when error is being reported to the user, the lowest-level cause of the original //! error is not very interesting (eg. „No such file or directory“). It is not clear what file it //! should have been, why the program needed that file and what the consequences of failing to find //! it are. //! //! This library allows to wrap the low-level error into layers of context easily and examine such //! multi-layer libraries. Depending on preferences of the developer, the story of the whole error //! might then be found either in the outer layer, or the whole chain may be needed. //! //! There are other libraries with similar aim, though none seemed to fit very well. Most of them //! have unergonomic API. This API is modeled after the [`failure`] crate (which has simple and //! powerful API), but uses the [`Error`] trait in standard library. //! //! # Compatibility //! //! By using the trait and [`AnyError`] type alias, the library is compatible with any future or //! past version of self or any other error handling library that operates on the [`Error`] trait. //! To avoid dependencies on specific version of this library, downstream crates are advised to not //! reexport types from here with the sole exception of the [`AnyError`] alias (as it is alias, it //! can be re-created independently by as many libraries and is compatible). Downstream libraries //! are, of course, free to expose their own errors. //! //! # Using the library //! //! Besides the [`AnyError`] alias, users of the library probably don't want to use any of the //! present types here *directly*. Instead, certain traits can be imported and all errors, boxed //! errors and results containing them get additional methods. //! //! The methods can be found on the [`ErrorExt`] and [`ResultExt`] traits. //! //! ## Producing errors //! //! The lowest level error comes from somewhere else ‒ it may be type provided by some other crate, //! an error implemented manually or generated with help of some other crate (the [`err-derive`] //! crate offers derive macro similar to the one of [`failure`], but for standard errors ‒ //! combination of these two crates provide almost all the functionality of [`failure`]). //! //! Then, as the error bubbles up, it can be enriched by additional information using the //! [`.context`][ErrorExt::context] and [`.with_context`][ResultExt::context] methods. //! //! ``` //! use std::error::Error; //! use std::io::Read; //! use std::fmt::{Display, Formatter, Result as FmtResult}; //! use std::fs::File; //! use std::path::Path; //! //! use err_context::AnyError; //! use err_context::prelude::*; //! //! // An example error. You'd implement it manually like this, or use something else, like //! // err-derive, to generate it. //! #[derive(Debug)] //! struct BrokenImage; //! //! impl Display for BrokenImage { //! fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut Formatter) -> FmtResult { //! write!(fmt, "The image is broken") //! } //! } //! //! impl Error for BrokenImage {} //! //! #[derive(Clone, Debug)] //! struct Image; //! //! impl Image { //! fn parse(_: Vec<u8>) -> Result<Self, BrokenImage> { //! // This is an example. We didn't really implement this. //! Err(BrokenImage) //! } //! } //! //! fn read_image<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> Result<Image, AnyError> { //! let mut file = File::open(&path) //! .with_context(|_| format!("Couldn't open file {}", path.as_ref().display()))?; //! let mut data = Vec::new(); //! file.read_to_end(&mut data) //! .with_context(|_| format!("File {} couldn't be read", path.as_ref().display()))?; //! let image = Image::parse(data) //! .with_context(|_| format!("Image in file {} is corrupt", path.as_ref().display()))?; //! Ok(image) //! } //! //! # fn main() { read_image("/dev/null").unwrap_err(); } //! ``` //! //! Note that the type of the error produced by any of these methods doesn't carry any useful //! information. Therefore this library should be used only at places where the error is meant for //! printing out to user or some other handling in uniform manner. Libraries providing building //! blocks might want to implement their own typed errors, with possibly usefully typed layers. //! //! ## Consuming the errors //! //! These kinds of errors are usually meant for the user. The outer layer's [`Display`] contains //! only its own context, eg: //! //! ``` //! # use err_context::prelude::*; //! let inner = std::io::Error::last_os_error(); //! let outer = inner.context("Some error"); //! assert_eq!("Some error", outer.to_string()); //! ``` //! //! If you're interested in all the layers, they can be iterated (this simply calls the //! [`source`][Error::source] method until it gets to the bottom). //! //! ``` //! # use err_context::prelude::*; //! let inner = std::io::Error::last_os_error(); //! let outer = inner.context("Some error"); //! // This will print //! // Some error //! // success (or whatever the last io error was) //! for e in outer.chain() { //! println!