3 # Copyright (c) 1997-8 Graham Barr <gbarr@ti.com>. All rights reserved.
4 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
5 # modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
7 # Based on my original Error.pm, and Exceptions.pm by Peter Seibel
8 # <peter@weblogic.com> and adapted by Jesse Glick <jglick@sig.bsh.com>.
10 # but modified ***significantly***
15 use vars qw($VERSION);
23 'bool' => sub { return 1; },
27 $Error::Depth = 0; # Depth to pass to caller()
28 $Error::Debug = 0; # Generate verbose stack traces
29 @Error::STACK = (); # Clause stack for try
30 $Error::THROWN = undef; # last error thrown, a workaround until die $ref works
32 my $LAST; # Last error created
33 my %ERROR; # Last error associated with package
35 sub throw_Error_Simple
38 return Error::Simple->new($args->{'text'});
41 $Error::ObjectifyCallback = \&throw_Error_Simple;
44 # Exported subs are defined in Error::subs
48 local $Exporter::ExportLevel = $Exporter::ExportLevel + 1;
49 Error::subs->import(@_);
52 # I really want to use last for the name of this method, but it is a keyword
53 # which prevent the syntax last Error
58 return $LAST unless @_;
61 return exists $ERROR{$pkg} ? $ERROR{$pkg} : undef
66 if($obj->isa('HASH')) {
67 $err = $obj->{'__Error__'}
68 if exists $obj->{'__Error__'};
70 elsif($obj->isa('GLOB')) {
71 $err = ${*$obj}{'__Error__'}
72 if exists ${*$obj}{'__Error__'};
87 return unless ref($pkg);
89 undef $ERROR{$pkg} if defined $ERROR{$pkg};
92 # Return as much information as possible about where the error
93 # happened. The -stacktrace element only exists if $Error::DEBUG
94 # was set when the error was created
99 return $self->{'-stacktrace'}
100 if exists $self->{'-stacktrace'};
102 my $text = exists $self->{'-text'} ? $self->{'-text'} : "Died";
104 $text .= sprintf(" at %s line %d.\n", $self->file, $self->line)
105 unless($text =~ /\n$/s);
110 # Allow error propagation, ie
112 # $ber->encode(...) or
113 # return Error->prior($ber)->associate($ldap);
119 return unless ref($obj);
121 if($obj->isa('HASH')) {
122 $obj->{'__Error__'} = $err;
124 elsif($obj->isa('GLOB')) {
125 ${*$obj}{'__Error__'} = $err;
128 $ERROR{ ref($obj) } = $err;
135 my($pkg,$file,$line) = caller($Error::Depth);
144 $err->associate($err->{'-object'})
145 if(exists $err->{'-object'});
147 # To always create a stacktrace would be very inefficient, so
148 # we only do it if $Error::Debug is set
152 local $Carp::CarpLevel = $Error::Depth;
153 my $text = defined($err->{'-text'}) ? $err->{'-text'} : "Error";
154 my $trace = Carp::longmess($text);
155 # Remove try calls from the trace
156 $trace =~ s/(\n\s+\S+__ANON__[^\n]+)?\n\s+eval[^\n]+\n\s+Error::subs::try[^\n]+(?=\n)//sog;
157 $trace =~ s/(\n\s+\S+__ANON__[^\n]+)?\n\s+eval[^\n]+\n\s+Error::subs::run_clauses[^\n]+\n\s+Error::subs::try[^\n]+(?=\n)//sog;
158 $err->{'-stacktrace'} = $trace
161 $@ = $LAST = $ERROR{$pkg} = $err;
164 # Throw an error. this contains some very gory code.
