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boost/filesystem/exception.hpp

//  boost/filesystem/exception.hpp  ------------------------------------------//

//  Copyright � 2002 Beman Dawes                                          
//  Copyright � 2001 Dietmar K�hl                                         
//                                                                        
//  Use, modification, and distribution is subject to the Boost Software 
//  License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy 
//  at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)                             

//  See library home page at http://www.boost.org/libs/filesystem

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------// 

#ifndef BOOST_FILESYSTEM_EXCEPTION_HPP
#define BOOST_FILESYSTEM_EXCEPTION_HPP

#include <boost/filesystem/config.hpp>
#include <boost/filesystem/path.hpp>

#include <string>
#include <exception>
#include <boost/shared_ptr.hpp>

#include <boost/config/abi_prefix.hpp> // must be the last header

//----------------------------------------------------------------------------// 

namespace boost
{
  namespace filesystem
  {
    namespace detail
    {
      BOOST_FILESYSTEM_DECL int system_error_code(); // artifact of POSIX and WINDOWS error reporting
    }

    enum error_code
    {
      no_error = 0,
      system_error,     // system generated error; if possible, is translated
                        // to one of the more specific errors below.
      other_error,      // library generated error
      security_error,   // includes access rights, permissions failures
      read_only_error,
      io_error,
      path_error,
      not_found_error,
      not_directory_error,
      busy_error,       // implies trying again might succeed
      already_exists_error,
      not_empty_error,
      is_directory_error,
      out_of_space_error,
      out_of_memory_error,
      out_of_resource_error
    };


    class BOOST_FILESYSTEM_DECL filesystem_error : public std::exception
    {
    public:

      filesystem_error(
        const std::string & who,
        const std::string & message ); // assumed to be error_code::other_error

      filesystem_error(
        const std::string & who,
        const path & path1,
        const std::string & message ); // assumed to be error_code::other_error

      filesystem_error(
        const std::string & who,
        const path & path1,
        int sys_err_code );

      filesystem_error(
        const std::string & who,
        const path & path1,
        const path & path2,
        int sys_err_code );

      ~filesystem_error() throw();

      virtual const char * what() const throw();

      int             native_error() const { return m_sys_err; }
      // Note: a value of 0 implies a library (rather than system) error
      error_code      error() const { return m_err; }
      const std::string &  who() const; // name of who throwing exception
      const path &    path1() const; // argument 1 to who; may be empty()
      const path &    path2() const; // argument 2 to who; may be empty()

    private:
      class             m_imp;
      shared_ptr<m_imp> m_imp_ptr;
      int               m_sys_err;
      error_code        m_err;
    };

  } // namespace filesystem
} // namespace boost

#include <boost/config/abi_suffix.hpp> // pops abi_suffix.hpp pragmas
#endif // BOOST_FILESYSTEM_EXCEPTION_HPP