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mcontext { ( $k:expr ) => {{ |e| { Error( $k, Some(Box::from(e)), Some(concat!(file!(), ":", line!(), ": ")), ) } }}; } pub struct Error( ErrorKind, Option<Box<dyn std::error::Error + 'static>>, Option<&'static str>, ); impl Error { pub fn kind(&self) -> &ErrorKind { &self.0 } } impl From<ErrorKind> for Error { fn from(e: ErrorKind) -> Self { Error(e, None, None) } } impl std::error::Error for Error { fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn std::error::Error + 'static)> { self.1.as_ref().map(|e| e.as_ref()) } } impl std::fmt::Display for Error { fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> std::fmt::Result { std::fmt::Display::fmt(&self.0, f) } } impl std::fmt::Debug for Error { fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> std::fmt::Result { if let Some(ref o) = self.2 { std::fmt::Display::fmt(o, f)?; } std::fmt::Debug::fmt(&self.0, f)?; if let Some(e) = self.source() { std::fmt::Display::fmt("\nCaused by:\n", f)?; std::fmt::Debug::fmt(&e, f)?; } Ok(()) } } pub fn do_some_io() -> std::result::Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> { Err(io::Error::from(io::ErrorKind::NotFound))?; Ok(()) } pub fn func2() -> std::result::Result<(), Error> { let filename = "foo.txt"; do_some_io().map_err(mcontext!(ErrorKind::IO(format!( "Error reading '{}'", filename ))))?; Ok(()) } } #[derive(Debug)] pub enum ErrorKind { Func2, IO(String), } impl std::fmt::Display for ErrorKind { fn fmt(&self, f: &mut ::std::fmt::Formatter) -> std::fmt::Result { match self { ErrorKind::Func2 => write!(f, "func1 error calling func2"), ErrorKind::IO(filename) => write!(f, "Error reading '{}'", filename), } } } macro_rules! mcontext { ( $k:expr ) => {{ |e| { Error( $k, Some(Box::from(e)), Some(concat!(file!(), ":", line!(), ": ")), ) } }}; } pub struct Error( ErrorKind, Option<Box<dyn std::error::Error + 'static>>, Option<&'static str>, ); impl Error { pub fn kind(&self) -> &ErrorKind { &self.0 } } impl From<ErrorKind> for Error { fn from(e: ErrorKind) -> Self { Error(e, None, None) } } impl std::error::Error for Error { fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn std::error::Error + 'static)> { self.1.as_ref().map(|e| e.as_ref()) } } impl std::fmt::Display for Error { fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> std::fmt::Result { std::fmt::Display::fmt(&self.0, f) } } impl std::fmt::Debug for Error { fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> std::fmt::Result { if let Some(ref o) = self.2 { std::fmt::Display::fmt(o, f)?; } std::fmt::Debug::fmt(&self.0, f)?; if let Some(e) = self.source() { std::fmt::Display::fmt("\nCaused by:\n", f)?; std::fmt::Debug::fmt(&e, f)?; } Ok(()) } } pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Error>; pub fn func1() -> Result<()> { func2().map_err(mcontext!(ErrorKind::Func2))?; let filename = String::from("bar.txt"); do_some_io().map_err(mcontext!(ErrorKind::IO(filename)))?; Ok(()) } } fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>> { use mycrate::func1; use mycrate::ErrorKind; use std::error::Error; use std::io; if let Err(e) = func1() { match e.kind() { ErrorKind::Func2 => eprintln!("Main Error Report: func1 error calling func2"), ErrorKind::IO(ref filename) => { eprintln!("Main Error Report: func1 error reading '{}'", filename) } } eprintln!(); let mut s: &dyn Error = &e; while let Some(c) = s.source() { if let Some(ioerror) = c.downcast_ref::<io::Error>() { eprintln!("caused by: std::io::Error: {}", ioerror); match ioerror.kind() { io::ErrorKind::NotFound => eprintln!("of kind: std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound"), _ => {} } } else { eprintln!("caused by: {}", c); } s = c; } eprintln!("\nDebug Error:\n{:?}", e); std::process::exit(1); } Ok(()) } </code></pre></pre> </main> <nav class="nav-wrapper" aria-label="Page navigation"> <!-- Mobile navigation buttons --> <a rel="prev" href="tutorial13.html" class="mobile-nav-chapters previous" title="Previous chapter" aria-label="Previous chapter" aria-keyshortcuts="Left"> <i class="fa fa-angle-left"></i> </a> <a rel="next" href="end.html" class="mobile-nav-chapters next" title="Next chapter" aria-label="Next chapter" aria-keyshortcuts="Right"> <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i> </a> <div style="clear: both"></div> </nav> </div> </div> <nav class="nav-wide-wrapper" aria-label="Page navigation"> <a rel="prev" href="tutorial13.html" class="nav-chapters previous" title="Previous chapter" aria-label="Previous chapter" aria-keyshortcuts="Left"> <i class="fa fa-angle-left"></i> </a> <a rel="next" href="end.html" class="nav-chapters next" title="Next chapter" aria-label="Next chapter" aria-keyshortcuts="Right"> <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i> </a> </nav> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> window.playground_copyable = true; </script> <script src="elasticlunr.min.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> <script src="mark.min.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> <script src="searcher.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> <script src="clipboard.min.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> <script src="highlight.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> <script src="book.js" type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8"></script> <!-- Custom JS scripts --> </body> </html>