168 local $Error::Depth = $Error::Depth + 1;
170 # if we are not rethrow-ing then create the object to throw
171 $self = $self->new(@_) unless ref($self);
173 die $Error::THROWN = $self;
176 # syntactic sugar for
178 # die with Error( ... );
182 local $Error::Depth = $Error::Depth + 1;
187 # syntactic sugar for
189 # record Error( ... ) and return;
193 local $Error::Depth = $Error::Depth + 1;
200 # try { ... } catch CLASS with { ... }
205 my $clauses = shift || {};
206 my $catch = $clauses->{'catch'} ||= [];
208 unshift @$catch, $pkg, $code;
213 # Object query methods
217 exists $self->{'-object'} ? $self->{'-object'} : undef;
222 exists $self->{'-file'} ? $self->{'-file'} : undef;
227 exists $self->{'-line'} ? $self->{'-line'} : undef;
232 exists $self->{'-text'} ? $self->{'-text'} : undef;
239 defined $self->{'-text'} ? $self->{'-text'} : "Died";
244 exists $self->{'-value'} ? $self->{'-value'} : undef;
247 package Error::Simple;
249 @Error::Simple::ISA = qw(Error);
253 my $text = "" . shift;
257 local $Error::Depth = $Error::Depth + 1;
259 @args = ( -file => $1, -line => $2)
260 if($text =~ s/\s+at\s+(\S+)\s+line\s+(\d+)(?:,\s*<[^>]*>\s+line\s+\d+)?\.?\n?$//s);
261 push(@args, '-value', 0 + $value)
264 $self->SUPER::new(-text => $text, @args);
269 my $text = $self->SUPER::stringify;
270 $text .= sprintf(" at %s line %d.\n", $self->file, $self->line)
271 unless($text =~ /\n$/s);
275 ##########################################################################
276 ##########################################################################
278 # Inspired by code from Jesse Glick <jglick@sig.bsh.com> and
279 # Peter Seibel <peter@weblogic.com>
284 use vars qw(@EXPORT_OK @ISA %EXPORT_TAGS);
286 @EXPORT_OK = qw(try with finally except otherwise);
287 %EXPORT_TAGS = (try => \@EXPORT_OK);
294 local $@; # don't kill an outer $@
295 ref $item and eval { $item->can('can') };
299 sub run_clauses ($$$\@) {
300 my($clauses,$err,$wantarray,$result) = @_;
303 $err = $Error::ObjectifyCallback->({'text' =>$err}) unless ref($err);
309 if(defined($catch = $clauses->{'catch'})) {
313 for( ; $i < @$catch ; $i += 2) {
314 my $pkg = $catch->[$i];
315 unless(defined $pkg) {
317 splice(@$catch,$i,2,$catch->[$i+1]->());
321 elsif(blessed($err) && $err->isa($pkg)) {
322 $code = $catch->[$i+1];
325 local($Error::THROWN);
328 @{$result} = $code->($err,\$more);
330 elsif(defined($wantarray)) {
332 $result->[0] = $code->($err,\$more);
335 $code->($err,\$more);
340 next CATCHLOOP if $more;
344 $err = defined($Error::THROWN)
345 ? $Error::THROWN : $@;
346 $err = $Error::ObjectifyCallback->({'text' =>$err})
357 if(defined($owise = $clauses->{'otherwise'})) {
358 my $code = $clauses->{'otherwise'};
362 @{$result} = $code->($err,\$more);
364 elsif(defined($wantarray)) {
366 $result->[0] = $code->($err,\$more);
369 $code->($err,\$more);
377 $err = defined($Error::THROWN)
378 ? $Error::THROWN : $@;
380 $err = $Error::ObjectifyCallback->({'text' =>$err})
390 my $clauses = @_ ? shift : {};
395 unshift @Error::STACK, $clauses;
397 my $wantarray = wantarray();
400 local $Error::THROWN = undef;
407 elsif(defined $wantarray) {
408 $result[0] = $try->();
416 $err = defined($Error::THROWN) ? $Error::THROWN : $@
422 $err = run_clauses($clauses,$err,wantarray,@result)
425 $clauses->{'finally'}->()
426 if(defined($clauses->{'finally'}));
430 if (blessed($err) && $err->can('throw'))
440 wantarray ? @result : $result[0];
443 # Each clause adds a sub to the list of clauses. The finally clause is
444 # always the last, and the otherwise clause is always added just before
445 # the finally clause.
