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GyotoError.h File Reference

Error handling. More...

#include <string>

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Classes

class  Gyoto::Error
 Class for thowing exceptions. More...
 

Namespaces

 Gyoto
 Namespace for the Gyoto library.
 

Functions

void Gyoto::throwError (std::string)
 Throw a Gyoto::Error.
 

Detailed Description

Error handling.

Gyoto dlopens its plug-ins. The throw/catch C++ mechanism cannot pass the dlopen boundary. The Gyoto::Error mechanism alleviates this C++ language limitation.

Every Gyoto method (either in the main Gyoto library or in a Gyoto plug-in) should check for possible error conditions and throw adequate Gyoto::Error exceptions through the Gyoto::Error::throw() function. For instance:

* if (error_condition) Gyoto::Error::throw("Useful error message");
*

If the main code has set Gyoto::Error::handler_t error handler using Gyoto::Error::setHandler(), these errors will then be passed to it. Else, the Error is C++-thrown at the main Gyoto library level, above the dlopen boundary.

The main code can then catch these exceptions and act appropriately, for instance:

* try { gyoto_code ; }
* catch (Gyoto::Error err)
* {
* err.Report();
* abort();
* }
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