*
* You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
* License along with this library; if not, write to the
- * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330,
- * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor,
+ * Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
*/
/**
* SECTION:gsterror
+ * @title: GstError
* @short_description: Categorized error messages
* @see_also: #GstMessage
*
* GStreamer elements can throw non-fatal warnings and fatal errors.
- * Higher-level elements and applications can programatically filter
+ * Higher-level elements and applications can programmatically filter
* the ones they are interested in or can recover from,
* and have a default handler handle the rest of them.
*
*
* Elements throw errors using the #GST_ELEMENT_ERROR convenience macro:
*
- * <example>
- * <title>Throwing an error</title>
- * <programlisting>
+ * ## Throwing an error
+ *
+ * |[
* GST_ELEMENT_ERROR (src, RESOURCE, NOT_FOUND,
* (_("No file name specified for reading.")), (NULL));
- * </programlisting>
- * </example>
+ * ]|
*
* Things to keep in mind:
- * <itemizedlist>
- * <listitem><para>Don't go off inventing new error codes. The ones
+ *
+ * * Don't go off inventing new error codes. The ones
* currently provided should be enough. If you find your type of error
- * does not fit the current codes, you should use FAILED.</para></listitem>
- * <listitem><para>Don't provide a message if the default one suffices.
- * this keeps messages more uniform. Use (NULL) - not forgetting the
- * parentheses.</para></listitem>
- * <listitem><para>If you do supply a custom message, it should be
+ * does not fit the current codes, you should use FAILED.
+ * * Don't provide a message if the default one suffices.
+ * this keeps messages more uniform. Use (%NULL) - not forgetting the
+ * parentheses.
+ * * If you do supply a custom message, it should be
* marked for translation. The message should start with a capital
* and end with a period. The message should describe the error in short,
* in a human-readable form, and without any complex technical terms.
* A user interface will present this message as the first thing a user
* sees. Details, technical info, ... should go in the debug string.
- * </para></listitem>
- * <listitem><para>The debug string can be as you like. Again, use (NULL)
+ *
+ * * The debug string can be as you like. Again, use (%NULL)
* if there's nothing to add - file and line number will still be
* passed. #GST_ERROR_SYSTEM can be used as a shortcut to give
- * debug information on a system call error.</para></listitem>
- * </itemizedlist>
+ * debug information on a system call error.
*
- * Last reviewed on 2006-09-15 (0.10.10)
*/
+/* FIXME 2.0: the entire error system needs an overhaul - it's not very
+ * useful the way it is. Also, we need to be able to specify additional
+ * 'details' for errors (e.g. disk/file/resource error -> out-of-space; or
+ * put the url/filename/device name that caused the error somewhere)
+ * without having to add enums for every little thing.
+ *
+ * FIXME 2.0: get rid of GST_{CORE,LIBRARY,RESOURCE,STREAM}_ERROR_NUM_ERRORS.
+ * Maybe also replace _quark() functions with g_quark_from_static_string()?
+ */
#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
#include "config.h"
#endif
#include <gst/gst.h>
#include "gst-i18n-lib.h"
-#define TABLE(t, d, a, b) t[GST_ ## d ## _ERROR_ ## a] = g_strdup (b)
#define QUARK_FUNC(string) \
GQuark gst_ ## string ## _error_quark (void) { \
static GQuark quark; \
quark = g_quark_from_static_string ("gst-" # string "-error-quark"); \
return quark; }
-GType
-gst_g_error_get_type (void)
-{
- static GType type = 0;
-
- if (G_UNLIKELY (type == 0))
- type = g_boxed_type_register_static ("GstGError",
- (GBoxedCopyFunc) g_error_copy, (GBoxedFreeFunc) g_error_free);
- return type;
-}
-
#define FILE_A_BUG " Please file a bug at " PACKAGE_BUGREPORT "."
