Pass through try-compatible errors

Better stack trace
Add try.CatchTrace, try.FromErr

gotry_generate/main.go

@@ -4,11 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"bufio"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
-	"io"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"path"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"text/template"
@@ -26,10 +24,11 @@ type line struct {
 	UseExt    bool
 }
 
-func parseDefinitions(defFileName, outFileName string, useExt bool) (err try.Err) {
+func parseDefinitions(defFileName, outFileName, pkgName string) (err try.Err) {
 	defer try.Annotate(&err, "error parsing definitions")
 
 	defFile := try.File(os.Open(defFileName))
+	useExt := pkgName != "try"
 
 	fileScanner := bufio.NewScanner(defFile)
 	fileScanner.Split(bufio.ScanLines)
@@ -66,10 +65,12 @@ func parseDefinitions(defFileName, outFileName string, useExt bool) (err try.Err
 	try.Check(tmpl.Execute(outFile, struct {
 		Definitions []line
 		Imports     map[string]bool
+		PkgName     string
 		UseExt      bool
 	}{
 		Definitions: lines,
 		Imports:     imports,
+		PkgName:     pkgName,
 		UseExt:      useExt,
 	}))
 
@@ -118,64 +119,12 @@ func parseLine(lineStr string, imports map[string]bool) (*line, try.Err) {
 	return &lineData, nil
 }
 
-func copyLibrary(targetDir string, noTests, noStds bool) (caught try.Err) {
-	defer try.Return(&caught)
-
-	filesToCopy := []string{"try.go"}
-
-	if !noTests {
-		filesToCopy = append(filesToCopy, "try_test.go")
-	}
-	if !noStds {
-		filesToCopy = append(filesToCopy, "std_types.go")
-		if !noTests {
-			filesToCopy = append(filesToCopy, "std_types_test.go")
-		}
-	}
-
-	for _, fname := range filesToCopy {
-		f, e := gotry.TryFiles.Open("try/" + fname)
-		try.Check(e)
-
-		targetPath := filepath.Join(targetDir, fname)
-		dest := try.File(os.Create(targetPath))
-
-		try.Empty(io.Copy(dest, f))
-		fmt.Printf("Copied %s\n", fname)
-
-		try.Check(f.Close())
-		try.Check(dest.Close())
-	}
-
-	// Add go-generate command
-	gencmd := "\n//go:generate go run code.thetadev.de/ThetaDev/gotry/gotry_generate " +
-		"-def types.csv -o .\n"
-	f := try.File(
-		os.OpenFile(filepath.Join(targetDir, "try.go"), os.O_APPEND|os.O_WRONLY, 0o644))
-	try.Empty(f.WriteString(gencmd))
-	try.Check(f.Close())
-
-	// If not present, add definition file template
-	definitionFile := filepath.Join(targetDir, "types.csv")
-
-	if _, e := os.Stat(definitionFile); os.IsNotExist(e) {
-		f := try.File(os.Create(definitionFile))
-		try.Int(f.WriteString(
-			"# Add your type definitions here\n# Example:\n# DB;*gorm.DB;gorm.io/gorm\n"))
-		try.Check(f.Close())
-	}
-
-	return
-}
-
 func goFmt(goFile string) error {
 	return exec.Command("gofmt", "-s", "-w", goFile).Run()
 }
 
 func main() {
-	defer try.Catch(func(err try.Err) {
+	defer try.CatchTrace(1)
-		fmt.Println("Error: " + err.Error())
-	})
 
 	// Read flags
 	var definitionFile string
@@ -186,24 +135,16 @@ func main() {
 		"Definition file")
 	flag.StringVar(&targetDir, "o", "try", "Target directory")
 	flag.StringVar(&typeFile, "of", "types", "Name of generated type definition file")
-	flagInit := flag.Bool("init", false, "Copy gotry package")
-	flagNoTests := flag.Bool("no-tests", false, "Dont copy tests")
-	flagNoStds := flag.Bool("no-std", false, "Dont copy std types")
-	flagUseExt := flag.Bool("ext", false, "Use gotry as an external dependency")
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	try.Check(os.MkdirAll(targetDir, 0o777))
 
-	// Copy library
-	if *flagInit {
-		try.Check(copyLibrary(targetDir, *flagNoTests, *flagNoStds))
-	}
-
 	// Generate types
 	if _, e := os.Stat(definitionFile); os.IsNotExist(e) {
-		fmt.Println("Definition file does not exist")
+		try.Check(try.NewErr("Definition file does not exist"))
 	} else {
-		try.Check(parseDefinitions(definitionFile,
+		try.Check(
-			path.Join(targetDir, typeFile+".go"), *flagUseExt))
+			parseDefinitions(definitionFile, path.Join(targetDir, typeFile+".go"),
+				path.Base(targetDir)))
 	}
 }

try/try.go

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"regexp"
 	"runtime"
-	"runtime/debug"
 	"strings"
 )
 
