ereturn

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%% @author   Pouriya Jahanbakhsh <pouriya.jahanbakhsh@gmail.com>
%% @version  18.6.5
%% @doc
%%           Providing safe function result.
%% @end
%% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-module(return).
-author("pouriya.jahanbakhsh@gmail.com").
%% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
%% Exports:

%% API:
-export([error/1
        ,error/2]).

%% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
%% Records & Macros & Includes:

-include("return.hrl").

%% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
%% Types:

-type result() :: ok() | ok_result() | error().
-type  ok() :: 'ok'.
-type  ok_result() :: {'ok', term()}.
-type  error() :: {'error', {reason(), error_parameters()}}.
-type   reason() :: atom().
-type   error_parameters() :: [] | [error_parameter()].
-type    error_parameter() :: {atom(), term()}.

-export_type([result/0
             ,ok/0
             ,ok_result/0
             ,error/0
             ,reason/0
             ,error_parameters/0
             ,error_parameter/0]).

%% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
%% API:

-spec
error(reason()) ->
    error().
error(Reason) when erlang:is_atom(Reason) ->
    {error, {Reason, []}};
error(Reason) ->
    erlang:exit({reason_type, [{value, Reason}, ?stacktrace]}).


-spec
error(reason(), error_parameters()) ->
    error().
error(Reason, ErrorParams) when erlang:is_atom(Reason) andalso erlang:is_list(ErrorParams) ->
    case check_error_parameters(ErrorParams) of
        ok ->
            {error, {Reason, ErrorParams}};
        Err ->
            erlang:exit(erlang:element(2, Err))
    end;
error(Reason, ErrorParams) when erlang:is_atom(Reason) ->
    erlang:exit({parameters_type, [{value, ErrorParams}, ?stacktrace]});
error(Reason, _) ->
    erlang:exit({reason_type, [{value, Reason}, ?stacktrace]}).

%% -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
%% Internals:

check_error_parameters([{Param, _}|Rest]) when erlang:is_atom(Param) ->
    check_error_parameters(Rest);
check_error_parameters([]) ->
    ok;
check_error_parameters([{Param, _}|_]) ->
    {error, {parameter_type, [{value, Param}, ?stacktrace]}};
check_error_parameters([Other|_]) ->
    {error, {parameter, [{value, Other}, ?stacktrace]}};
check_error_parameters(Other) -> % improper list
    {error, {parameters_type, [{value, Other}, ?stacktrace]}}.