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1 | # exceptions.pl |
2 | # tchrist@convex.com | |
a6d71656 GS |
3 | # |
4 | # This library is no longer being maintained, and is included for backward | |
5 | # compatibility with Perl 4 programs which may require it. | |
6 | # | |
7 | # In particular, this should not be used as an example of modern Perl | |
8 | # programming techniques. | |
9 | # | |
99b89507 LW |
10 | # |
11 | # Here's a little code I use for exception handling. It's really just | |
12 | # glorfied eval/die. The way to use use it is when you might otherwise | |
13 | # exit, use &throw to raise an exception. The first enclosing &catch | |
14 | # handler looks at the exception and decides whether it can catch this kind | |
15 | # (catch takes a list of regexps to catch), and if so, it returns the one it | |
16 | # caught. If it *can't* catch it, then it will reraise the exception | |
17 | # for someone else to possibly see, or to die otherwise. | |
18 | # | |
19 | # I use oddly named variables in order to make darn sure I don't conflict | |
20 | # with my caller. I also hide in my own package, and eval the code in his. | |
21 | # | |
22 | # The EXCEPTION: prefix is so you can tell whether it's a user-raised | |
23 | # exception or a perl-raised one (eval error). | |
24 | # | |
25 | # --tom | |
26 | # | |
27 | # examples: | |
28 | # if (&catch('/$user_input/', 'regexp', 'syntax error') { | |
29 | # warn "oops try again"; | |
30 | # redo; | |
31 | # } | |
32 | # | |
33 | # if ($error = &catch('&subroutine()')) { # catches anything | |
34 | # | |
35 | # &throw('bad input') if /^$/; | |
36 | ||
37 | sub catch { | |
38 | package exception; | |
39 | local($__code__, @__exceptions__) = @_; | |
40 | local($__package__) = caller; | |
41 | local($__exception__); | |
42 | ||
43 | eval "package $__package__; $__code__"; | |
44 | if ($__exception__ = &'thrown) { | |
45 | for (@__exceptions__) { | |
46 | return $__exception__ if /$__exception__/; | |
47 | } | |
48 | &'throw($__exception__); | |
49 | } | |
50 | } | |
51 | ||
52 | sub throw { | |
53 | local($exception) = @_; | |
54 | die "EXCEPTION: $exception\n"; | |
55 | } | |
56 | ||
57 | sub thrown { | |
58 | $@ =~ /^(EXCEPTION: )+(.+)/ && $2; | |
59 | } | |
60 | ||
61 | 1; |