"
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"
GenericException subclass:#NoHandlerError
instanceVariableNames:''
classVariableNames:'EmergencyHandler'
poolDictionaries:''
category:'Kernel-Exceptions'
!
!NoHandlerError class methodsFor:'documentation'!
copyright
"
COPYRIGHT (c) 1999 by eXept Software AG
All Rights Reserved
This software is furnished under a license and may be used
only in accordance with the terms of that license and with the
inclusion of the above copyright notice. This software may not
be provided or otherwise made available to, or used by, any
other person. No title to or ownership of the software is
hereby transferred.
"
!
documentation
"
NoHandlerError is raised, if there is no exception handler
or default action for an exception.
The parameter is the unhandled exception.
[Class variables:]
EmergencyHandler <Block> this block is evaluated, if no handler was defined
for a signal (i.e. this one is responsible for the
unhandled exception debugger).
Having this being a block allows to globally catch
these errors - even when no enclosing handler-scope
around the erronous code exists.
(as the catch/through does).
[see also:]
GenericException
(``Exception handling and signals'': programming/exceptions.html)
"
!
examples
"
The emergencyHandler stuff is very useful, to prevent endUser applications
from entering the debugger.
Some commonly used (useful) emergency handlers are provided in the
'useful handlers' section; try them to learn more
(especially, the mailingHandler is fun).
Of course, these are only examples - you may define your own handler
block and pass it to the #emergencyHandler: method.
BTW: the Launchers 'source & debugger' settings menu allows you
to install either a default or the notifying handler.
A handler which shows a box, then aborts - (no more debuggers):
[exBegin]
NoHandlerError emergencyHandler:(NoHandlerError abortingEmergencyHandler)
[exEnd]
A handler which aborts - (no box, no debugger):
[exBegin]
NoHandlerError emergencyHandler:[:ex | AbortSignal raise]
[exEnd]
try some exception (for demonstration, in some other process):
[exBegin]
[
#(1 2 3) at:4
] fork.
[exEnd]
cleanup (switch back to the regular handler, which enters the debugger):
[exBegin]
NoHandlerError emergencyHandler:nil
[exEnd]
A handler which shows a warnBox and asks for debugging:
[exBegin]
NoHandlerError emergencyHandler:(NoHandlerError notifyingEmergencyHandler)
[exEnd]
A handler which dumps information to a file (watch the file 'errorTrace.stx'):
[exBegin]
NoHandlerError emergencyHandler:(NoHandlerError dumpingEmergencyHandler)
[exEnd]
A handler which sends you mail:
[exBegin]
NoHandlerError emergencyHandler:(NoHandlerError mailingEmergencyHandler)
[exEnd]
"
! !
!NoHandlerError class methodsFor:'initialization'!
initialize
NotifierString := 'unhandled exception'.
"
self initialize
"
! !
!NoHandlerError class methodsFor:'emergency handlers'!
emergencyHandler
"return the handler used for unhandled exceptions.
If no EmergencyHandler has been set, a handler which enters the
debugger is returned.
The debugger is opened by asking the signal for a debug action,
this allows to provide other debuggers in specialized (subclass-instances)
of Signal (if that is ever needed)"
"
set it up, when called the first time
"
EmergencyHandler isNil ifTrue:[
EmergencyHandler := [:ex |
"
sending it to the signal allows per-signal specific
debuggers to be implemented in the future
(for example, segv in primitive code could show things
on the C-level ..)
"
(ex signal) openDebuggerOnException:ex.
"/ if we arrive here, the debugger proceeded.
"/ the value below is the exceptions value ...
nil
]
].
^ EmergencyHandler
!
emergencyHandler:aOneArgBlock
"set the handler used for unhandled exceptions.
The default (a nil-handler) leads to a debugger to be shown."