@@ -42,12 +41,20 @@ type tryErrData struct {
 }
 
 type call struct {
+	File     string `json:"file"`
 	Function string `json:"fn"`
 	Line     int    `json:"l"`
 }
 
-// newErr wraps a standard error into a try-compatible one with extended stack info.
+// FromErr wraps a standard error into a try-compatible one with extended stack info.
-func newErr(err error) *tryErr {
+func FromErr(err error) Err {
+	// If the error is already try-compatible, return
+	//nolint:errorlint
+	cterr, ok := err.(Err)
+	if ok {
+		return cterr
+	}
+
 	terr := &tryErr{err: err, callStack: []call{}}
 
 	pc, _, _, ok := runtime.Caller(0)
@@ -75,15 +82,15 @@ func newErr(err error) *tryErr {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		terr.callStack = append(terr.callStack, call{Line: l, Function: fnc})
+		terr.callStack = append(terr.callStack, call{File: f, Function: fnc, Line: l})
 	}
 
 	return terr
 }
 
 // NewErr creates a new try-compatible error with extended stack info.
-func NewErr(msg string) *tryErr {
+func NewErr(msg string) Err {
-	return newErr(errors.New(msg))
+	return FromErr(errors.New(msg))
 }
 
 // Error returns the standard go error message (initial message + annotations).
@@ -106,9 +113,14 @@ func (e *tryErr) CallStack() []call {
 
 // CallStackString outputs the call stack as a printable multiline string.
 func (e *tryErr) CallStackString() string {
-	res := fmt.Sprintf("ERROR: %s\n", e.Error())
+	res := fmt.Sprintf("ERROR: %s\n", e.err.Error())
+	for _, msg := range e.annotations {
+		res += fmt.Sprintln(msg)
+	}
+	res += fmt.Sprintln("\nTraceback (most recent call first):")
 	for _, c := range e.callStack {
-		res += fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d\n", c.Function, c.Line)
+		res += fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d\n", c.File, c.Line)
+		res += fmt.Sprintf("  %s\n", c.Function)
 	}
 	return res
 }
@@ -150,7 +162,7 @@ func Any(args ...interface{}) []interface{} {
 // {return err} on happy path.
 func Check(err error) {
 	if err != nil {
-		panic(newErr(err))
+		panic(FromErr(err))
 	}
 }
 
@@ -165,7 +177,7 @@ func check(args []interface{}) {
 		if !ok {
 			panic("wrong signature")
 		}
-		panic(newErr(err))
+		panic(FromErr(err))
 	}
 }
 
@@ -174,9 +186,6 @@ func check(args []interface{}) {
 // return errors there is a Catch function. Note! The handler function f is
 // called only when err != nil.
 func Handle(err *Err, f func()) {
-	// This and Catch are similar but we need to call recover() here because
-	// how it works with defer. We cannot refactor these to use same function.
-
 	// We put real panic objects back and keep only those which are
 	// carrying our errors. We must also call all of the handlers in defer
 	// stack.
@@ -203,9 +212,6 @@ func Handle(err *Err, f func()) {
 // Catch function per non error returning function. See Handle for more
 // information.
 func Catch(f func(err Err)) {
-	// This and Handle are similar but we need to call recover here because how
-	// it works with defer. We cannot refactor these 2 to use same function.
-
 	if r := recover(); r != nil {
 		e, ok := r.(Err)
 		if !ok {
@@ -218,9 +224,6 @@ func Catch(f func(err Err)) {
 // CatchAll is a helper function to catch and write handlers for all errors and
 // all panics thrown in the current go routine.
 func CatchAll(errorHandler func(err Err), panicHandler func(v interface{})) {
-	// This and Handle are similar but we need to call recover here because how
-	// it works with defer. We cannot refactor these 2 to use same function.
-
 	if r := recover(); r != nil {
 		e, ok := r.(Err)
 		if ok {
@@ -231,20 +234,18 @@ func CatchAll(errorHandler func(err Err), panicHandler func(v interface{})) {
 	}
 }
 
