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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, Regents of the University of California
+ *                     Alexander Afanasyev
+ *
+ * BSD license, See the LICENSE file for more information
+ *
+ * Author: Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @file error.h
+ * @brief This file defines basic elements for the library reporting
+ *
+ * The library throws a number of exceptions.
+ * In general, the following example shows how to print out diagnostic information
+ * when one of the exceptions is thrown
+ * @code
+ *     try
+ *       {
+ *         ... operations with ndn::Name
+ *       }
+ *     catch (boost::exception &e)
+ *       {
+ *         std::cerr << boost::diagnostic_information (e) << std::endl;
+ *       }
+ * @endcode
+ */
+
+#ifndef NDN_ERROR_H
+#define NDN_ERROR_H
+
+#include <boost/exception/all.hpp>
+
+namespace ndn
+{
+namespace error
+{
+
+struct Error           : public virtual boost::exception, public virtual std::exception {}; ///< @brief Some error with error reporting engine
+struct Uri             : public virtual boost::exception, public virtual std::exception {}; ///< @brief An error with URI processing
+struct StringTransform : public virtual boost::exception, public virtual std::exception {};
+struct Name            : public virtual boost::exception, public virtual std::exception {}; ///< @brief An error with Name
+namespace name {
+struct Component       : public virtual boost::exception, public virtual std::exception {}; ///< @brief An error with name::Component
+}
+struct Exclude         : public virtual boost::exception, public virtual std::exception {}; ///< @brief An error with Exclude
+struct KeyLocator      : public virtual boost::exception, public virtual std::exception {}; ///< @brief An error with KeyLocator
+namespace wire {
+struct Ccnb            : public virtual boost::exception, public virtual std::exception {}; ///< @brief An error with wire::Ccnb encoding
+}
+struct Keychain        : public virtual boost::exception, public virtual std::exception {}; ///< @brief An error with security::Keychain
+
+// Diagnostic information fields
+
+/**
+ * @brief Free-formatted text message explaining the error
+ *
+ * @code
+ * ...
+ * catch (boost::exception &e)
+ * {
+ *     if (const std::string *error = boost::get_error_info<error::msg> (e))
+ *          ...
+ * }
+ * @endcode
+ *
+ * @see get_msg
+ */
+typedef boost::error_info<struct tag_msg, std::string> msg;
+
+/**
+ * @brief Helper method to get error message from the exception
+ *
+ * Method assumes that message is present, if not, an exception will be thrown
+ */
+inline const std::string &
+get_msg (boost::exception &e)
+{
+  const std::string *error = boost::get_error_info<msg> (e);
+  if (error == 0)
+    BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION (Error ());
+  return *error;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @brief Report of the position of the error (error-specific meaning)
+ *
+ * @code
+ * ...
+ * catch (boost::exception &e)
+ * {
+ *     if (const int *error = boost::get_error_info<error::pos> (e))
+ *          ...
+ * }
+ * @endcode
+ *
+ * @see get_pos
+ */
+typedef boost::error_info<struct tag_pos, int> pos;
+
+/**
+ * @brief Helper method to get position of the error from the exception
+ *
+ * Method assumes that position is present, if not, an exception will be thrown
+ */
+inline int
+get_pos (boost::exception &e)
+{
+  const int *position = boost::get_error_info<pos> (e);
+  if (position == 0)
+    BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION (Error ());
+  return *position;
+}
+
+} // error
+} // ndn
+
+#endif // NDN_ERROR_H