/* $Id: error.pl,v 1.3 2008-07-22 23:34:49 vsc Exp $ Part of SWI-Prolog Author: Jan Wielemaker E-mail: wielemak@science.uva.nl WWW: http://www.swi-prolog.org Copyright (C): 1985-2007, University of Amsterdam 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 library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA As a special exception, if you link this library with other files, compiled with a Free Software compiler, to produce an executable, this library does not by itself cause the resulting executable to be covered by the GNU General Public License. This exception does not however invalidate any other reasons why the executable file might be covered by the GNU General Public License. */ :- module(error, [ type_error/2, % +Type, +Term domain_error/2, % +Domain, +Term existence_error/2, % +Type, +Term permission_error/3, % +Action, +Type, +Term instantiation_error/1, % +Term representation_error/1, % +Reason must_be/2, % +Type, +Term is_of_type/2 % +Type, +Term ]). :- if(current_prolog_flag(dialect, yap)). :- use_module(library(lists),[memberchk/2]). :- endif. /** Error generating support This module provides predicates to simplify error generation and checking. It's implementation is based on a discussion on the SWI-Prolog mailinglist on best practices in error handling. The utility predicate must_be/2 provides simple run-time type validation. The *_error predicates are simple wrappers around throw/1 to simplify throwing the most common ISO error terms. @author Jan Wielemaker @author Richard O'Keefe @see library(debug) and library(prolog_stack). */ :- multifile has_type/2. %% type_error(+Type, +Term). %% domain_error(+Type, +Term). %% existence_error(+Type, +Term). %% permission_error(+Action, +Type, +Term). %% instantiation_error(+Term). %% representation_error(+Reason). % % Throw ISO compliant error messages. type_error(Type, Term) :- throw(error(type_error(Type, Term), _)). domain_error(Type, Term) :- throw(error(domain_error(Type, Term), _)). existence_error(Type, Term) :- throw(error(existence_error(Type, Term), _)). permission_error(Action, Type, Term) :- throw(error(permission_error(Action, Type, Term), _)). instantiation_error(_Term) :- throw(error(instantiation_error, _)). representation_error(Reason) :- throw(error(representation_error(Reason), _)). %% must_be(+Type, @Term) is det. % % True if Term satisfies the type constraints for Type. Defined % types are =atom=, =atomic=, =between=, =boolean=, =callable=, % =chars=, =codes=, =text=, =compound=, =constant=, =float=, % =integer=, =nonneg=, =positive_integer=, =negative_integer=, % =nonvar=, =number=, =oneof=, =list=, =list_or_partial_list=, % =symbol=, =var=, =rational= and =string=. % % Most of these types are defined by an arity-1 built-in predicate % of the same name. Below is a brief definition of the other % types. % % | boolean | one of =true= or =false= | % | chars | Proper list of 1-character atoms | % | codes | Proper list of Unicode character codes | % | text | One of =atom=, =string=, =chars= or =codes= | % | between(L,U) | Number between L and U (including L and U) | % | nonneg | Integer >= 0 | % | positive_integer | Integer > 0 | % | negative_integer | Integer < 0 | % | oneof(L) | Ground term that is member of L | % | list(Type) | Proper list with elements of Type | % | list_or_partial_list | A list or an open list (ending in a variable | % % @throws instantiation_error if Term is insufficiently % instantiated and type_error(Type, Term) if Term is not of Type. must_be(Type, X) :- ( has_type(Type, X) -> true ; is_not(Type, X) ). %% is_not(+Type, @Term) % % Throws appropriate error. It is _known_ that Term is not of type % Type. % % @throws type_error(Type, Term) % @throws instantiation_error is_not(list, X) :- !, not_a_list(list, X). is_not(list(_), X) :- !, not_a_list(list, X). is_not(list_or_partial_list, X) :- !, type_error(list, X). is_not(chars, X) :- !, not_a_list(chars, X). is_not(codes, X) :- !, not_a_list(codes, X). is_not(var,_X) :- !, representation_error(variable). is_not(rational, X) :- !, not_a_rational(X). is_not(Type, X) :- ( var(X) -> instantiation_error(X) ; ground_type(Type), \+ ground(X) -> instantiation_error(X) ; type_error(Type, X) ). ground_type(ground). ground_type(oneof(_)). ground_type(stream). ground_type(text). ground_type(string). not_a_list(Type, X) :- '$skip_list'(_, X, Rest), ( var(Rest) -> instantiation_error(X) ; type_error(Type, X) ). not_a_rational(X) :- ( var(X) -> instantiation_error(X) ; X = rdiv(N,D) -> must_be(integer, N), must_be(integer, D), type_error(rational,X) ; type_error(rational,X) ). %% is_of_type(+Type, @Term) is semidet. % % True if Term satisfies Type. is_of_type(Type, Term) :- has_type(Type, Term). %% has_type(+Type, @Term) is semidet. % % True if Term satisfies Type. has_type(impossible, _) :- instantiation_error(_). has_type(any, _). has_type(atom, X) :- atom(X). has_type(atomic, X) :- atomic(X). has_type(between(L,U), X) :- ( integer(L) -> integer(X), between(L,U,X) ; number(X), X >= L, X =< U ). has_type(boolean, X) :- (X==true;X==false), !. has_type(callable, X) :- callable(X). has_type(chars, X) :- chars(X). has_type(codes, X) :- codes(X). has_type(text, X) :- text(X). has_type(compound, X) :- compound(X). has_type(constant, X) :- atomic(X). has_type(float, X) :- float(X). has_type(ground, X) :- ground(X). has_type(integer, X) :- integer(X). has_type(nonneg, X) :- integer(X), X >= 0. has_type(positive_integer, X) :- integer(X), X > 0. has_type(negative_integer, X) :- integer(X), X < 0. has_type(nonvar, X) :- nonvar(X). has_type(number, X) :- number(X). has_type(oneof(L), X) :- ground(X), memberchk(X, L). has_type(proper_list, X) :- is_list(X). has_type(list, X) :- is_list(X). has_type(list_or_partial_list, X) :- is_list_or_partial_list(X). has_type(symbol, X) :- atom(X). has_type(var, X) :- var(X). has_type(rational, X) :- rational(X). has_type(string, X) :- string(X). has_type(stream, X) :- is_stream(X). has_type(list(Type), X) :- is_list(X), element_types(X, Type). chars(0) :- !, fail. chars([]). chars([H|T]) :- atom(H), atom_length(H, 1), chars(T). codes(x) :- !, fail. codes([]). codes([H|T]) :- integer(H), between(1, 0x10ffff, H), codes(T). text(X) :- ( atom(X) ; string(X) ; chars(X) ; codes(X) ), !. element_types([], _). element_types([H|T], Type) :- must_be(Type, H), element_types(T, Type). is_list_or_partial_list(L0) :- '$skip_list'(_, L0,L), ( var(L) -> true ; L == [] ).