CTK/Libs/Core/ctkException.h

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#ifndef __ctkException_h
#define __ctkException_h

// Qt includes
#include <QString>

// CTK includes
#include <ctkCoreExport.h>

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
 * \ingroup Core
 *
 * \brief The base class for all exceptions defined in CTK.
 *
 * This exception class takes a QString object as the message text and can
 * optionally store another ctkException instance which caused this exception.
 *
 * ctkException classes can be copied, saved, and rethrown.
 */
class CTK_CORE_EXPORT ctkException : public std::exception
{
public:

  /**
   * @brief Create a new ctkException.
   * @param msg The exception message.
   */
  ctkException(const QString& msg);

  /**
   * @brief Create a new ctkException containing another exception as the cause.
   * @param msg The exception message.
   * @param cause The nested exception causing this exception.
   */
  ctkException(const QString& msg, const ctkException& cause);

  /**
   * @brief Copy constructor.
   * @param o The exception to copy.
   */
  ctkException(const ctkException& o);

  /**
   * @brief Assignment operator.
   * @param o The exception to assign to this exception.
   * @return
   */
  ctkException& operator=(const ctkException& o);

  ~ctkException() throw();

  /**
   * @brief Gets the nested exception which caused this exception.
   * @return The nested exception, or <code>NULL</code> if there is none.
   */
  const ctkException* cause() const throw();

  /**
   * @brief Sets the cause for this exception.
   * @param cause The exception causing this exception.
   */
  void setCause(const ctkException& cause);

  /**
   * @brief Returns the name for this exception.
   * @return The exception name.
   */
  virtual const char* name() const throw();

  /**
   * @brief Returns the class name for this exception.
   * @return The exception class name.
   */
  virtual const char* className() const throw();

  /**
   * @brief Returns a static string describing this exception.
   * @return The exception description.
   */
  virtual const char* what() const throw();

  /**
   * @brief Creates a copy of this exception. Use rethrow() to throw the
   * copy again.
   * @return A copy of this exception.
   */
  virtual ctkException* clone() const;

  /**
   * @brief (Re)Throws this exception.
   */
  void rethrow() const;

private:

  QString Msg;
  ctkException* NestedException;
};

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
 * \ingroup Core
 */
CTK_CORE_EXPORT QDebug operator<<(QDebug dbg, const ctkException& exc);

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
 * \ingroup Core
 *
 * \brief Quickly declare a ctkException sub-class.
 * \param API The export macro.
 * \param CLS The class name for the ctkException sub-class.
 * \param BASE The class name of the actual super class.
 */
#define CTK_DECLARE_EXCEPTION(API, CLS, BASE)         \
  class API CLS : public BASE                         \
  {                                                   \
  public:                                             \
    CLS(const QString& msg);                          \
    CLS(const QString& msg, const ctkException& exc); \
    CLS(const CLS& exc);                              \
    ~CLS() throw();                                   \
    CLS& operator = (const CLS& exc);                 \
    const char* name() const throw();                 \
    CLS* clone() const;                               \
  };

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
/**
 * \ingroup Core
 *
 * \brief Quickly implement a ctkException sub-class
 * \param CLS The class name for the ctkException sub-class.
 * \param BASE The class name of the actual super class.
 * \param NAME A human-readable name for this exception class.
 */
#define CTK_IMPLEMENT_EXCEPTION(CLS, BASE, NAME)                         \
  CLS::CLS(const QString& msg) : BASE(msg)                               \
  { }                                                                    \
  CLS::CLS(const QString& msg, const ctkException& exc) : BASE(msg, exc) \
  { }                                                                    \
  CLS::CLS(const CLS& exc) : BASE(exc)                                   \
  { }                                                                    \
  CLS::~CLS() throw()                                                    \
  { }                                                                    \
  CLS& CLS::operator = (const CLS& exc)                                  \
  {                                                                      \
    BASE::operator = (exc);                                              \
    return *this;                                                        \
  }                                                                      \
  const char* CLS::name() const throw()                                  \
  {                                                                      \
    return NAME;                                                         \
  }                                                                      \
  ctkException* CLS::clone() const                                       \
  {                                                                      \
    return new CLS(*this);                                               \
  }

#endif // __ctkException_h