| 1 | /* -*-c-*- |
| 2 | * |
| 3 | * $Id: exc.h,v 1.3 1999/05/06 19:51:35 mdw Exp $ |
| 4 | * |
| 5 | * Structured exception handling in C |
| 6 | * |
| 7 | * (c) 1998 Straylight/Edgeware |
| 8 | */ |
| 9 | |
| 10 | /*----- Licensing notice --------------------------------------------------* |
| 11 | * |
| 12 | * This file is part of the mLib utilities library. |
| 13 | * |
| 14 | * mLib is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify |
| 15 | * it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public License as |
| 16 | * published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the |
| 17 | * License, or (at your option) any later version. |
| 18 | * |
| 19 | * mLib is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, |
| 20 | * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of |
| 21 | * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the |
| 22 | * GNU Library General Public License for more details. |
| 23 | * |
| 24 | * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public |
| 25 | * License along with mLib; if not, write to the Free |
| 26 | * Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, |
| 27 | * MA 02111-1307, USA. |
| 28 | */ |
| 29 | |
| 30 | /*----- Revision history --------------------------------------------------* |
| 31 | * |
| 32 | * $Log: exc.h,v $ |
| 33 | * Revision 1.3 1999/05/06 19:51:35 mdw |
| 34 | * Reformatted the LGPL notice a little bit. |
| 35 | * |
| 36 | * Revision 1.2 1999/05/05 18:50:31 mdw |
| 37 | * Change licensing conditions to LGPL. |
| 38 | * |
| 39 | * Revision 1.1.1.1 1998/06/17 23:44:42 mdw |
| 40 | * Initial version of mLib |
| 41 | * |
| 42 | */ |
| 43 | |
| 44 | #ifndef EXC_H |
| 45 | #define EXC_H |
| 46 | |
| 47 | #ifdef __cplusplus |
| 48 | extern "C" { |
| 49 | #endif |
| 50 | |
| 51 | #include <setjmp.h> |
| 52 | |
| 53 | /*----- Quick documentation -----------------------------------------------* |
| 54 | * |
| 55 | * This header file provides some exception handling facilities in C |
| 56 | * programs. It modifies the syntax of the language slightly, using the |
| 57 | * preprocessor. |
| 58 | * |
| 59 | * The `throw' expression returns no value. It has the syntax: |
| 60 | * |
| 61 | * THROW ( expr , expr ) |
| 62 | * |
| 63 | * The first expression must have type compatible with unsigned integer; it |
| 64 | * identifies an `exception type'. The second must have type compatible |
| 65 | * with pointer to void; it contains the `exception data'. Control is |
| 66 | * passed to the current exception handler. |
| 67 | * |
| 68 | * The `RETHROW' expression, valid only within an exception handler, causes |
| 69 | * the current exception to be thrown again. |
| 70 | * |
| 71 | * A `try' statement has the syntax: |
| 72 | * |
| 73 | * TRY stat CATCH stat END_TRY; |
| 74 | * |
| 75 | * The first statement is called the `test'; the second is the `handler'. |
| 76 | * During execution of the test, the handler is added to a stack of |
| 77 | * active exception handlers; the topmost handler on this stack is called |
| 78 | * the `current' handler. When execution of the test completes, the |
| 79 | * corresponding handler is removed from the stack. |
| 80 | * |
| 81 | * The test statement may complete in one of these ways: |
| 82 | * |
| 83 | * * Normal completion -- control reaches the end of the statement |