EmergencyHandler := aOneArgBlock
"ST-80 behavior of first showing a notifier:
(I prefer to get right into the debugger, though)
Exception
emergencyHandler:
[:ex | self errorNotify:ex errorString ]
"
"ST-X behavior of going right into the debugger:
Exception
emergencyHandler:nil
"
"automatically aborting current operation, on error:
(may be useful for end-user apps; make certain,
you have abortSignal handlers at appropriate places)
Exception
emergencyHandler:
[:ex | Object abortSignal raise. ex return. ]
"
"finally, traditional language system behavior; dump core ;-)
Exception
emergencyHandler:
[:ex | Smalltalk exitWithCoreDump. ]
"
"Modified: 15.1.1997 / 20:49:06 / cg"
! !
!NoHandlerError class methodsFor:'useful handlers'!
abortingEmergencyHandler
"return a block (usable as an emergency handler),
which aborts after showing a warnBox.
This is useful for endUser applications"
^ [:ex | self warn:'Error: ' , ex errorString.
AbortSignal raise
]
"test with (try a few halts or CTRL-C's):
NoHandlerError emergencyHandler:(NoHandlerError abortingEmergencyHandler)
"
"back with:
NoHandlerError emergencyHandler:(NoHandlerError notifyingEmergencyHandler)
NoHandlerError emergencyHandler:nil
"
"Created: 15.1.1997 / 20:13:06 / cg"
"Modified: 15.1.1997 / 20:15:02 / cg"
!
dumpingEmergencyHandler
"return a block (usable as an emergency handler),
which dumps the stackBacktrace to a trace file and
aborts after showing a warnBox.
This is useful, for endUser application, which are still being
debugged (i.e. the programmers may have a look at the traceFile
from time to time).
Notice:
The code below is just an example; you may want to change the
name of the error-file in your application
(but please: copy the code; do not modify here)"
^ [:ex |
|str printedException|
ex signal == NoHandlerError ifTrue:[
printedException := ex parameter.
] ifFalse:[
printedException := ex
].
"/ user interruption is handled specially:
"/ allow user to choose between proceeding or aborting
"/ but never dump that information to the file.
printedException signal == Object userInterruptSignal ifTrue:[
(self confirm:'abort current action ?') ifTrue:[
AbortSignal raise
].
ex proceedWith:nil
].
"/
"/ dump it to 'errorTrace.stx'
"/
str := 'errorTrace.stx' asFilename appendingWriteStream.
str nextPutLine:('******************************* '
, AbsoluteTime now printString
, ' *******************************').
str cr.
str nextPutLine:('** Error: ' , printedException errorString).
str nextPutLine:('** Signal: ' , printedException signal printString).
str nextPutLine:('** Parameter: ' , printedException parameter printString).
str nextPutLine:('** Process: ' , Processor activeProcess printString).
str nextPutLine:('** Backtrace:').
str cr.
printedException suspendedContext fullPrintAllOn:str.
str cr.
str cr.
str close.
"/ send a line to stdErr
('[warning]: ignored error: ' , printedException errorString) errorPrintCR.
('[warning]: error information appended to ''errorTrace.stx''') errorPrintCR.
AbortSignal raise
]
"test with (try a few halts or CTRL-C's):
NoHandlerError emergencyHandler:(NoHandlerError dumpingEmergencyHandler)
"
"back with:
NoHandlerError emergencyHandler:(NoHandlerError notifyingEmergencyHandler)
NoHandlerError emergencyHandler:nil
"
"Created: / 15.1.1997 / 20:14:52 / cg"
"Modified: / 24.1.1997 / 20:36:21 / cg"
"Modified: / 4.8.1999 / 08:11:20 / stefan"
!
mailingEmergencyHandler
"return a block (usable as an emergency handler),
which shows a warnBox and optionally mails a stackBacktrace to a maintainer.
This is useful, for endUser application, which are still being
debugged (i.e. the programmers may have a look at the errors).
Notice: the stuff here is a demonstration only; it should be modified
for your particular environment ...
... but please: copy the code and modify there;
leave the stuff below as it is."
^ [:ex |
|str printedException doMail emergencyMailReceiver pipe|
ex signal == NoHandlerError ifTrue:[
printedException := ex parameter.
