Wrap license-related errors in enum

src/config/config_type.rs

@@ -392,39 +392,22 @@ macro_rules! create_config {
             }
 
             fn set_license_template(&mut self) {
-                if self.was_set().license_template_path() {
-                    let lt_path = self.license_template_path();
-                    let mut lt_file = match File::open(&lt_path) {
-                        Ok(file) => file,
-                        Err(e) => {
-                            eprintln!("Warning: unable to open license template file {:?}: {}",
-                                      lt_path, e);
-                            return;
-                        }
-                    };
-                    let mut lt_str = String::new();
-                    if let Err(e) = lt_file.read_to_string(&mut lt_str) {
-                        eprintln!("Warning: unable to read from license template file {:?}: {}",
-                                  lt_path, e);
-                        return;
-                    };
-                    let lt_parsed = match TemplateParser::parse(&lt_str) {
-                        Ok(string) => string,
-                        Err(e) => {
-                            eprintln!("Warning: unable to parse license template file {:?}: {}",
-                                      lt_path, e);
-                            return;
-                        }
-                    };
-                    self.license_template = match Regex::new(&lt_parsed) {
-                        Ok(re) => Some(re),
-                        Err(e) => {
-                            eprintln!("Warning: regex syntax error in placeholder, unable to compile \
-                                       license template from file {:?}: {}", lt_path, e);
-                            return;
-                        }
-                    }
+                if !self.was_set().license_template_path() {
+                    return;
                 }
+                let lt_path = self.license_template_path();
+                let try = || -> Result<Regex, LicenseError> {
+                    let mut lt_file = File::open(&lt_path)?;
+                    let mut lt_str = String::new();
+                    lt_file.read_to_string(&mut lt_str)?;
+                    let lt_parsed = TemplateParser::parse(&lt_str)?;
+                    Ok(Regex::new(&lt_parsed)?)
+                };
+                match try() {
+                    Ok(re) => self.license_template = Some(re),
+                    Err(msg) => eprintln!("Warning for license template file {:?}: {}",
+                                          lt_path, msg),
+                };
             }
         }
 

src/config/license.rs

@@ -1,5 +1,37 @@
+use std::io;
+use std::fmt;
+
 use regex;
 
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub enum LicenseError {
+    IO(io::Error),
+    Regex(regex::Error),
+    Parse(String),
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for LicenseError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        match *self {
+            LicenseError::IO(ref err) => err.fmt(f),
+            LicenseError::Regex(ref err) => err.fmt(f),
+            LicenseError::Parse(ref err) => write!(f, "parsing failed, {}", err),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<io::Error> for LicenseError {
+    fn from(err: io::Error) -> LicenseError {
+        LicenseError::IO(err)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<regex::Error> for LicenseError {
+    fn from(err: regex::Error) -> LicenseError {
+        LicenseError::Regex(err)
+    }
+}
+
 // the template is parsed using a state machine
 enum ParsingState {
     Lit,
@@ -76,7 +108,7 @@ impl TemplateParser {
     /// "
     /// );
     /// ```
-    pub fn parse(template: &str) -> Result<String, String> {
+    pub fn parse(template: &str) -> Result<String, LicenseError> {
         let mut parser = Self::new();
         for chr in template.chars() {
             if chr == '\n' {
@@ -87,19 +119,24 @@ impl TemplateParser {
                 LitEsc => parser.trans_from_litesc(chr),
                 Re(brace_nesting) => parser.trans_from_re(chr, brace_nesting),
                 ReEsc(brace_nesting) => parser.trans_from_reesc(chr, brace_nesting),
-                Abort(msg) => return Err(msg),
+                Abort(msg) => return Err(LicenseError::Parse(msg)),
             };
         }
         // check if we've ended parsing in a valid state
         match parser.state {
-            Abort(msg) => return Err(msg),
+            Abort(msg) => return Err(LicenseError::Parse(msg)),
             Re(_) | ReEsc(_) => {
-                return Err(format!(
+                return Err(LicenseError::Parse(format!(
                     "escape or balance opening brace on l. {}",
                     parser.open_brace_line
-                ));
+                )));
+            }
+            LitEsc => {
+                return Err(LicenseError::Parse(format!(
+                    "incomplete escape sequence on l. {}",
+                    parser.linum
+                )))
             }
-            LitEsc => return Err(format!("incomplete escape sequence on l. {}", parser.linum)),
             _ => (),
         }
         parser.parsed.push_str(&regex::escape(&parser.buffer));
@@ -198,16 +235,22 @@ mod test {
             r"^unbalanced nested braces \{{3}"
         );
         assert_eq!(
-            TemplateParser::parse("parsing error }").unwrap_err(),
-            "escape or balance closing brace on l. 1"
+            &TemplateParser::parse("parsing error }")
+                .unwrap_err()
+                .to_string(),
+            "parsing failed, escape or balance closing brace on l. 1"
         );
         assert_eq!(
-            TemplateParser::parse("parsing error {\nsecond line").unwrap_err(),
-            "escape or balance opening brace on l. 1"
+            &TemplateParser::parse("parsing error {\nsecond line")
+                .unwrap_err()
+                .to_string(),
+            "parsing failed, escape or balance opening brace on l. 1"
         );
         assert_eq!(
-            TemplateParser::parse(r"parsing error \").unwrap_err(),
-            "incomplete escape sequence on l. 1"
+            &TemplateParser::parse(r"parsing error \")
+                .unwrap_err()
+                .to_string(),
+            "parsing failed, incomplete escape sequence on l. 1"
         );
     }
 }

src/config/mod.rs

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ pub mod license;
 
 use config::config_type::ConfigType;
 use config::file_lines::FileLines;
-use config::license::TemplateParser;
+use config::license::{LicenseError, TemplateParser};
 pub use config::lists::*;
 pub use config::options::*;
 use config::summary::Summary;