| 84 | * normally. |
| 85 | * |
| 86 | * * Throwing an exception -- an exception is thrown when the handler is |
| 87 | * the current exception handler. |
| 88 | * |
| 89 | * * By executing a `break' statement. |
| 90 | * |
| 91 | * * By executing the expression `EXIT_TRY' and transferring control to |
| 92 | * a point outside the entire `try' statement (e.g., executing a `goto' |
| 93 | * or `return' statement). |
| 94 | * |
| 95 | * Any other attempt to leave the test causes undefined behaviour. |
| 96 | * |
| 97 | * If an exception is thrown while the handler is the current exception |
| 98 | * handler, it is given control. The variables `exc_type' and `exc_val' |
| 99 | * denote the exception type and value respectively -- they are passed |
| 100 | * unchanged from the `throw' expression which caused the exception. |
| 101 | * A handler is deactivated before it is invoked; if it causes an |
| 102 | * exception to be thrown (and does not contain a nested `try' statement) |
| 103 | * control will be passed to an earlier active handler. |
| 104 | * |
| 105 | * Control is passed to handlers using the `longjmp' function. |
| 106 | * |
| 107 | * Example: |
| 108 | * |
| 109 | * TRY { |
| 110 | * ... something dangerous ... |
| 111 | * } CATCH switch (exc_type) { |
| 112 | * case EXC_INTERESTING: |
| 113 | * ... handle exception ... |
| 114 | * break; |
| 115 | * default: |
| 116 | * ... do tidying up ... |
| 117 | * RETHROW; |
| 118 | * } END_TRY; |
| 119 | */ |
| 120 | |
| 121 | /*----- Exception type allocation -----------------------------------------* |
| 122 | * |
| 123 | * Nobody allocates exception types, so we'll just have to try to get along |
| 124 | * without too many collisions. An exception type is an unsigned long, |
| 125 | * which gives us four bytes. The top two bytes identify the library which |
| 126 | * `owns' the exception, with special values zero meaning `defined as part |
| 127 | * of the system' and 0xFFFF providing a shared space of types which can |
| 128 | * be used by anyone as long as they don't get seen by anyone else. |
| 129 | * |
| 130 | * The lower byte pair encodes a type number, and a value which defines |
| 131 | * the type of the value field (see below). |
| 132 | */ |
| 133 | |
| 134 | /* --- Type type of an exception --- */ |
| 135 | |
| 136 | typedef unsigned long exc_extype; |
| 137 | |
| 138 | /* --- Build a byte pair from two characters --- * |
| 139 | * |
| 140 | * Note the icky casting to handle signed chars. |
| 141 | */ |
| 142 | |
| 143 | #define EXC_PAIR(x, y) (((unsigned long)(unsigned char)(x) << 8) | \ |
| 144 | (unsigned long)(unsigned char)(y)) |
| 145 | |
| 146 | /* --- Allocate an exception number --- */ |
| 147 | |
| 148 | #define EXC_ALLOC(owner, type) (((unsigned long)(owner) << 16) | \ |
| 149 | (unsigned long)(type)) |
| 150 | |
| 151 | /* --- Special owner codes --- */ |
| 152 | |
| 153 | #define EXC_GLOBAL 0u /* The global space defined here */ |
| 154 | #define EXC_SHARED 0xFFFFu /* The shared space for everyone */ |
| 155 | |
| 156 | /*----- Exception values --------------------------------------------------* |
| 157 | * |
| 158 | * Exception values can have several different types. This is a mess, and |
| 159 | * C doesn't handle it too well, but we can try. I'll encode the value type |