("{}", e); //! } //! ``` //! //! Or, more conveniently can be printed as a single string: //! //! ``` //! # use err_context::prelude::*; //! let inner = std::io::Error::last_os_error(); //! let outer = inner.context("Some error"); //! // Will print something like: //! // Some error: success //! println!("{}", outer.display(", ")); //! ``` //! //! Despite being mostly aimed for human output, the chain still can be examined to an extend. In //! particular, it is possible to look for the outermost error in the chain of specific type. This //! will find the inner error. //! //! ``` //! # use err_context::prelude::*; //! let inner = std::io::Error::last_os_error(); //! let outer = inner.context("Some error"); //! assert!(outer.find_source::<std::io::Error>().is_some()); //! ``` //! //! [`failure`]: https://crates.io/crates/failure //! [`err-derive`]: https://crates.io/crates/err-derive use std::error::Error; use std::fmt::{Debug, Display, Formatter, Result as FmtResult}; use std::mem; /// A type alias for boxed errors. /// /// By convention, errors should be Send and Sync (because they are usually just dumb values). /// Everything in the crate should work even with similar types without these bounds. /// /// Re-defining the type alias (or using it without the type alias) works too. This is just /// convenience and self-explanation of code. /// /// It is possible a similar type alias will eventually get added to the standard library. If so, /// the crate will be automatically compatible with that too. pub type AnyError = Box<dyn Error + Send + Sync>; /// An iterator through the error chain. /// /// Produced by the [chain][ErrorExt::chain] method. #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug)] pub struct Chain<'a>(Option<&'a (dyn Error + 'static)>); impl<'a> Iterator for Chain<'a> { type Item = &'a (dyn Error + 'static); fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> { let current = self.0.take(); if let Some(current) = current { self.0 = current.source(); } current } } /// A display implementation for formatting separated layers of an error. /// /// Produced by the [`display`][ErrorExt::display] method. #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug)] pub struct DisplayChain<'a, S> { chain: Chain<'a>, separator: S, } impl<S: Display> Display for DisplayChain<'_, S> { fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut Formatter) -> FmtResult { let mut started = false; // Note: iteration takes &mut, but Chain is copy, so we iterate over a copy. for level in self.chain { if mem::replace(&mut started, true) { write!(fmt, "{}", self.separator)?; } write!(fmt, "{}", level)?; } Ok(()) } } /// Additional level of context, wrapping some error inside itself. /// /// This is produced by the [`context`][ErrorExt::context] and implements the additional (outer) /// layer in the chain. Any number of contexts can be chained together. #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug)] pub struct Context<M, E> { msg: M, inner: E, } impl<M: Display, E> Display for Context<M, E> { fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut Formatter) -> FmtResult { self.msg.fmt(fmt) } } impl<M: Debug + Display, E: Error + 'static> Error for Context<M, E> { fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn Error + 'static)> { Some(&self.inner) } } impl<M, E> Context<M, E> { /// A direct constructor for the context. /// /// More usually created by the [`context`][ErrorExt::context], but allowing for construction /// directly without importing the trait. pub fn new(msg: M, error: E) -> Self { Self { msg, inner: error } } /// Extracts the inner error, peeling off the outer layer. pub fn into_inner(self) -> E { self.inner } } /// Additional context for boxed errors. /// /// This has the same purpose and the same functionality as [`Context`]. It is a separate type for /// technical reasons in implementation. #[derive(Debug)] pub struct BoxContext<M, E: ?Sized> { msg: M, inner: Box<E>, } impl<M, E: ?Sized> BoxContext<M, E> { /// Direct construction of the context. pub fn new(msg: M, error: Box<E>) -> Self { Self { msg, inner: error } } /// Extracts the inner error, peeling off the outer layer. pub fn into_inner(self) -> Box<E> { self.inner } } impl<M: Display, E: ?Sized> Display for BoxContext<M, E> { fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut Formatter) -> FmtResult { self.msg.fmt(fmt) } } macro_rules! impl_err { ($ty: ty) => { impl<M: Debug + Display> Error for BoxContext<M, $ty> { fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn Error + 'static)> { Some(&*self.inner) } } }; } impl_err!(dyn Error + Send + Sync); impl_err!(dyn Error + Send); impl_err!(dyn Error + Sync); impl_err!