001/*
002 * Copyright (C) 2007 The Guava Authors
003 *
004 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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016
017package com.google.common.base;
018
019import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
020
021import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
022
023import java.io.PrintWriter;
024import java.io.StringWriter;
025import java.util.ArrayList;
026import java.util.Collections;
027import java.util.List;
028
029import javax.annotation.Nullable;
030
031/**
032 * Static utility methods pertaining to instances of {@link Throwable}.
033 *
034 * <p>See the Guava User Guide entry on <a href=
035 * "http://code.google.com/p/guava-libraries/wiki/ThrowablesExplained">
036 * Throwables</a>.
037 *
038 * @author Kevin Bourrillion
039 * @author Ben Yu
040 * @since 1.0
041 */
042public final class Throwables {
043  private Throwables() {}
044
045  /**
046   * Propagates {@code throwable} exactly as-is, if and only if it is an
047   * instance of {@code declaredType}.  Example usage:
048   * <pre>
049   *   try {
050   *     someMethodThatCouldThrowAnything();
051   *   } catch (IKnowWhatToDoWithThisException e) {
052   *     handle(e);
053   *   } catch (Throwable t) {
054   *     Throwables.propagateIfInstanceOf(t, IOException.class);
055   *     Throwables.propagateIfInstanceOf(t, SQLException.class);
056   *     throw Throwables.propagate(t);
057   *   }
058   * </pre>
059   */
060  public static <X extends Throwable> void propagateIfInstanceOf(
061      @Nullable Throwable throwable, Class<X> declaredType) throws X {
062    // Check for null is needed to avoid frequent JNI calls to isInstance().
063    if (throwable != null && declaredType.isInstance(throwable)) {
064      throw declaredType.cast(throwable);
065    }
066  }
067
068  /**
069   * Propagates {@code throwable} exactly as-is, if and only if it is an
070   * instance of {@link RuntimeException} or {@link Error}.  Example usage:
071   * <pre>
072   *   try {
073   *     someMethodThatCouldThrowAnything();
074   *   } catch (IKnowWhatToDoWithThisException e) {
075   *     handle(e);
076   *   } catch (Throwable t) {
077   *     Throwables.propagateIfPossible(t);
078   *     throw new RuntimeException("unexpected", t);
079   *   }
080   * </pre>
081   */
082  public static void propagateIfPossible(@Nullable Throwable throwable) {
083    propagateIfInstanceOf(throwable, Error.class);
084    propagateIfInstanceOf(throwable, RuntimeException.class);
085  }
086
087  /**
088   * Propagates {@code throwable} exactly as-is, if and only if it is an
089   * instance of {@link RuntimeException}, {@link Error}, or
090   * {@code declaredType}. Example usage:
091   * <pre>
092   *   try {
093   *     someMethodThatCouldThrowAnything();
094   *   } catch (IKnowWhatToDoWithThisException e) {
095   *     handle(e);
096   *   } catch (Throwable t) {
097   *     Throwables.propagateIfPossible(t, OtherException.class);
098   *     throw new RuntimeException("unexpected", t);
099   *   }
100   * </pre>
101   *
102   * @param throwable the Throwable to possibly propagate
103   * @param declaredType the single checked exception type declared by the
104   *     calling method
105   */
106  public static <X extends Throwable> void propagateIfPossible(
107      @Nullable Throwable throwable, Class<X> declaredType) throws X {
108    propagateIfInstanceOf(throwable, declaredType);
109    propagateIfPossible(throwable);
110  }
111
112  /**
113   * Propagates {@code throwable} exactly as-is, if and only if it is an
114   * instance of {@link RuntimeException}, {@link Error}, {@code declaredType1},
115   * or {@code declaredType2}.  In the unlikely case that you have three or more
116   * declared checked exception types, you can handle them all by invoking these
117   * methods repeatedly. See usage example in {@link
118   * #propagateIfPossible(Throwable, Class)}.
