exitcode

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exitcode

Go package to convert errors to exit codes

Documentation

Index

• func Exit(err error)
• func Get(err error) int
• func Set(err error, code int) error
• type Coder

Functions

func Exit

func Exit(err error)

Exit is a convenience function that calls os.Exit with the exit code associated with err.

func Get

func Get(err error) int

Get gets the exit code associated with an error. Cases:

nil => 0
errors implementing Coder => value returned by ExitCode
flag.ErrHelp => 2
all other errors => 1

func Set

func Set(err error, code int) error

Set wraps an error in a Coder, setting its error code.

Types

type Coder

type Coder interface {
	error
	ExitCode() int
}

Coder is an interface to control what value Get returns.