] ifFalse:[
printedException := ex
].
"/ user interruption is handled specially:
"/ allow user to choose between proceeding or aborting
"/ but never dump that information to the file.
printedException signal == Object userInterruptSignal ifTrue:[
(self confirm:'abort current action ?') ifTrue:[
AbortSignal raise
].
ex proceedWith:nil
].
"/ somehow get the name of the guy to receive the mail
"/ you have to implement that yourself.
"/ emergencyMailReceiver := OneOfYourClass getEmergencyMailReceiver.
emergencyMailReceiver := OperatingSystem getLoginName.
emergencyMailReceiver isNil ifTrue:[
self warn:(printedException errorString
, '\\No mailing to service people possible.') withCRs.
doMail := false.
] ifFalse:[
doMail := self confirm:(printedException errorString
, '\\Mail error information to the service people ('
, emergencyMailReceiver , ') ?') withCRs
].
doMail ifTrue:[
str := '' writeStream.
str nextPutLine:('Error notification from '
, OperatingSystem getLoginName
, '@'
, OperatingSystem getHostName).
str cr.
str nextPutLine:('Time: ' , AbsoluteTime now printString).
str nextPutLine:('Error: ', printedException errorString).
str nextPutLine:('Signal: ', printedException signal printString).
str nextPutLine:('Parameter: ', printedException parameter printString).
str nextPutLine:('Process: ', Processor activeProcess printString).
str nextPutLine:'Backtrace:'.
str cr.
printedException suspendedContext fullPrintAllOn:str.
str cr;cr.
str close.
pipe := PipeStream
writingTo:'mail ', emergencyMailReceiver.
pipe notNil ifTrue:[
pipe nextPutLine:'Subject: automatic error report'.
pipe nextPutAll:str contents.
pipe cr.
pipe close.
]
].
AbortSignal raise
]
"test with (try a few halts or CTRL-C's):
NoHandlerError emergencyHandler:(Exception mailingEmergencyHandler)
"
"back with:
NoHandlerError emergencyHandler:(Exception notifyingEmergencyHandler)
NoHandlerError emergencyHandler:nil
"
"Created: / 15.1.1997 / 20:14:52 / cg"
"Modified: / 15.1.1997 / 21:10:28 / cg"
"Modified: / 4.8.1999 / 08:11:26 / stefan"
!
notifyingEmergencyHandler
"return a block (usable as an emergency handler for exceptions),
which does errorNotification before going into the debugger."
^ [:ex | nil errorNotify:ex errorString from:ex suspendedContext ]
"test with (try a few halts or CTRL-C's):
Exception emergencyHandler:(Exception notifyingEmergencyHandler)
"
"back with:
NoHandlerError emergencyHandler:nil
"
"Modified: 15.1.1997 / 20:15:12 / cg"
! !
!NoHandlerError methodsFor:'default actions'!
defaultAction
"This action is performed, if nobody handles the NoHandlerError.
Look for either a per-process emergencyHandlerBlock
or the global emergencyHandler (from Exception) ..."
|block|
Processor notNil ifTrue:[
"care for signal during startup (Processor not yet created)"
block := Processor activeProcess emergencySignalHandler.
].
block isNil ifTrue:[
block := self class emergencyHandler.
block isNil ifTrue:[
"care for error during startup (Exception not yet initialized)"
^ MiniDebugger
enterWithMessage:self errorString
mayProceed:self mayProceed
].
].
^ block value:self
!
noHandler
"redefined to avoid recursive invocations"
^ self
! !
!NoHandlerError methodsFor:'queries'!
mayProceed
"return true, if the exception handler is allowed to proceed
the execution where the exception occured."
parameter isNil ifTrue:[^ true].
^ parameter mayProceed
! !
!NoHandlerError class methodsFor:'documentation'!
version
^ '$Header: /cvs/stx/stx/libbasic/NoHandlerError.st,v 1.5 1999-08-10 18:41:49 cg Exp $'
! !
NoHandlerError initialize!