3 * $Id: exc.h,v 1.4 1999/10/22 22:39:18 mdw Exp $
5 * Structured exception handling in C
7 * (c) 1998 Straylight/Edgeware
10 /*----- Licensing notice --------------------------------------------------*
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30 /*----- Revision history --------------------------------------------------*
33 * Revision 1.4 1999/10/22 22:39:18 mdw
34 * Add an exception group for mLib.
36 * Revision 1.3 1999/05/06 19:51:35 mdw
37 * Reformatted the LGPL notice a little bit.
39 * Revision 1.2 1999/05/05 18:50:31 mdw
40 * Change licensing conditions to LGPL.
42 * Revision 1.1.1.1 1998/06/17 23:44:42 mdw
43 * Initial version of mLib
56 /*----- Quick documentation -----------------------------------------------*
58 * This header file provides some exception handling facilities in C
59 * programs. It modifies the syntax of the language slightly, using the
62 * The `throw' expression returns no value. It has the syntax:
64 * THROW ( expr , expr )
66 * The first expression must have type compatible with unsigned integer; it
67 * identifies an `exception type'. The second must have type compatible
68 * with pointer to void; it contains the `exception data'. Control is
69 * passed to the current exception handler.
71 * The `RETHROW' expression, valid only within an exception handler, causes
72 * the current exception to be thrown again.
74 * A `try' statement has the syntax:
76 * TRY stat CATCH stat END_TRY;
78 * The first statement is called the `test'; the second is the `handler'.
79 * During execution of the test, the handler is added to a stack of
80 * active exception handlers; the topmost handler on this stack is called
81 * the `current' handler. When execution of the test completes, the
82 * corresponding handler is removed from the stack.
84 * The test statement may complete in one of these ways:
86 * * Normal completion -- control reaches the end of the statement
89 * * Throwing an exception -- an exception is thrown when the handler is
90 * the current exception handler.
92 * * By executing a `break' statement.
94 * * By executing the expression `EXIT_TRY' and transferring control to
95 * a point outside the entire `try' statement (e.g., executing a `goto'
96 * or `return' statement).
98 * Any other attempt to leave the test causes undefined behaviour.
100 * If an exception is thrown while the handler is the current exception
101 * handler, it is given control. The variables `exc_type' and `exc_val'
102 * denote the exception type and value respectively -- they are passed
103 * unchanged from the `throw' expression which caused the exception.
104 * A handler is deactivated before it is invoked; if it causes an
105 * exception to be thrown (and does not contain a nested `try' statement)
106 * control will be passed to an earlier active handler.
108 * Control is passed to handlers using the `longjmp' function.
113 * ... something dangerous ...
114 * } CATCH switch (exc_type) {
115 * case EXC_INTERESTING:
116 * ... handle exception ...
119 * ... do tidying up ...
124 /*----- Exception type allocation -----------------------------------------*
126 * Nobody allocates exception types, so we'll just have to try to get along
127 * without too many collisions. An exception type is an unsigned long,
128 * which gives us four bytes. The top two bytes identify the library which
129 * `owns' the exception, with special values zero meaning `defined as part
130 * of the system' and 0xFFFF providing a shared space of types which can
131 * be used by anyone as long as they don't get seen by anyone else.
133 * The lower byte pair encodes a type number, and a value which defines
134 * the type of the value field (see below).
137 /* --- Type type of an exception --- */
139 typedef unsigned long exc_extype;
141 /* --- Build a byte pair from two characters --- *
143 * Note the icky casting to handle signed chars.
146 #define EXC_PAIR(x, y) (((unsigned long)(unsigned char)(x) << 8) | \
147 (unsigned long)(unsigned char)(y))
149 /* --- Allocate an exception number --- */
151 #define EXC_ALLOC(owner, type) (((unsigned long)(owner) << 16) | \
152 (unsigned long)(type))
154 /* --- Special owner codes --- */
156 #define EXC_GLOBAL 0u /* The global space defined here */
157 #define EXC_SHARED 0xFFFFu /* The shared space for everyone */
158 #define EXC_MLIB EXC_PAIR('m', 'L') /* Space for mLib exceptions */
160 /*----- Exception values --------------------------------------------------*
162 * Exception values can have several different types. This is a mess, and
163 * C doesn't handle it too well, but we can try. I'll encode the value type
164 * as part of the exception type, in the top bits of the bottom byte. Messy?
168 /* --- Encoding a value type in an extype --- */
170 #define EXC_TYPECODE(t, w) (((w) & ~0xC0u) | ((t) & 0xC0u))
172 /* --- The various value types --- */
174 #define EXC_NOVAL 0x00u /* No interesting value */
175 #define EXC_INTVAL 0x40u /* Integer value */
176 #define EXC_PTRVAL 0x80u /* Arbitrary pointer value */
177 #define EXC_STRVAL 0xC0u /* Pointer to character string */
179 /* --- Allocating exceptions with appropriate types --- */
181 #define EXC_ALLOCN(o, t) EXC_TYPECODE(EXC_NOVAL, EXC_ALLOC(o, t))
182 #define EXC_ALLOCI(o, t) EXC_TYPECODE(EXC_INTVAL, EXC_ALLOC(o, t))
183 #define EXC_ALLOCP(o, t) EXC_TYPECODE(EXC_PTRVAL, EXC_ALLOC(o, t))
184 #define EXC_ALLOCS(o, t) EXC_TYPECODE(EXC_STRVAL, EXC_ALLOC(o, t))
186 /* --- A union representing the type --- */
188 typedef union exc_exval {
194 /*----- Predefined exceptions ---------------------------------------------*/
196 /* --- @EXC_NOMEM@ --- *
200 * Meaning: An attempt to allocate memory failed.