| 160 | * as part of the exception type, in the top bits of the bottom byte. Messy? |
| 161 | * You betcha. |
| 162 | */ |
| 163 | |
| 164 | /* --- Encoding a value type in an extype --- */ |
| 165 | |
| 166 | #define EXC_TYPECODE(t, w) (((w) & ~0xC0u) | ((t) & 0xC0u)) |
| 167 | |
| 168 | /* --- The various value types --- */ |
| 169 | |
| 170 | #define EXC_NOVAL 0x00u /* No interesting value */ |
| 171 | #define EXC_INTVAL 0x40u /* Integer value */ |
| 172 | #define EXC_PTRVAL 0x80u /* Arbitrary pointer value */ |
| 173 | #define EXC_STRVAL 0xC0u /* Pointer to character string */ |
| 174 | |
| 175 | /* --- Allocating exceptions with appropriate types --- */ |
| 176 | |
| 177 | #define EXC_ALLOCN(o, t) EXC_TYPECODE(EXC_NOVAL, EXC_ALLOC(o, t)) |
| 178 | #define EXC_ALLOCI(o, t) EXC_TYPECODE(EXC_INTVAL, EXC_ALLOC(o, t)) |
| 179 | #define EXC_ALLOCP(o, t) EXC_TYPECODE(EXC_PTRVAL, EXC_ALLOC(o, t)) |
| 180 | #define EXC_ALLOCS(o, t) EXC_TYPECODE(EXC_STRVAL, EXC_ALLOC(o, t)) |
| 181 | |
| 182 | /* --- A union representing the type --- */ |
| 183 | |
| 184 | typedef union exc_exval { |
| 185 | int i; |
| 186 | void *p; |
| 187 | char *s; |
| 188 | } exc_exval; |
| 189 | |
| 190 | /*----- Predefined exceptions ---------------------------------------------*/ |
| 191 | |
| 192 | /* --- @EXC_NOMEM@ --- * |
| 193 | * |
| 194 | * Value: --- |
| 195 | * |
| 196 | * Meaning: An attempt to allocate memory failed. |
| 197 | */ |
| 198 | |
| 199 | #define EXC_NOMEM EXC_ALLOCN(EXC_GLOBAL, 0u) |
| 200 | |
| 201 | /* --- @EXC_ERRNO@ --- * |
| 202 | * |
| 203 | * Value: @int errno@ = the error raised |
| 204 | * |
| 205 | * Meaning: Some kind of OS error occurred. |
| 206 | */ |
| 207 | |
| 208 | #define EXC_ERRNO EXC_ALLOCI(EXC_GLOBAL, 1u) |
| 209 | |
| 210 | /* --- @EXC_OSERROR@ --- * |
| 211 | * |
| 212 | * Value: @os_error *e@ = pointer to error block |
| 213 | * |
| 214 | * Meaning: For RISC OS programmers only: alternative way of propagating |
| 215 | * errors. |
| 216 | */ |
| 217 | |
| 218 | #define EXC_OSERROR EXC_ALLOCP(EXC_GLOBAL, 1u) |
| 219 | |
| 220 | /* --- @EXC_SIGNAL@ --- * |
| 221 | * |
| 222 | * Value: @int sig@ = signal number |
| 223 | * |
| 224 | * Meaning: Report the raising of a signal. |
| 225 | */ |
| 226 | |
| 227 | #define EXC_SIGNAL EXC_ALLOCI(EXC_GLOBAL, 2u) |
| 228 | |
| 229 | /* --- @EXC_FAIL@ --- * |
| 230 | * |
| 231 | * Value: @const char *p@ = pointer to expanatory string |
| 232 | * |
| 233 | * Meaning: Miscellaneous error. |
| 234 | */ |
| 235 | |
| 236 | #define EXC_FAIL EXC_ALLOCS(EXC_GLOBAL, 0xFFu) |
| 237 | |
| 238 | /*----- An exception handler block ----------------------------------------*/ |
| 239 | |
| 240 | /* --- Try to think of this as being opaque --- */ |
| 241 | |
| 242 | typedef struct __exc_hnd { |
| 243 | struct __exc_hnd *next; /* Pointer to next record down */ |
| 244 | exc_extype type; /* Type of this exception */ |
| 245 | exc_exval val; /* Value of this exception */ |
| 246 | jmp_buf buf; /* Jump buffer when exceptions hit */ |
| 247 | } __exc_hnd; |
| 248 | |
| 249 | /*----- Global variables --------------------------------------------------*/ |
| 250 | |
| 251 | extern __exc_hnd *__exc_list; /* List of active handlers */ |
| 252 | |
| 253 | /*----- Macros ------------------------------------------------------------*/ |
| 254 | |
| 255 | /* --- References to current exception type and value --- */ |
