/* -*- Mode: C; tab-width: 8; indent-tabs-mode: t; c-basic-offset: 8 -*- */
/* camel-execpetion.c : exception utils */

/* 
 *
 * Author : 
 *  Bertrand Guiheneuf <bertrand@helixcode.com>
 *
 * Copyright 1999, 2000 Helix Code, Inc. (http://www.helixcode.com)
 *
 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or 
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 * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
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 */

#include <config.h>
#include "camel-exception.h"



/**
 * camel_exception_new: allocate a new exception object. 
 * 
 * Create and returns a new exception object.
 * 
 * 
 * Return value: The newly allocated exception object.
 **/
CamelException *
camel_exception_new (void)
{
	CamelException *ex;

	ex = g_new (CamelException, 1);
	ex->desc = NULL;

	/* set the Exception Id to NULL */
	ex->id = CAMEL_EXCEPTION_NONE;

	return ex;
}

/**
 * camel_exception_init: init a (statically allocated) exception. 
 * 
 * Init an exception. This routine is mainly
 * useful when using a statically allocated
 * exception. 
 * 
 * 
 **/
void
camel_exception_init (CamelException *ex)
{
	ex->desc = NULL;

	/* set the Exception Id to NULL */
	ex->id = CAMEL_EXCEPTION_NONE;
}


/**
 * camel_exception_clear: Clear an exception
 * @exception: the exception object
 * 
 * Clear an exception, that is, set the 
 * exception ID to CAMEL_EXCEPTION_NONE and
 * free the description text.
 * If the exception is NULL, this funtion just
 * returns.
 **/
void 
camel_exception_clear (CamelException *exception)
{
	if (!exception) return;
	
	/* free the description text */
	if (exception->desc)
		g_free (exception->desc);
	exception->desc = NULL;

	/* set the Exception Id to NULL */
	exception->id = CAMEL_EXCEPTION_NONE;
}




/**
 * camel_exception_free: Free an exception 
 * @exception: The exception object to free
 * 
 * Free an exception object. If the exception
 * is NULL, nothing is done, the routine simply
 * returns.
 **/
void 
camel_exception_free (CamelException *exception)
{
	if (!exception) return;
	
	/* free the description text */
	if (exception->desc)
		g_free (exception->desc);
       	/* free the exeption itself */
	g_free (exception);
}

/**
 * camel_exception_set: set an exception 
 * @ex: exception object 
 * @id: exception id 
 * @desc: textual description of the exception
 * 
 * Set the value of an exception. The exception id is 
 * a unique number representing the exception. The 
 * textual description is a small text explaining 
 * what happened and provoked the exception.
 *
 * When @ex is NULL, nothing is done, this routine
 * simply returns.
 *
 **/
void
camel_exception_set (CamelException *ex,
		     ExceptionId id,
		     const char *desc)
{
	/* if no exception is given, do nothing */
	if (!ex) return;

	ex->id = id;

	/* remove the previous exception description */
	if (ex->desc)
		g_free (ex->desc);
	ex->desc = g_strdup (desc);
}


/**
 * camel_exception_setv: set an exception 
 * @ex: exception object 
 * @id: exception id 
 * @format: format of the description string. The format string is
 * used as in printf().
 * 
 * Set the value of an exception. The exception id is 
 * a unique number representing the exception. The 
 * textual description is a small text explaining 
 * what happened and provoked the exception. 
 * In this version, the string is created from the format 
 * string and the variable argument list.
 *
 * It is safe to say:
 *   camel_exception_setv (ex, ..., camel_exception_get_description (ex), ...);
 *
 * When @ex is NULL, nothing is done, this routine
 * simply returns.
 *
 **/
void
camel_exception_setv (CamelException *ex,
		      ExceptionId id,
		      const char *format, 
		      ...)
{
	va_list args;
	gchar *tmp_desc_string;
	
	
	/* if no exception is given, do nothing */
	if (!ex) return;
	
	
	/* create the temporary exception string */
	va_start(args, format);
	tmp_desc_string = g_strdup_vprintf (format, args);
	va_end (args);
	
	
	/* now set the exception. We don't call
	   camel_exception_set because we want to 
	   avoid a useless strdup () */
	ex->id = id;
	
	/* remove the previous exception description */
	if (ex->desc)
		g_free (ex->desc);
	ex->desc = g_strdup (tmp_desc_string);
	
}







/**
 * camel_exception_xfer: transfer an exception
 * @ex_dst: Destination exception object 
 * @ex_src: Source exception object
 * 
 * Transfer the content of an exception from
 * an exception object to another. 
 * The destination exception receives the id and
 * the description text of the source exception. 
 **/
void 
camel_exception_xfer (CamelException *ex_dst,
		      CamelException *ex_src)
{
	if (ex_dst->desc)
		g_free (ex_dst->desc);

	ex_dst->id = ex_src->id;
	ex_dst->desc = ex_src->desc;

	ex_src->desc = NULL;
	ex_src->id = CAMEL_EXCEPTION_NONE;
}







/**
 * camel_exception_get_id: get the exception id
 * @ex: The exception object
 * 
 * Return the id of an exception. 
 * If @ex is NULL, return CAMEL_EXCEPTION_NONE;
 * 
 * Return value: Exception ID.
 **/
ExceptionId
camel_exception_get_id (CamelException *ex)
{
	if (ex)
		return ex->id;
	else 
		return CAMEL_EXCEPTION_NONE;
}




/**
 * camel_exception_get_description: get the description of an exception.
 * @ex: The exception object
 * 
 * Return the exception description text. 
 * If @ex is NULL, return NULL;
 * 
 * 
 * Return value: Exception description text.
 **/
const gchar *
camel_exception_get_description (CamelException *ex)
{
	if (ex)
		return ex->desc;
	else 
		return NULL;
}