203 #define EXC_NOMEM EXC_ALLOCN(EXC_GLOBAL, 0u)
205 /* --- @EXC_ERRNO@ --- *
207 * Value: @int errno@ = the error raised
209 * Meaning: Some kind of OS error occurred.
212 #define EXC_ERRNO EXC_ALLOCI(EXC_GLOBAL, 1u)
214 /* --- @EXC_OSERROR@ --- *
216 * Value: @os_error *e@ = pointer to error block
218 * Meaning: For RISC OS programmers only: alternative way of propagating
222 #define EXC_OSERROR EXC_ALLOCP(EXC_GLOBAL, 1u)
224 /* --- @EXC_SIGNAL@ --- *
226 * Value: @int sig@ = signal number
228 * Meaning: Report the raising of a signal.
231 #define EXC_SIGNAL EXC_ALLOCI(EXC_GLOBAL, 2u)
233 /* --- @EXC_FAIL@ --- *
235 * Value: @const char *p@ = pointer to expanatory string
237 * Meaning: Miscellaneous error.
240 #define EXC_FAIL EXC_ALLOCS(EXC_GLOBAL, 0xFFu)
242 /*----- An exception handler block ----------------------------------------*/
244 /* --- Try to think of this as being opaque --- */
246 typedef struct __exc_hnd {
247 struct __exc_hnd *next; /* Pointer to next record down */
248 exc_extype type; /* Type of this exception */
249 exc_exval val; /* Value of this exception */
250 jmp_buf buf; /* Jump buffer when exceptions hit */
253 /*----- Global variables --------------------------------------------------*/
255 extern __exc_hnd *__exc_list; /* List of active handlers */
257 /*----- Macros ------------------------------------------------------------*/
259 /* --- References to current exception type and value --- */
261 #define exc_type (__exc_ec.type)
262 #define exc_val (__exc_ec.val)
263 #define exc_i (__exc_ec.val.i)
264 #define exc_p (__exc_ec.val.p)
265 #define exc_s (__exc_ec.val.s)
267 /* --- How it actually works --- *
269 * A `try' block is contained within a block which provides an exception
270 * handler buffer in automatic storage. This block is a loop, to allow
271 * `break' to escape from it. It adds the handler buffer to the top of a
272 * list, and does a `setjmp' to allow a return here following an exception.
273 * The `setjmp' returns zero for the `try' section, and nonzero if there's
274 * an exception to `catch'. It looks a little like this:
279 * if (!setjmp(h.buf)) {
280 * do <try code> while (0);
281 * remove_handler(&h);
286 * Everything else is ugly hacking to make things work.
289 /* --- Trying things which may cause exceptions --- */
292 volatile __exc_hnd __exc_ec; \
293 __exc_ec.next = __exc_list; \
294 __exc_list = (__exc_hnd *)&__exc_ec; \
295 if (!setjmp(*(jmp_buf *)&__exc_ec.buf /* very nasty! */ )) { do
297 #define EXIT_TRY do __exc_list = __exc_ec.next; while (0)
298 #define CATCH while (0); EXIT_TRY; } else
300 #define END_TRY } while (0)
302 /* --- Raising exceptions --- */
304 #define THROW __exc_throw
305 #define RETHROW __exc_rethrow(__exc_ec.type, __exc_ec.val)
307 /*----- Functions ---------------------------------------------------------*/
309 /* --- @exc_uncaught@ --- *
311 * Arguments: @void (*proc)(exc_extype type, exc_exval val) = new handler
313 * Returns: Pointer to the old handler value.
315 * Use: Sets the handler for uncaught exceptions.
318 typedef void (*exc__uncaught)(exc_extype /*type*/, exc_exval /*val*/);
319 extern exc__uncaught exc_uncaught(exc__uncaught /*proc*/);
321 /* --- @__exc_throw@ --- *
323 * Arguments: @exc_extype type@ = type of exception to throw
327 * Use: NOT FOR USER CONSUMPTION. Reads an appropriate exception
328 * value and throws an exception.
331 extern void __exc_throw(exc_extype /*type*/, ...);
333 /* --- @__exc_rethrow@ --- *
335 * Arguments: @exc_extype type@ = type of exception to throw
336 * @exc_exval val@ = value of exception to throw
340 * Use: NOT FOR USER CONSUMPTION. Does the donkey-work of raising
344 extern void __exc_rethrow(exc_extype /*type*/, exc_exval /*val*/);
346 /*----- That's all, folks -------------------------------------------------*/