[newbie] Can I specify what subset of errors a function can return?
from gomp@lemmy.ml to rust@lemmy.ml on 19 Nov 2024 16:29
https://lemmy.ml/post/22676981

I have two functions that are similar but can fail with different errors:

#[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)]
enum MyError {
  #[error("error a")]
  MyErrorA,
  #[error("error b")]
  MyErrorB,
  #[error("bad value ({0})")]
  MyErrorCommon(String),
}

fn functionA() -> Result<String, MyError> {
  // can fail with MyErrorA MyErrorCommon
  todo!()
}

fn functionB() -> Result<String, MyError> {
  // can fail with MyErrorB MyErrorCommon
  todo!()
}

Is there an elegant (*) way I can express this?

If I split the error type into two separate types, is there a way to reuse the definition of MyErrorCommon?

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(*) by “elegant” I mean something that improves the code - I’m sure one could define a few macros and solve that way, but I don’t want to go there

edit: grammar (rust grammar)

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