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.
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:
if err != nil {
// Log error and/or return response
return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to process request: %v", err)
}
// Handle the success case
// 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))
}
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
}
// 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),
}
}
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