Always provide meaningful context when handling errors, and classify them appropriately based on their source. This improves debugging, helps users understand issues, and creates a consistent approach to error handling across the codebase.

Follow these error handling principles:

  1. Use early returns with clear error checks:
    if err != nil {
     // Log error and/or return response
     return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to process request: %v", err)
    }
    // Handle the success case
    
  2. Provide context in error messages:
    // Instead of just returning or logging the raw error
    if _, err := w.Write([]byte(err.Error())); err != nil {
     log.Error(err) // Poor context
    
     // Better approach with context
     log.Error(fmt.Errorf("failed to write error response: %v", err))
    }
    
  3. Distinguish between error variables in nested scopes:
    err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(&profile)
    if err != nil {
     // Handle first error
     if writeErr := json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(err); writeErr != nil {
         log.Error(fmt.Errorf("decode failed: %v, response write failed: %v", err, writeErr))
     }
     return
    }
    
  4. Classify errors properly: ```go // For user input errors return &kfapis.KfError{ Code: int(kfapis.INVALID_ARGUMENT), Message: fmt.Sprintf(“Project not specified: %v”, err), }

// For system/internal errors return &kfapis.KfError{ Code: int(kfapis.INTERNAL_ERROR), Message: fmt.Sprintf(“Failed to create application: %v”, err), }


5. **Use consistent error types** throughout your codebase, and consider creating helper functions to reduce boilerplate:
```go
func NewInvalidArgumentError(err error, msg string) *kfapis.KfError {
    return &kfapis.KfError{
        Code:    int(kfapis.INVALID_ARGUMENT),
        Message: fmt.Sprintf("%s: %v", msg, err),
    }
}