(dyn Error); #[cfg(feature = "failure")] impl<M> Context<M, failure::Compat<failure::Error>> { /// Constructor of context from a failure's [`Error`][failure::Error]. /// /// This is a compatibility constructor, for wrapping the error of failure. It is enabled by /// the `failure` feature. /// /// # Warning /// /// The compatibility layer has no way to access the original causes of the failure. Therefore, /// the inner layers of the provided failure will be lost and the failure will be considered /// the innermost level. pub fn from_failure(msg: M, failure: failure::Error) -> Self { Self::new(msg, failure.compat()) } } #[cfg(feature = "failure")] impl<M, F: failure::Fail> Context<M, failure::Compat<F>> { /// Constructor of context from a failure's [`Fail`][failure::Fail]. /// /// This is a compatibility constructor, for wrapping failure. It is enabled by the `failure` /// feature. /// /// # Warning /// /// The compatibility layer has no way to access the original causes of the failure. Therefore, /// the inner layers of the provided failure will be lost and the failure will be considered /// the innermost level. pub fn from_fail(msg: M, failure: F) -> Self { Self::new(msg, failure.compat()) } } /// Extension trait for the [`Error`] trait. /// /// This adds additional methods to all the [`Error`] types. See the [crate /// documentation](index.html) for examples and general principles. /// /// Note that usually this trait is not imported directly, but through the [`prelude`]. pub trait ErrorExt: private::Sealed + Sized { /// Wraps the error into another layer of context. /// /// The produced error will have one more layer. The outer layer will have the provided message /// as its [`Display`] implementation. fn context<M: Display>(self, msg: M) -> Context<M, Self>; /// Iterates over all the layers of the error. /// /// The first entry will be the outer layer (`self`), the last one the lowest-level/innermost /// source. Therefore this iterator is never empty. It iterates by reference. fn chain(&self) -> Chain<'_> where Self: 'static; /// Looks for an outermost error of the given type. /// /// This is combination of iteration and downcasting of the errors. The returned value is /// reference to the outermost error layer that matches given type, as the given type. /// /// The type of the context layers is often very uninteresting, but the code might want to find /// some specific error in there. This allows skipping the unknown number of human-readable /// „comments“ and get to the facts. Note that it doesn't have to be the lowest-level one ‒ /// even properly typed errors can have their sources. fn find_source<T: Error + 'static>(&self) -> Option<&T> where Self: 'static, { self.chain().find_map(|e| e.downcast_ref::<T>()) } /// Returns a [`Display`] representation of the whole chain of errors. /// /// This can be used to output the whole chain (as opposed to just outputting the error /// directly). The layers are separated by the provided `separator`. fn display<S: Display>(&self, separator: S) -> DisplayChain<'_, S> where Self: 'static, { DisplayChain { chain: self.chain(), separator, } } } impl<E: Error> private::Sealed for E {} impl<E: Error> ErrorExt for E { fn context<M: Display>(self, msg: M) -> Context<M, Self> { Context::new(msg, self) } fn chain(&self) -> Chain<'_> where Self: 'static, { Chain(Some(self)) } } /// An equivalent of [`ErrorExt`] for boxed errors. /// /// This is effectively the same trait as [`ErrorExt`], but for boxed errors. It exists separately /// purely for implementation reasons. pub trait BoxedErrorExt<E: ?Sized>: private::BoxedSealed + Sized { /// Equivalent of [`ErrorExt::context`]. fn context<M: Display>(self, msg: M) -> BoxContext<M, E>; /// Equivalent of [`ErrorExt::chain`]. fn chain(&self) -> Chain<'_>; /// Equivalent of [`ErrorExt::find_source`]. fn find_source<T: Error + 'static>(&self) -> Option<&T> { self.chain().find_map(|e| e.downcast_ref::<T>()) } /// Equivalent of [`ErrorExt::display`]. fn display<S: Display>(&self, separator: S) -> DisplayChain<'_, S> { DisplayChain { chain: self.chain(), separator, } } } macro_rules! impl_any_error { ($ty: ty) => { impl private::BoxedSealed for Box<$ty> {} impl BoxedErrorExt<$ty> for Box<$ty> { fn context<M: Display>(self, msg: M) -> BoxContext<M, $ty> { BoxContext::new(msg, self) } fn chain(&self) -> Chain<'_> { Chain(Some(&**self)) } } }; } impl_any_error!(dyn Error + Send + Sync); impl_any_error!(dyn Error + Send); impl_any_error!(dyn Error + Sync); impl_any_error!