-/* initialize the dynamic table of translated core errors */
-static gchar **
-_gst_core_errors_init (void)
+static const gchar *
+gst_error_get_core_error (GstCoreError code)
{
- gchar **t = NULL;
-
- t = g_new0 (gchar *, GST_CORE_ERROR_NUM_ERRORS);
-
- TABLE (t, CORE, FAILED,
- N_("GStreamer encountered a general core library error."));
- TABLE (t, CORE, TOO_LAZY,
- N_("GStreamer developers were too lazy to assign an error code "
- "to this error." FILE_A_BUG));
- TABLE (t, CORE, NOT_IMPLEMENTED,
- N_("Internal GStreamer error: code not implemented." FILE_A_BUG));
- TABLE (t, CORE, STATE_CHANGE,
- N_("Internal GStreamer error: state change failed." FILE_A_BUG));
- TABLE (t, CORE, PAD, N_("Internal GStreamer error: pad problem." FILE_A_BUG));
- TABLE (t, CORE, THREAD,
- N_("Internal GStreamer error: thread problem." FILE_A_BUG));
- TABLE (t, CORE, NEGOTIATION,
- N_("Internal GStreamer error: negotiation problem." FILE_A_BUG));
- TABLE (t, CORE, EVENT,
- N_("Internal GStreamer error: event problem." FILE_A_BUG));
- TABLE (t, CORE, SEEK,
- N_("Internal GStreamer error: seek problem." FILE_A_BUG));
- TABLE (t, CORE, CAPS,
- N_("Internal GStreamer error: caps problem." FILE_A_BUG));
- TABLE (t, CORE, TAG, N_("Internal GStreamer error: tag problem." FILE_A_BUG));
- TABLE (t, CORE, MISSING_PLUGIN,
- N_("Your GStreamer installation is missing a plug-in."));
- TABLE (t, CORE, CLOCK,
- N_("Internal GStreamer error: clock problem." FILE_A_BUG));
- TABLE (t, CORE, DISABLED,
- N_("This application is trying to use GStreamer functionality that "
- "has been disabled."));
-
- return t;
+ switch (code) {
+ case GST_CORE_ERROR_FAILED:
+ return _("GStreamer encountered a general core library error.");
+ case GST_CORE_ERROR_TOO_LAZY:
+ return _("GStreamer developers were too lazy to assign an error code "
+ "to this error." FILE_A_BUG);
+ case GST_CORE_ERROR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED:
+ return _("Internal GStreamer error: code not implemented." FILE_A_BUG);
+ case GST_CORE_ERROR_STATE_CHANGE:
+ return _("GStreamer error: state change failed and some element failed "
+ "to post a proper error message with the reason for the failure.");
+ case GST_CORE_ERROR_PAD:
+ return _("Internal GStreamer error: pad problem." FILE_A_BUG);
+ case GST_CORE_ERROR_THREAD:
+ return _("Internal GStreamer error: thread problem." FILE_A_BUG);
+ case GST_CORE_ERROR_NEGOTIATION:
+ return _("GStreamer error: negotiation problem.");
+ case GST_CORE_ERROR_EVENT:
+ return _("Internal GStreamer error: event problem." FILE_A_BUG);
+ case GST_CORE_ERROR_SEEK:
+ return _("Internal GStreamer error: seek problem." FILE_A_BUG);
+ case GST_CORE_ERROR_CAPS:
+ return _("Internal GStreamer error: caps problem." FILE_A_BUG);
+ case GST_CORE_ERROR_TAG:
+ return _("Internal GStreamer error: tag problem." FILE_A_BUG);
+ case GST_CORE_ERROR_MISSING_PLUGIN:
+ return _("Your GStreamer installation is missing a plug-in.");
+ case GST_CORE_ERROR_CLOCK:
+ return _("GStreamer error: clock problem.");
+ case GST_CORE_ERROR_DISABLED:
+ return _("This application is trying to use GStreamer functionality "
+ "that has been disabled.");
+ case GST_CORE_ERROR_NUM_ERRORS:
+ default:
+ break;
+ }
+ return NULL;
}
-/* initialize the dynamic table of translated library errors */
-static gchar **
-_gst_library_errors_init (void)
+static const gchar *
+gst_error_get_library_error (GstLibraryError code)
{
- gchar **t = NULL;
-
- t = g_new0 (gchar *, GST_LIBRARY_ERROR_NUM_ERRORS);
-
- TABLE (t, LIBRARY, FAILED,
- N_("GStreamer encountered a general supporting library error."));
- TABLE (t, LIBRARY, TOO_LAZY,
- N_("GStreamer developers were too lazy to assign an error code "
- "to this error." FILE_A_BUG));
- TABLE (t, LIBRARY, INIT, N_("Could not initialize supporting library."));
- TABLE (t, LIBRARY, SHUTDOWN, N_("Could not close supporting library."));
- TABLE (t, LIBRARY, SETTINGS, N_("Could not configure supporting library."));
-
- return t;
+ switch (code) {
