mmserror.h

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 *   Copyright (C) 2005-2007 Stefan Schwarzer, Jens Schneider,             *
 *                           Matthias Hardt, Guido Madaus                  *
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 *   Copyright (C) 2007-2008 BerLinux Solutions GbR                        *
 *                           Stefan Schwarzer & Guido Madaus               *
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 *      Stefan Schwarzer   <stefan.schwarzer@diskohq.org>,                 *
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#ifndef MMSERROR_H_
#define MMSERROR_H_

/**
 * @file mmserror.h
 *
 * Header file for MMSError class.
 *
 * @ingroup mmstools
 */

using namespace std;

#include <string>

/**
 * Base class for exception handling in disko.
 *
 * Derive your exception class from this one to extend exception handling.
 */
class MMSError {
    public:
        /**
         * Constructor.
         *
         * @param code      error code (currently not used)
         * @param message   error message which describes the exception more detailed
         */
        MMSError(int code, string message) : message(message), code(code) {};

        /**
         * Destructor.
         */
        ~MMSError() {};

        /**
         * Retrieve the error message saved in #message.
         *
         * @return String containing the error messages of this exception object.
         */
        string getMessage();

        /**
         * Retrieve the error code saved in #code.
         *
         * @return Error code of this exception object.
         */
        int getCode();

    private:
        string  message;    /**< Explanation of the error that caused this exception object to be thrown. */
        int     code;       /**< Error code (currently not used). */
};

/**
 * Macro which defines a new error type.
 *
 * You may use this shorthand define to derive your own exception class,
 * i.e. MMS_CREATEERROR(FooClass).
 */
#define MMS_CREATEERROR(error)  class error : public MMSError { public: error(int code, string message) : MMSError(code,message) {};}

#endif /*MMSERROR_H_*/

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