[libsigrok.git] / error.c

/*
 * This file is part of the sigrok project.
 *
 * Copyright (C) 2012 Uwe Hermann <uwe@hermann-uwe.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., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
 */

#include "libsigrok.h"

/**
 * @defgroup grp_error Error handling
 *
 * Error handling in libsigrok.
 *
 * @{
 */

/**
 * Return a human-readable error string for the given libsigrok error code.
 *
 * @param error_code A libsigrok error code number, such as SR_ERR_MALLOC.
 * @return A const string containing a short, human-readable (English)
 *         description of the error, such as "memory allocation error".
 *         The string must NOT be free'd by the caller!
 * @see sr_strerror_name
 */
SR_API const char *sr_strerror(int error_code)
{
	const char *str;

	/*
	 * Note: All defined SR_* error macros from libsigrok.h should have
	 * an entry in this function, as well as in sr_strerror_name().
	 */

	switch (error_code) {
	case SR_OK:
		str = "no error";
		break;
	case SR_ERR:
		str = "generic/unspecified error";
		break;
	case SR_ERR_MALLOC:
		str = "memory allocation error";
		break;
	case SR_ERR_BUG:
		str = "internal error";
		break;
	case SR_ERR_SAMPLERATE:
		str = "invalid samplerate";
		break;
	default:
		str = "unknown error";
		break;
	}

	return str;
}

/**
 * Return the "name" string of the given libsigrok error code.
 *
 * For example, the "name" of the SR_ERR_MALLOC error code is "SR_ERR_MALLOC",
 * the name of the SR_OK code is "SR_OK", and so on.
 *
 * This function can be used for various purposes where the "name" string of
 * a libsigrok error code is useful.
 *
 * @param error_code A libsigrok error code number, such as SR_ERR_MALLOC.
 * @return A const string containing the "name" of the error code as string.
 *         The string must NOT be free'd by the caller!
 * @see sr_strerror
 */
SR_API const char *sr_strerror_name(int error_code)
{
	const char *str;

	/*
	 * Note: All defined SR_* error macros from libsigrok.h should have
	 * an entry in this function, as well as in sr_strerror().
	 */

	switch (error_code) {
	case SR_OK:
		str = "SR_OK";
		break;
	case SR_ERR:
		str = "SR_ERR";
		break;
	case SR_ERR_MALLOC:
		str = "SR_ERR_MALLOC";
		break;
	case SR_ERR_BUG:
		str = "SR_ERR_BUG";
		break;
	case SR_ERR_SAMPLERATE:
		str = "SR_ERR_SAMPLERATE";
		break;
	default:
		str = "unknown error code";
		break;
	}

	return str;
}

/** @} */
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b5a8e848 UH	1	/*
	2	* This file is part of the sigrok project.
	3	*
	4	* Copyright (C) 2012 Uwe Hermann <uwe@hermann-uwe.de>
	5	*
	6	* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
	7	* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
	8	* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
	9	* (at your option) any later version.
	10	*
	11	* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
	12	* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
	13	* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
	14	* GNU General Public License for more details.
	15	*
	16	* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
	17	* along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
	18	* Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA
	19	*/
	20
	21	#include "libsigrok.h"
	22
7b870c38 UH	23	/**
	24	* @defgroup grp_error Error handling
	25	*
	26	* Error handling in libsigrok.
	27	*
	28	* @{
	29	*/
	30
b5a8e848 UH	31	/**
	32	* Return a human-readable error string for the given libsigrok error code.
	33	*
	34	* @param error_code A libsigrok error code number, such as SR_ERR_MALLOC.
	35	* @return A const string containing a short, human-readable (English)
	36	* description of the error, such as "memory allocation error".
	37	* The string must NOT be free'd by the caller!
	38	* @see sr_strerror_name
	39	*/
	40	SR_API const char *sr_strerror(int error_code)
	41	{
	42	const char *str;
	43
	44	/*
	45	* Note: All defined SR_* error macros from libsigrok.h should have
	46	* an entry in this function, as well as in sr_strerror_name().
	47	*/
	48
	49	switch (error_code) {
	50	case SR_OK:
	51	str = "no error";
	52	break;
	53	case SR_ERR:
	54	str = "generic/unspecified error";
	55	break;
	56	case SR_ERR_MALLOC:
	57	str = "memory allocation error";
	58	break;
	59	case SR_ERR_BUG:
	60	str = "internal error";
	61	break;
	62	case SR_ERR_SAMPLERATE:
	63	str = "invalid samplerate";
	64	break;
	65	default:
	66	str = "unknown error";
	67	break;
	68	}
	69
	70	return str;
	71	}
	72
	73	/**
	74	* Return the "name" string of the given libsigrok error code.
	75	*
	76	* For example, the "name" of the SR_ERR_MALLOC error code is "SR_ERR_MALLOC",
	77	* the name of the SR_OK code is "SR_OK", and so on.
	78	*
	79	* This function can be used for various purposes where the "name" string of
	80	* a libsigrok error code is useful.
	81	*
	82	* @param error_code A libsigrok error code number, such as SR_ERR_MALLOC.
	83	* @return A const string containing the "name" of the error code as string.
	84	* The string must NOT be free'd by the caller!
	85	* @see sr_strerror
	86	*/
	87	SR_API const char *sr_strerror_name(int error_code)
	88	{
	89	const char *str;
	90
	91	/*
	92	* Note: All defined SR_* error macros from libsigrok.h should have
	93	* an entry in this function, as well as in sr_strerror().
	94	*/
95
96	switch (error_code) {
97	case SR_OK:
98	str = "SR_OK";
99	break;
100	case SR_ERR:
101	str = "SR_ERR";
102	break;
103	case SR_ERR_MALLOC:
104	str = "SR_ERR_MALLOC";
105	break;
106	case SR_ERR_BUG:
107	str = "SR_ERR_BUG";
108	break;
109	case SR_ERR_SAMPLERATE:
110	str = "SR_ERR_SAMPLERATE";
111	break;
112	default:
113	str = "unknown error code";
114	break;
115	}
116
117	return str;
118	}
7b870c38 UH	119
7b870c38 UH	120	/** @} */