+ case GST_LIBRARY_ERROR_FAILED:
+ return _("GStreamer encountered a general supporting library error.");
+ case GST_LIBRARY_ERROR_TOO_LAZY:
+ return _("GStreamer developers were too lazy to assign an error code "
+ "to this error." FILE_A_BUG);
+ case GST_LIBRARY_ERROR_INIT:
+ return _("Could not initialize supporting library.");
+ case GST_LIBRARY_ERROR_SHUTDOWN:
+ return _("Could not close supporting library.");
+ case GST_LIBRARY_ERROR_SETTINGS:
+ return _("Could not configure supporting library.");
+ case GST_LIBRARY_ERROR_ENCODE:
+ return _("Encoding error.");
+ case GST_LIBRARY_ERROR_NUM_ERRORS:
+ default:
+ break;
+ }
+ return NULL;
}
-/* initialize the dynamic table of translated resource errors */
-static gchar **
-_gst_resource_errors_init (void)
+static const gchar *
+gst_error_get_resource_error (GstResourceError code)
{
- gchar **t = NULL;
-
- t = g_new0 (gchar *, GST_RESOURCE_ERROR_NUM_ERRORS);
-
- TABLE (t, RESOURCE, FAILED,
- N_("GStreamer encountered a general resource error."));
- TABLE (t, RESOURCE, TOO_LAZY,
- N_("GStreamer developers were too lazy to assign an error code "
- "to this error." FILE_A_BUG));
- TABLE (t, RESOURCE, NOT_FOUND, N_("Resource not found."));
- TABLE (t, RESOURCE, BUSY, N_("Resource busy or not available."));
- TABLE (t, RESOURCE, OPEN_READ, N_("Could not open resource for reading."));
- TABLE (t, RESOURCE, OPEN_WRITE, N_("Could not open resource for writing."));
- TABLE (t, RESOURCE, OPEN_READ_WRITE,
- N_("Could not open resource for reading and writing."));
- TABLE (t, RESOURCE, CLOSE, N_("Could not close resource."));
- TABLE (t, RESOURCE, READ, N_("Could not read from resource."));
- TABLE (t, RESOURCE, WRITE, N_("Could not write to resource."));
- TABLE (t, RESOURCE, SEEK, N_("Could not perform seek on resource."));
- TABLE (t, RESOURCE, SYNC, N_("Could not synchronize on resource."));
- TABLE (t, RESOURCE, SETTINGS,
- N_("Could not get/set settings from/on resource."));
- TABLE (t, RESOURCE, NO_SPACE_LEFT, N_("No space left on the resource."));
-
- return t;
+ switch (code) {
+ case GST_RESOURCE_ERROR_FAILED:
+ return _("GStreamer encountered a general resource error.");
+ case GST_RESOURCE_ERROR_TOO_LAZY:
+ return _("GStreamer developers were too lazy to assign an error code "
+ "to this error." FILE_A_BUG);
+ case GST_RESOURCE_ERROR_NOT_FOUND:
+ return _("Resource not found.");
+ case GST_RESOURCE_ERROR_BUSY:
+ return _("Resource busy or not available.");
+ case GST_RESOURCE_ERROR_OPEN_READ:
+ return _("Could not open resource for reading.");
+ case GST_RESOURCE_ERROR_OPEN_WRITE:
+ return _("Could not open resource for writing.");
+ case GST_RESOURCE_ERROR_OPEN_READ_WRITE:
+ return _("Could not open resource for reading and writing.");
+ case GST_RESOURCE_ERROR_CLOSE:
+ return _("Could not close resource.");
+ case GST_RESOURCE_ERROR_READ:
+ return _("Could not read from resource.");
+ case GST_RESOURCE_ERROR_WRITE:
+ return _("Could not write to resource.");
+ case GST_RESOURCE_ERROR_SEEK:
+ return _("Could not perform seek on resource.");
+ case GST_RESOURCE_ERROR_SYNC:
+ return _("Could not synchronize on resource.");
+ case GST_RESOURCE_ERROR_SETTINGS:
+ return _("Could not get/set settings from/on resource.");
+ case GST_RESOURCE_ERROR_NO_SPACE_LEFT:
+ return _("No space left on the resource.");
+ case GST_RESOURCE_ERROR_NOT_AUTHORIZED:
+ return _("Not authorized to access resource.");
+ case GST_RESOURCE_ERROR_NUM_ERRORS:
+ default:
+ break;
+ }
+ return NULL;
}
-/* initialize the dynamic table of translated stream errors */
-static gchar **
-_gst_stream_errors_init (void)
+static const gchar *
+gst_error_get_stream_error (GstStreamError code)
{
- gchar **t = NULL;
-
- t = g_new0 (gchar *, GST_STREAM_ERROR_NUM_ERRORS);
-
- TABLE (t, STREAM, FAILED,
- N_("GStreamer encountered a general stream error."));
- TABLE (t, STREAM, TOO_LAZY,
- N_("GStreamer developers were too lazy to assign an error code "
- "to this error." FILE_A_BUG));
- TABLE (t, STREAM, NOT_IMPLEMENTED,