119   *
120   * @param throwable the Throwable to possibly propagate
121   * @param declaredType1 any checked exception type declared by the calling
122   *     method
123   * @param declaredType2 any other checked exception type declared by the
124   *     calling method
125   */
126  public static <X1 extends Throwable, X2 extends Throwable>
127      void propagateIfPossible(@Nullable Throwable throwable,
128          Class<X1> declaredType1, Class<X2> declaredType2) throws X1, X2 {
129    checkNotNull(declaredType2);
130    propagateIfInstanceOf(throwable, declaredType1);
131    propagateIfPossible(throwable, declaredType2);
132  }
133
134  /**
135   * Propagates {@code throwable} as-is if it is an instance of
136   * {@link RuntimeException} or {@link Error}, or else as a last resort, wraps
137   * it in a {@code RuntimeException} then propagates.
138   * <p>
139   * This method always throws an exception. The {@code RuntimeException} return
140   * type is only for client code to make Java type system happy in case a
141   * return value is required by the enclosing method. Example usage:
142   * <pre>
143   *   T doSomething() {
144   *     try {
145   *       return someMethodThatCouldThrowAnything();
146   *     } catch (IKnowWhatToDoWithThisException e) {
147   *       return handle(e);
148   *     } catch (Throwable t) {
149   *       throw Throwables.propagate(t);
150   *     }
151   *   }
152   * </pre>
153   *
154   * @param throwable the Throwable to propagate
155   * @return nothing will ever be returned; this return type is only for your
156   *     convenience, as illustrated in the example above
157   */
158  public static RuntimeException propagate(Throwable throwable) {
159    propagateIfPossible(checkNotNull(throwable));
160    throw new RuntimeException(throwable);
161  }
162
163  /**
164   * Returns the innermost cause of {@code throwable}. The first throwable in a
165   * chain provides context from when the error or exception was initially
166   * detected. Example usage:
167   * <pre>
168   *   assertEquals("Unable to assign a customer id",
169   *       Throwables.getRootCause(e).getMessage());
170   * </pre>
171   */
172  public static Throwable getRootCause(Throwable throwable) {
173    Throwable cause;
174    while ((cause = throwable.getCause()) != null) {
175      throwable = cause;
176    }
177    return throwable;
178  }
179
180  /**
181   * Gets a {@code Throwable} cause chain as a list.  The first entry in the
182   * list will be {@code throwable} followed by its cause hierarchy.  Note
183   * that this is a snapshot of the cause chain and will not reflect
184   * any subsequent changes to the cause chain.
185   *
186   * <p>Here's an example of how it can be used to find specific types
187   * of exceptions in the cause chain:
188   *
189   * <pre>
190   * Iterables.filter(Throwables.getCausalChain(e), IOException.class));
191   * </pre>
192   *
193   * @param throwable the non-null {@code Throwable} to extract causes from
194   * @return an unmodifiable list containing the cause chain starting with
195   *     {@code throwable}
196   */
197  @Beta // TODO(kevinb): decide best return type
198  public static List<Throwable> getCausalChain(Throwable throwable) {
199    checkNotNull(throwable);
200    List<Throwable> causes = new ArrayList<Throwable>(4);
201    while (throwable != null) {
202      causes.add(throwable);
203      throwable = throwable.getCause();
204    }
205    return Collections.unmodifiableList(causes);
206  }
207
208  /**
209   * Returns a string containing the result of
210   * {@link Throwable#toString() toString()}, followed by the full, recursive
211   * stack trace of {@code throwable}. Note that you probably should not be
212   * parsing the resulting string; if you need programmatic access to the stack
213   * frames, you can call {@link Throwable#getStackTrace()}.
214   */
215  public static String getStackTraceAsString(Throwable throwable) {
216    StringWriter stringWriter = new StringWriter();
217    throwable.printStackTrace(new PrintWriter(stringWriter));
218    return stringWriter.toString();
219  }
220}