| 256 | |
| 257 | #define exc_type (__exc_ec.type) |
| 258 | #define exc_val (__exc_ec.val) |
| 259 | #define exc_i (__exc_ec.val.i) |
| 260 | #define exc_p (__exc_ec.val.p) |
| 261 | #define exc_s (__exc_ec.val.s) |
| 262 | |
| 263 | /* --- How it actually works --- * |
| 264 | * |
| 265 | * A `try' block is contained within a block which provides an exception |
| 266 | * handler buffer in automatic storage. This block is a loop, to allow |
| 267 | * `break' to escape from it. It adds the handler buffer to the top of a |
| 268 | * list, and does a `setjmp' to allow a return here following an exception. |
| 269 | * The `setjmp' returns zero for the `try' section, and nonzero if there's |
| 270 | * an exception to `catch'. It looks a little like this: |
| 271 | * |
| 272 | * do { |
| 273 | * __exc_hnd h; |
| 274 | * add_handler(&h); |
| 275 | * if (!setjmp(h.buf)) { |
| 276 | * do <try code> while (0); |
| 277 | * remove_handler(&h); |
| 278 | * } else |
| 279 | * <catch code> |
| 280 | * } while (0) |
| 281 | * |
| 282 | * Everything else is ugly hacking to make things work. |
| 283 | */ |
| 284 | |
| 285 | /* --- Trying things which may cause exceptions --- */ |
| 286 | |
| 287 | #define TRY do { \ |
| 288 | volatile __exc_hnd __exc_ec; \ |
| 289 | __exc_ec.next = __exc_list; \ |
| 290 | __exc_list = (__exc_hnd *)&__exc_ec; \ |
| 291 | if (!setjmp(*(jmp_buf *)&__exc_ec.buf /* very nasty! */ )) { do |
| 292 | |
| 293 | #define EXIT_TRY do __exc_list = __exc_ec.next; while (0) |
| 294 | #define CATCH while (0); EXIT_TRY; } else |
| 295 | |
| 296 | #define END_TRY } while (0) |
| 297 | |
| 298 | /* --- Raising exceptions --- */ |
| 299 | |
| 300 | #define THROW __exc_throw |
| 301 | #define RETHROW __exc_rethrow(__exc_ec.type, __exc_ec.val) |
| 302 | |
| 303 | /*----- Functions ---------------------------------------------------------*/ |
| 304 | |
| 305 | /* --- @exc_uncaught@ --- * |
| 306 | * |
| 307 | * Arguments: @void (*proc)(exc_extype type, exc_exval val) = new handler |
| 308 | * |
| 309 | * Returns: Pointer to the old handler value. |
| 310 | * |
| 311 | * Use: Sets the handler for uncaught exceptions. |
| 312 | */ |
| 313 | |
| 314 | typedef void (*exc__uncaught)(exc_extype /*type*/, exc_exval /*val*/); |
| 315 | extern exc__uncaught exc_uncaught(exc__uncaught /*proc*/); |
| 316 | |
| 317 | /* --- @__exc_throw@ --- * |
| 318 | * |
| 319 | * Arguments: @exc_extype type@ = type of exception to throw |
| 320 | * |
| 321 | * Returns: Doesn't |
| 322 | * |
| 323 | * Use: NOT FOR USER CONSUMPTION. Reads an appropriate exception |
| 324 | * value and throws an exception. |
| 325 | */ |
| 326 | |
| 327 | extern void __exc_throw(exc_extype /*type*/, ...); |
| 328 | |
| 329 | /* --- @__exc_rethrow@ --- * |
| 330 | * |
| 331 | * Arguments: @exc_extype type@ = type of exception to throw |
| 332 | * @exc_exval val@ = value of exception to throw |
| 333 | * |
| 334 | * Returns: Doesn't |
| 335 | * |
| 336 | * Use: NOT FOR USER CONSUMPTION. Does the donkey-work of raising |
| 337 | * an exception. |
| 338 | */ |
| 339 | |
| 340 | extern void __exc_rethrow(exc_extype /*type*/, exc_exval /*val*/); |
| 341 | |
| 342 | /*----- That's all, folks -------------------------------------------------*/ |
| 343 | |
| 344 | #ifdef __cplusplus |
| 345 | } |
| 346 | #endif |
| 347 | |
| 348 | #endif |