-// CatchTrace is a helper function to catch and handle all errors. It recovers a
+// CatchTrace catches all errors and prints their call stack.
-// panic as well and prints its call stack. This is preferred helper for go
+// Setting the exit parameter to a value above 0 will make the program
-// workers on long running servers.
+// exit in case of an error.
-func CatchTrace(errorHandler func(err Err)) {
+func CatchTrace(exit int) {
-	// This and Handle are similar but we need to call recover here because how
-	// it works with defer. We cannot refactor these 2 to use same function.
-
 	if r := recover(); r != nil {
 		e, ok := r.(Err)
-		if ok {
+		if !ok {
-			errorHandler(e)
+			panic(r)
-		} else {
+		}
-			println(r)
+		e.PrintCallStack()
-			debug.PrintStack()
+		if exit > 0 {
+			os.Exit(exit)
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -253,9 +254,6 @@ func CatchTrace(errorHandler func(err Err)) {
 // their errors. If you want to annotate errors see Annotate for more
 // information.
 func Return(err *Err) {
-	// This and Handle are similar but we need to call recover here because how
-	// it works with defer. We cannot refactor these two to use same function.
-
 	if r := recover(); r != nil {
 		e, ok := r.(Err)
 		if !ok {
@@ -265,13 +263,19 @@ func Return(err *Err) {
 	}
 }
 
-// Annotate is for annotating an error. It's similar to Returnf but it takes only
+// ReturnStd is like Return, but it returns the Go standard error type.
-// two arguments: a prefix string and a pointer to error. It adds ": " between
+func ReturnStd(err *error) {
-// the prefix and the error text automatically.
+	if r := recover(); r != nil {
-func Annotate(err *Err, msg string) {
+		e, ok := r.(Err)
-	// This and Handle are similar but we need to call recover here because how
+		if !ok {
-	// it works with defer. We cannot refactor these two to use same function.
+			panic(r) // Not ours, carry on panicking
+		}
+		*err = e.Unwrap()
+	}
+}
 
+// Annotate adds additional messages to the error.
+func Annotate(err *Err, msg string) {
 	if r := recover(); r != nil {
 		e, ok := r.(Err)
 		if !ok {

try/try_test.go

@@ -114,21 +114,6 @@ func TestPanickingCatchAll(t *testing.T) {
 	panickingCatchAll()
 }
 
-func panickingCatchTrace() {
-	defer CatchTrace(func(err Err) {})
-
-	Any(wrongSignature())
-}
-
-func TestPanickingCatchTrace(t *testing.T) {
-	defer func() {
-		if recover() != nil {
-			t.Error("panics should NOT carry on when tracing")
-		}
-	}()
-	panickingCatchTrace()
-}
-
 func panickingReturn() {
 	var err Err
 	defer Return(&err)
@@ -179,8 +164,9 @@ func TestNewTryErr(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fail()
 	}
 
-	if strings.Count(callStack, "\n") != 4 {
+	if strings.Count(callStack, "\n") != 9 {
-		fmt.Println("Call stack is not 4 lines long.\n" + callStack)
+		fmt.Println("Call stack is not 9 lines long.\n" +
+			fmt.Sprint(strings.Count(callStack, "\n")))
 		t.Fail()
 	}
 }
@@ -213,13 +199,43 @@ func TestGetData(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestErrCompare(t *testing.T) {
 	err := errors.New("TestError")
-	tryErr := newErr(err)
+	tryErr := FromErr(err)
 
 	if !errors.Is(tryErr, err) {
 		t.Fail()
 	}
 }
 
+func TestReturnStd(t *testing.T) {
+	tf := func() (err error) {
+		defer ReturnStd(&err)
+		String(throw())
+		return
+	}
+
+	err := tf()
+
+	if err.Error() != "this is an ERROR" {
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCheckTryErr(t *testing.T) {
+	testErr := NewErr("TestErr")
+
+	tf := func() (err Err) {
+		defer Return(&err)
+		Check(testErr)
+		return
+	}
+
+	err := tf()
+
+	if err != testErr {
+		t.Fail()
+	}
+}
+
 func ExampleReturn() {
 	var err Err
 	defer Return(&err)

try/types.tmpl

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-package try
+package {{.PkgName}}
 
 // gotry auto-generated type definitions. DO NOT EDIT.
-{{- if .Imports }}
 
 import (
 {{- if .UseExt }}
@@ -11,9 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"{{$pkg}}"
 {{- end}}
 )
-{{- else if .UseExt }}
-import "code.thetadev.de/ThetaDev/gotry/try"
-{{- end}}
 {{range $d := .Definitions }}
 // {{$d.Name}} is a helper method to handle errors of
 // func() ({{range $i, $t := $d.Types}}{{$t}}, {{end}}error) functions.