447 # All clauses, except the finally clause, add a sub which takes one argument
448 # this argument will be the error being thrown. The sub will return a code ref
449 # if that clause can handle that error, otherwise undef is returned.
451 # The otherwise clause adds a sub which unconditionally returns the users
452 # code reference, this is why it is forced to be last.
454 # The catch clause is defined in Error.pm, as the syntax causes it to
455 # be called as a method
463 my $clauses = { 'finally' => $code };
467 # The except clause is a block which returns a hashref or a list of
468 # key-value pairs, where the keys are the classes and the values are subs.
472 my $clauses = shift || {};
473 my $catch = $clauses->{'catch'} ||= [];
477 my(@array) = $code->($_[0]);
478 if(@array == 1 && ref($array[0])) {
481 if(UNIVERSAL::isa($ref,'HASH'));
489 unshift @{$catch}, undef, $sub;
494 sub otherwise (&;$) {
496 my $clauses = shift || {};
498 if(exists $clauses->{'otherwise'}) {
500 Carp::croak("Multiple otherwise clauses");
503 $clauses->{'otherwise'} = $code;
513 Error - Error/exception handling in an OO-ish way
519 throw Error::Simple( "A simple error");
523 record Error::Simple("A simple error")
527 unlink($file) or throw Error::Simple("$file: $!",$!);
531 die "error!" if $condition;
532 throw Error::Simple -text => "Oops!" if $other_condition;
534 catch Error::IO with {
536 print STDERR "File ", $E->{'-file'}, " had a problem\n";
540 my $general_handler=sub {send_message $E->{-description}};
542 UserException1 => $general_handler,
543 UserException2 => $general_handler
547 print STDERR "Well I don't know what to say\n";
550 close_the_garage_door_already(); # Should be reliable
551 }; # Don't forget the trailing ; or you might be surprised
555 The C<Error> package provides two interfaces. Firstly C<Error> provides
556 a procedural interface to exception handling. Secondly C<Error> is a
557 base class for errors/exceptions that can either be thrown, for
558 subsequent catch, or can simply be recorded.
560 Errors in the class C<Error> should not be thrown directly, but the
561 user should throw errors from a sub-class of C<Error>.
563 =head1 PROCEDURAL INTERFACE
565 C<Error> exports subroutines to perform exception handling. These will
566 be exported if the C<:try> tag is used in the C<use> line.
570 =item try BLOCK CLAUSES
572 C<try> is the main subroutine called by the user. All other subroutines
573 exported are clauses to the try subroutine.
575 The BLOCK will be evaluated and, if no error is throw, try will return
576 the result of the block.
578 C<CLAUSES> are the subroutines below, which describe what to do in the
579 event of an error being thrown within BLOCK.
581 =item catch CLASS with BLOCK
583 This clauses will cause all errors that satisfy C<$err-E<gt>isa(CLASS)>
584 to be caught and handled by evaluating C<BLOCK>.
586 C<BLOCK> will be passed two arguments. The first will be the error
587 being thrown. The second is a reference to a scalar variable. If this
588 variable is set by the catch block then, on return from the catch
589 block, try will continue processing as if the catch block was never
592 To propagate the error the catch block may call C<$err-E<gt>throw>
594 If the scalar reference by the second argument is not set, and the
595 error is not thrown. Then the current try block will return with the
596 result from the catch block.
600 When C<try> is looking for a handler, if an except clause is found
601 C<BLOCK> is evaluated. The return value from this block should be a
602 HASHREF or a list of key-value pairs, where the keys are class names
603 and the values are CODE references for the handler of errors of that
606 =item otherwise BLOCK
608 Catch any error by executing the code in C<BLOCK>
610 When evaluated C<BLOCK> will be passed one argument, which will be the
611 error being processed.
613 Only one otherwise block may be specified per try block
617 Execute the code in C<BLOCK> either after the code in the try block has
618 successfully completed, or if the try block throws an error then
619 C<BLOCK> will be executed after the handler has completed.
621 If the handler throws an error then the error will be caught, the
622 finally block will be executed and the error will be re-thrown.
