Directives: Error Handling

#try and #raise

The template:

#import traceback
#try
#raise RuntimeError
#except RuntimeError
A runtime error occurred.
#end try

#try
#raise RuntimeError("Hahaha!")
#except RuntimeError
#echo $sys.exc_info()[1]
#end try

#try
#echo 1/0
#except ZeroDivisionError
You can't divide by zero, idiot!
#end try

The output:

A runtime error occurred.

Hahaha!

You can't divide by zero, idiot!

The generated code:

try:
    raise RuntimeError
except RuntimeError:
    write('A runtime error occurred.\n')
write('\n')
try:
    raise RuntimeError("Hahaha!")
except RuntimeError:
    write(filter(VFN(sys,"exc_info",0)()[1]))
    write('\n')
write('\n')
try:
    write(filter(1/0))
    write('\n')
except ZeroDivisionError:
    write("You can't divide by zero, idiot!\n")

{#finally} works just like in Python.

#assert

The template:

#assert False, "You lose, buster!"

The output:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "x.py", line 117, in ?
    x().runAsMainProgram()
  File "/local/opt/Python/lib/python2.2/site-packages/Webware/Cheetah/
Template.py", line 331, in runAsMainProgram
    CmdLineIface(templateObj=self).run()
  File "/local/opt/Python/lib/python2.2/site-packages/Webware/Cheetah/
TemplateCmdLineIface.py", line 59, in run
    print self._template
  File "x.py", line 91, in respond
    assert False, "You lose, buster!"
AssertionError: You lose, buster!

The generated code:

assert False, "You lose, buster!"

#errorCatcher

No error catcher

The template:

$noValue

The output:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "x.py", line 118, in ?
    x().runAsMainProgram()
  File "/local/opt/Python/lib/python2.2/site-packages/Webware/Cheetah/
Template.py", line 331, in runAsMainProgram
    CmdLineIface(templateObj=self).run()
  File "/local/opt/Python/lib/python2.2/site-packages/Webware/Cheetah/
TemplateCmdLineIface.py", line 59, in run
    print self._template
  File "x.py", line 91, in respond
    write(filter(VFS(SL,"noValue",1))) # generated from '$noValue' at line
1, col 1.
NameMapper.NotFound: noValue

The generated code:

write(filter(VFS(SL,"noValue",1))) # generated from '$noValue' at line 1,
    # col 1.
write('\n')

Echo and BigEcho

The template:

#errorCatcher Echo
$noValue
#errorCatcher BigEcho
$noValue

The output:

$noValue
===============<$noValue could not be found>===============

The generated code:

if "Echo" in self._errorCatchers:
    self._errorCatcher = self._errorCatchers["Echo"]
else:
    self._errorCatcher = self._errorCatchers["Echo"] = ErrorCatchers.Echo(self)
write(filter(self.__errorCatcher1(localsDict=locals())))
    # generated from '$noValue' at line 2, col 1.
write('\n')
if "BigEcho" in self._errorCatchers:
    self._errorCatcher = self._errorCatchers["BigEcho"]
else:
    self._errorCatcher = self._errorCatchers["BigEcho"] = \
        ErrorCatchers.BigEcho(self)
write(filter(self.__errorCatcher1(localsDict=locals())))
        # generated from '$noValue' at line 4, col 1.
write('\n')

ListErrors

The template:

#import pprint
#errorCatcher ListErrors
$noValue
$anotherMissingValue.really
$pprint.pformat($errorCatcher.listErrors)
## This is really self.errorCatcher().listErrors()

The output:

$noValue
$anotherMissingValue.really
[{'code': 'VFS(SL,"noValue",1)',
  'exc_val': <NameMapper.NotFound instance at 0x8170ecc>,
  'lineCol': (3, 1),
  'rawCode': '$noValue',
  'time': 'Wed May 15 00:38:23 2002'},
 {'code': 'VFS(SL,"anotherMissingValue.really",1)',
  'exc_val': <NameMapper.NotFound instance at 0x816d0fc>,
  'lineCol': (4, 1),
  'rawCode': '$anotherMissingValue.really',
  'time': 'Wed May 15 00:38:23 2002'}]

The generated import:

import pprint

Then in the generated class, we have our familiar {.respond} method and several new methods:

def __errorCatcher1(self, localsDict={}):
    """
    Generated from $noValue at line, col (3, 1).
    """

    try:
        return eval('''VFS(SL,"noValue",1)''', globals(), localsDict)
    except self._errorCatcher.exceptions(), e:
        return self._errorCatcher.warn(exc_val=e, code= 'VFS(SL,"noValue",1)' ,
        rawCode= '$noValue' , lineCol=(3, 1))

def __errorCatcher2(self, localsDict={}):
    """
    Generated from $anotherMissingValue.really at line, col (4, 1).
    """

    try:
        return eval('''VFS(SL,"anotherMissingValue.really",1)''', globals(),
        localsDict)
    except self._errorCatcher.exceptions(), e:
        return self._errorCatcher.warn(exc_val=e,
        code= 'VFS(SL,"anotherMissingValue.really",1)' ,
        rawCode= '$anotherMissingValue.really' , lineCol=(4, 1))

def __errorCatcher3(self, localsDict={}):
    """
    Generated from $pprint.pformat($errorCatcher.listErrors) at line, col
    (5, 1).
    """

    try:
        return eval('''VFN(pprint,"pformat",0)(VFS(SL,
        "errorCatcher.listErrors",1))''', globals(), localsDict)
    except self._errorCatcher.exceptions(), e:
        return self._errorCatcher.warn(exc_val=e, code=
        'VFN(pprint,"pformat",0)(VFS(SL,"errorCatcher.listErrors",1))' ,
        rawCode= '$pprint.pformat($errorCatcher.listErrors)' ,
        lineCol=(5, 1))

def respond(self,
        trans=None,
        dummyTrans=False,
        VFS=valueFromSearchList,
        VFN=valueForName,
        getmtime=getmtime,
        currentTime=time.time):


    """
    This is the main method generated by Cheetah
    """

    if not trans:
        trans = DummyTransaction()
        dummyTrans = True
    write = trans.response().write
    SL = self._searchList
    filter = self._currentFilter
    globalSetVars = self._globalSetVars

    ########################################
    ## START - generated method body

    if exists(self._filePath) and getmtime(self._filePath) > self._fileMtime:
        self.compile(file=self._filePath)
        write(getattr(self, self._mainCheetahMethod_for_x)(trans=trans))
        if dummyTrans:
            return trans.response().getvalue()
        else:
            return ""
    if "ListErrors" in self._errorCatchers:
        self._errorCatcher = self._errorCatchers["ListErrors"]
    else:
        self._errorCatcher = self._errorCatchers["ListErrors"] = \
        ErrorCatchers.ListErrors(self)
    write(filter(self.__errorCatcher1(localsDict=locals())))
        # generated from '$noValue' at line 3, col 1.
    write('\n')
    write(filter(self.__errorCatcher2(localsDict=locals())))
        # generated from '$anotherMissingValue.really' at line 4, col 1.
    write('\n')
    write(filter(self.__errorCatcher3(localsDict=locals())))
        # generated from '$pprint.pformat($errorCatcher.listErrors)' at line
    # 5, col 1.
    write('\n')
    #  This is really self.errorCatcher().listErrors()

    ########################################
    ## END - generated method body

    if dummyTrans:
        return trans.response().getvalue()
    else:
        return ""

So whenever an error catcher is active, each placeholder gets wrapped in its own method. No wonder error catchers slow down the system!