- N_("Element doesn't implement handling of this stream. "
- "Please file a bug."));
- TABLE (t, STREAM, TYPE_NOT_FOUND, N_("Could not determine type of stream."));
- TABLE (t, STREAM, WRONG_TYPE,
- N_("The stream is of a different type than handled by this element."));
- TABLE (t, STREAM, CODEC_NOT_FOUND,
- N_("There is no codec present that can handle the stream's type."));
- TABLE (t, STREAM, DECODE, N_("Could not decode stream."));
- TABLE (t, STREAM, ENCODE, N_("Could not encode stream."));
- TABLE (t, STREAM, DEMUX, N_("Could not demultiplex stream."));
- TABLE (t, STREAM, MUX, N_("Could not multiplex stream."));
- TABLE (t, STREAM, FORMAT, N_("The stream is in the wrong format."));
+ switch (code) {
+ case GST_STREAM_ERROR_FAILED:
+ return _("GStreamer encountered a general stream error.");
+ case GST_STREAM_ERROR_TOO_LAZY:
+ return _("GStreamer developers were too lazy to assign an error code "
+ "to this error." FILE_A_BUG);
+ case GST_STREAM_ERROR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED:
+ return _("Element doesn't implement handling of this stream. "
+ "Please file a bug.");
+ case GST_STREAM_ERROR_TYPE_NOT_FOUND:
+ return _("Could not determine type of stream.");
+ case GST_STREAM_ERROR_WRONG_TYPE:
+ return _("The stream is of a different type than handled by this "
+ "element.");
+ case GST_STREAM_ERROR_CODEC_NOT_FOUND:
+ return _("There is no codec present that can handle the stream's type.");
+ case GST_STREAM_ERROR_DECODE:
+ return _("Could not decode stream.");
+ case GST_STREAM_ERROR_ENCODE:
+ return _("Could not encode stream.");
+ case GST_STREAM_ERROR_DEMUX:
+ return _("Could not demultiplex stream.");
+ case GST_STREAM_ERROR_MUX:
+ return _("Could not multiplex stream.");
+ case GST_STREAM_ERROR_FORMAT:
+ return _("The stream is in the wrong format.");
+ case GST_STREAM_ERROR_DECRYPT:
+ return _("The stream is encrypted and decryption is not supported.");
+ case GST_STREAM_ERROR_DECRYPT_NOKEY:
+ return _("The stream is encrypted and can't be decrypted because no "
+ "suitable key has been supplied.");
+ case GST_STREAM_ERROR_NUM_ERRORS:
+ default:
+ break;
+ }
- return t;
+ return NULL;
}
QUARK_FUNC (core);
*
* Get a string describing the error message in the current locale.
*
- * Returns: a newly allocated string describing the error message in the
- * current locale.
+ * Returns: (transfer full): a newly allocated string describing
+ * the error message (in UTF-8 encoding)
*/
gchar *
gst_error_get_message (GQuark domain, gint code)
{
- static gchar **gst_core_errors = NULL;
- static gchar **gst_library_errors = NULL;
- static gchar **gst_resource_errors = NULL;
- static gchar **gst_stream_errors = NULL;
-
- gchar *message = NULL;
-
- /* initialize error message tables if necessary */
- if (gst_core_errors == NULL)
- gst_core_errors = _gst_core_errors_init ();
- if (gst_library_errors == NULL)
- gst_library_errors = _gst_library_errors_init ();
- if (gst_resource_errors == NULL)
- gst_resource_errors = _gst_resource_errors_init ();
- if (gst_stream_errors == NULL)
- gst_stream_errors = _gst_stream_errors_init ();
-
+ const gchar *message = NULL;
if (domain == GST_CORE_ERROR)
- message = gst_core_errors[code];
+ message = gst_error_get_core_error ((GstCoreError) code);
else if (domain == GST_LIBRARY_ERROR)
- message = gst_library_errors[code];
+ message = gst_error_get_library_error ((GstLibraryError) code);
else if (domain == GST_RESOURCE_ERROR)
- message = gst_resource_errors[code];
+ message = gst_error_get_resource_error ((GstResourceError) code);
else if (domain == GST_STREAM_ERROR)
- message = gst_stream_errors[code];
+ message = gst_error_get_stream_error ((GstStreamError) code);
else {
g_warning ("No error messages for domain %s", g_quark_to_string (domain));
return g_strdup_printf (_("No error message for domain %s."),
g_quark_to_string (domain));
}
if (message)
- return g_strdup (_(message));
+ return g_strdup (message);
else
return
g_strdup_printf (_