624 Only one finally block may be specified per try block
628 =head1 CLASS INTERFACE
632 The C<Error> object is implemented as a HASH. This HASH is initialized
633 with the arguments that are passed to its constructor. The elements
634 that are used by, or are retrievable by the C<Error> class are listed
635 below, other classes may add to these.
643 If C<-file> or C<-line> are not specified in the constructor arguments
644 then these will be initialized with the file name and line number where
645 the constructor was called from.
647 If the error is associated with an object then the object should be
648 passed as the C<-object> argument. This will allow the C<Error> package
649 to associate the error with the object.
651 The C<Error> package remembers the last error created, and also the
652 last error associated with a package. This could either be the last
653 error created by a sub in that package, or the last error which passed
654 an object blessed into that package as the C<-object> argument.
658 =item throw ( [ ARGS ] )
660 Create a new C<Error> object and throw an error, which will be caught
661 by a surrounding C<try> block, if there is one. Otherwise it will cause
664 C<throw> may also be called on an existing error to re-throw it.
666 =item with ( [ ARGS ] )
668 Create a new C<Error> object and returns it. This is defined for
671 die with Some::Error ( ... );
673 =item record ( [ ARGS ] )
675 Create a new C<Error> object and returns it. This is defined for
678 record Some::Error ( ... )
683 =head2 STATIC METHODS
687 =item prior ( [ PACKAGE ] )
689 Return the last error created, or the last error associated with
692 =item flush ( [ PACKAGE ] )
694 Flush the last error created, or the last error associated with
695 C<PACKAGE>.It is necessary to clear the error stack before exiting the
696 package or uncaught errors generated using C<record> will be reported.
704 =head2 OBJECT METHODS
710 If the variable C<$Error::Debug> was non-zero when the error was
711 created, then C<stacktrace> returns a string created by calling
712 C<Carp::longmess>. If the variable was zero the C<stacktrace> returns
713 the text of the error appended with the filename and line number of
714 where the error was created, providing the text does not end with a
719 The object this error was associated with
723 The file where the constructor of this error was called from
727 The line where the constructor of this error was called from
731 The text of the error
735 =head2 OVERLOAD METHODS
741 A method that converts the object into a string. This method may simply
742 return the same as the C<text> method, or it may append more
743 information. For example the file name and line number.
745 By default this method returns the C<-text> argument that was passed to
746 the constructor, or the string C<"Died"> if none was given.
750 A method that will return a value that can be associated with the
751 error. For example if an error was created due to the failure of a
752 system call, then this may return the numeric value of C<$!> at the
755 By default this method returns the C<-value> argument that was passed
760 =head1 PRE-DEFINED ERROR CLASSES
766 This class can be used to hold simple error strings and values. Its
767 constructor takes two arguments. The first is a text value, the second
768 is a numeric value. These values are what will be returned by the
771 If the text value ends with C<at file line 1> as $@ strings do, then
772 this information will be used to set the C<-file> and C<-line> arguments
775 This class is used internally if an eval'd block die's with an error
776 that is a plain string. (Unless C<$Error::ObjectifyCallback> is modified)
780 =head1 $Error::ObjectifyCallback
782 This variable holds a reference to a subroutine that converts errors that
783 are plain strings to objects. It is used by Error.pm to convert textual
784 errors to objects, and can be overridden by the user.
786 It accepts a single argument which is a hash reference to named parameters.
787 Currently the only named parameter passed is C<'text'> which is the text
788 of the error, but others may be available in the future.
790 For example the following code will cause Error.pm to throw objects of the
791 class MyError::Bar by default:
793 sub throw_MyError_Bar
796 my $err = MyError::Bar->new();
797 $err->{'MyBarText'} = $args->{'text'};
802 local $Error::ObjectifyCallback = \&throw_MyError_Bar;
804 # Error handling here.
809 None, but that does not mean there are not any.
813 Graham Barr <gbarr@pobox.com>
815 The code that inspired me to write this was originally written by
816 Peter Seibel <peter@weblogic.com> and adapted by Jesse Glick
817 <jglick@sig.bsh.com>.
821 Shlomi Fish <shlomif@iglu.org.il>
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