(dyn Error); /// Extension traits for results. /// /// This provides method to enrich the error in the result with additional context. See the general /// principles and examples at the [crate level documentation](index.html). /// /// Usually, this trait isn't imported directly, but through the [`prelude`]. pub trait ResultExt<T, E>: private::ResultSealed + Sized { /// Wraps the error in another layer of context. /// /// If the result is success, this does nothing. If it is error, it wraps the error in another /// layer, in the same way as calling [`.context`][ErrorExt::context] on that error itself /// would. /// /// If the construction of the message is expensive, consider using /// [`with_context`][ResultExt::with_context]. fn context<M>(self, msg: M) -> Result<T, Context<M, E>> where M: Display; /// Wraps the error in another layer of context. /// /// This works in a similar way as [`context`][ResultExt::context]. However, the closure to /// construct the context is called only in case the result is `Err`, avoiding the construction /// cost in the success case. /// /// As the common usage goes, string literal can be passed directly with /// [`context`][ResultExt::context], but calling `format!` to construct the message would be /// better done with this method. fn with_context<F, M>(self, f: F) -> Result<T, Context<M, E>> where F: FnOnce(&E) -> M, M: Display; } impl<T, E: Error> private::ResultSealed for Result<T, E> {} impl<T, E: Error> ResultExt<T, E> for Result<T, E> { fn context<M>(self, msg: M) -> Result<T, Context<M, E>> where M: Display, { self.map_err(|e| e.context(msg)) } fn with_context<F, M>(self, f: F) -> Result<T, Context<M, E>> where F: FnOnce(&E) -> M, M: Display, { self.map_err(|e| { let msg = f(&e); e.context(msg) }) } } /// A [`ResultExt`] equivalent for boxed errors. /// /// This trait serves the same purpose and acts in the same ways as the [`ResultExt`], so refer to /// that for details. It exists merely for implementation purposes. pub trait BoxedResultExt<T, E: ?Sized>: private::BoxedResultSealed { /// A [`ResultExt::context`] equivalent. fn context<M>(self, msg: M) -> Result<T, BoxContext<M, E>> where M: Display; /// A [`ResultExt::with_context`] equivalent. fn with_context<F, M>(self, f: F) -> Result<T, BoxContext<M, E>> where F: FnOnce(&Box<E>) -> M, M: Display; } macro_rules! any_result_impl { ($ty: ty) => { impl<T> private::BoxedResultSealed for Result<T, Box<$ty>> {} impl<T> BoxedResultExt<T, $ty> for Result<T, Box<$ty>> { fn context<M>(self, msg: M) -> Result<T, BoxContext<M, $ty>> where M: Display, { self.map_err(|e| e.context(msg)) } fn with_context<F, M>(self, f: F) -> Result<T, BoxContext<M, $ty>> where F: FnOnce(&Box<$ty>) -> M, M: Display, { self.map_err(|e| { let msg = f(&e); e.context(msg) }) } } }; } any_result_impl!(dyn Error + Send + Sync); any_result_impl!(dyn Error + Send); any_result_impl!(dyn Error + Sync); any_result_impl!(dyn Error); /// A module with reexports to wildcard-import all relevant traits. /// /// The library adds methods to existing types by extension traits. For them to work, they need to /// be in scope. It is more convenient to import them all from prelude instead of individually. /// /// ``` /// # #[allow(unused_imports)] /// use err_context::prelude::*; /// ``` /// /// Only the traits are imported and they are imported anonymously (so their names can't clash with /// anything, but they also can't be referred directly). pub mod prelude { pub use crate::BoxedErrorExt as _; pub use crate::BoxedResultExt as _; pub use crate::ErrorExt as _; pub use crate::ResultExt as _; } mod private { // Trick to prevent others implementing our extension traits. This allows us adding new methods // in the future without breaking API. pub trait Sealed {} pub trait BoxedSealed {} pub trait ResultSealed {} pub trait BoxedResultSealed {} } #[cfg(test)] mod tests { use super::*; use std::io::{Error as IoError, Read}; fn _context_error() -> impl Error { IoError::last_os_error().context("Hello") } fn _context_any_error() -> impl Error { let e: AnyError = IoError::last_os_error().into(); e.context(42) } fn _context_result() -> Result<(), AnyError> { let mut buf = [0]; std::io::stdin() .read(&mut buf) .context("Failed to read line")?; Ok(()) } fn _double_context() -> Result<(), AnyError> { _context_result().with_context(|e| format!("Hey: {}", e))?; Ok(()) } #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug)] struct Dummy; impl Display for Dummy { fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut Formatter) -> FmtResult { write!(fmt, "Dummy error!") } } impl Error for Dummy {} fn get_chain() -> AnyError { Dummy.context("Sorry").into() } fn get_boxed() -> AnyError { Dummy.into() } fn get_boxed_chain() -> AnyError { let a = get_boxed().context("Sorry"); a.into() } #[test] fn iter_chain() { assert_eq!(1, Dummy.chain().count()); assert_eq!(2, get_chain().chain().count()); } #[test] fn find_dummy() { assert!(Dummy.find_source::<Dummy>().is_some()); assert!(get_chain().find_source::<Dummy>().is_some()); assert!(get_boxed_chain().find_source::<Dummy>().is_some()); assert!(get_chain().find_source::<IoError>().is_none()); } #[test] fn display_chain() { let chain = get_chain(); assert_eq!("Sorry", chain.to_string()); assert_eq!("Sorry: Dummy error!", chain.display(": ").to_string()); } }