lumiera_/src/lib/error-exception.cpp
Ichthyostega 9cb0a9b680 Library: discontinue setting error flag from Exceptions (see #1341)
While seemingly subtle, this is a ''deep change.''
Up to now, the project attempted to maintain two mutually disjoint
systems of error reporting: C-style error flags and C++ exceptions.
Most notably, an attempt was made to keep both error states synced.

During the recent integration efforts, this increasingly turned out
as an obstacle and source for insidious problems (like deadlocks).


As a resolve, hereby the relation of both systems is **clarified**:
 * C-style error flags shall only be set and used by C code henceforth
 * C++ exceptions can (optionally) be thrown by retrieving the C-style error code
 * but the opposite is now ''discontinued'' : Exceptions ''do not set'' the error flag anymore
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/*
ERROR-EXCEPTION - Lumiera exception classes
Copyright (C) Lumiera.org
2008, Hermann Vosseler <Ichthyostega@web.de>
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of
the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
* *****************************************************/
/** @file error-exception.cpp
** implementation of C++-style error handling.
** This compilation unit defines a custom exception class hierarchy,
** and is tightly integrated with the C-style error handling.
**
** @see error-state.c
** @see error.hpp
**
*/
#include "lib/error.hpp"
#include "lib/meta/util.hpp"
#include "lib/util.hpp"
#include <exception>
#include <typeinfo>
#include <iostream>
using util::cStr;
using util::isnil;
using std::exception;
namespace lumiera {
namespace error {
/** the message shown to the user per default
* if an exception reaches one of the top-level
* catch clauses.
* @todo to be localised
* @todo develop a framework to set more specific yet friendly messages
*/
inline const string
default_usermsg (Error*) noexcept
{
return "Sorry, Lumiera encountered an internal error.";
}
CStr
detailInfo ()
{
CStr detailinfo = lumiera_error_extra();
return isnil (detailinfo)? "Lumiera errorstate detected"
: detailinfo;
}
/* constants to be used as error IDs */
LUMIERA_ERROR_DEFINE (LOGIC , "internal logic broken");
LUMIERA_ERROR_DEFINE (FATAL , "floundered");
LUMIERA_ERROR_DEFINE (CONFIG , "misconfiguration");
LUMIERA_ERROR_DEFINE (STATE , "unforeseen state");
LUMIERA_ERROR_DEFINE (FLAG , "non-cleared lumiera errorstate");
LUMIERA_ERROR_DEFINE (INVALID , "invalid input or parameters");
LUMIERA_ERROR_DEFINE (EXTERNAL , "failure in external service");
LUMIERA_ERROR_DEFINE (ASSERTION, "assertion failure");
/* some further generic error situations */
LUMIERA_ERROR_DEFINE (LIFECYCLE, "Lifecycle assumptions violated");
LUMIERA_ERROR_DEFINE (WRONG_TYPE, "runtime type mismatch");
LUMIERA_ERROR_DEFINE (ITER_EXHAUST, "end of sequence reached");
LUMIERA_ERROR_DEFINE (CAPACITY, "predefined fixed storage capacity");
LUMIERA_ERROR_DEFINE (INDEX_BOUNDS, "index out of bounds");
LUMIERA_ERROR_DEFINE (BOTTOM_VALUE, "invalid or NIL value");
LUMIERA_ERROR_DEFINE (UNCONNECTED, "missing connection");
LUMIERA_ERROR_DEFINE (UNIMPLEMENTED,"using a feature not yet implemented....");
} // namespace error
LUMIERA_ERROR_DEFINE (EXCEPTION, "generic Lumiera exception");
Error::Error (string description, lumiera_err const id) noexcept
: std::exception{}
, id_{id}
, msg_{error::default_usermsg (this)}
, desc_{description}
, cause_{}
{ }
Error::Error (std::exception const& cause,
string description, lumiera_err const id) noexcept
: std::exception{}
, id_{id}
, msg_{error::default_usermsg (this)}
, desc_{description}
, cause_{extractCauseMsg(cause)}
{
string detailInfo{description + (isnil(cause_)? "" : " | cause = "+cause_)};
}
/** Description of the problem, including the internal char constant
* in accordance to Lumiera's error identification scheme.
* If a root cause can be obtained, this will be included in the
* generated output as well.
*/
CStr
Error::what() const noexcept
{
if (isnil (this->what_))
{
what_ = string(id_);
if (!isnil (desc_)) what_ += " ("+desc_+").";
if (!isnil (cause_)) what_ += string(" -- caused by: ") + cause_;
}
return what_.c_str();
}
/** @internal get at the description message of the
* first exception encountered in a chain of exceptions
*/
const string
Error::extractCauseMsg (const exception& cause) noexcept
{
const Error* err = dynamic_cast<const Error*> (&cause);
if (err)
{
if (isnil (err->cause_))
return cause.what(); // cause is root cause
else
return err->cause_; // cause was caused by another exception
}
// unknown other exception type
return cause.what ();
}
namespace error {
namespace {
void install_unexpectedException_handler ()
{
std::set_terminate (lumiera_unexpectedException);
}
LifecycleHook schedule_ (ON_BASIC_INIT, &install_unexpectedException_handler);
std::terminate_handler nextHandler = nullptr;
}
void lumiera_unexpectedException () noexcept
{
CStr is_halted
= "### Lumiera halted due to an unexpected Error ###";
ERROR (NOBUG_ON, "%s", is_halted);
std::cerr << "\n" << is_halted << "\n\n";
try { // -----find-out-about-any-Exceptions--------
auto lastException = std::current_exception();
if (lastException) {
std::rethrow_exception (lastException);
}
} catch(const lumiera::Error& lerr) {
std::cout << "\n+++ Caught Exception " << lerr.getID() << "\n\n";
ERROR (NOBUG_ON, "+++ caught %s\n+++ messg: %s\n+++ descr: %s"
, cStr(util::typeStr(lerr))
, cStr(lerr.getUsermsg())
, cStr(lerr.what())
);
if (not isnil(lerr.rootCause()))
ERROR (NOBUG_ON, "+++ cause: %s",cStr(lerr.rootCause()));
} catch(const std::exception& e) {
ERROR (NOBUG_ON, "Generic Exception: %s", e.what());
std::cout << "+++ Caught Exception \"" << e.what() << "\"\n";
} catch(...) {
ERROR (NOBUG_ON, "FATAL -- unknown exception");
}
if (CStr errorstate = lumiera_error ())
ERROR (NOBUG_ON, "last registered error was....\n%s", errorstate);
if (nextHandler)
nextHandler();
else
std::abort();
}
void assertion_terminate (const string& location)
{
throw Fatal (location, LUMIERA_ERROR_ASSERTION)
.setUsermsg("Program terminated because of violating "
"an internal consistency check.");
}
} // namespace error
} // namespace lumiera