bakutils-catcher

bakutils-catcher is a lightweight, easy-to-use TypeScript library providing utilities for robust error handling and functional programming patterns inspired by Rust. It includes:

• Decorators: For catching exceptions and errors in your code using TypeScript decorators.
• Algebraic Data Types: Implementations of Result, Option, and OneOf types for expressive and safe error handling.
• Utilities: Helper functions and types to support the main features.

Table of Content

• Installation
• Algebraic Data Types
  • Result
  • Option
  • OneOf
• Decorators -Catcher -Default Catcher
• Quick Start
• License

Installation

Install the package via npm, yarn, or pnpm:

# npm
npm install bakutils-catcher

# yarn
yarn add bakutils-catcher

# pnpm
pnpm add bakutils-catcher

Features

Algebraic Data Types

Result

The Result type represents either success (Ok) or failure (Err) of an operation, providing expressive error handling without exceptions.

• Ok: Represents a successful computation.
  • Methods:
    • unwrap(): Returns the contained value.
    • unwrapOr(defaultValue): Returns the contained value.
    • unwrapOrElse(fn): Returns the contained value.
    • isOk(): Returns true.
    • isErr(): Returns false.
    • map(fn): Applies a function to the contained value, returning a new Result.
    • flatMap(fn): Applies a function that returns a Result, flattening the result.
    • toOption(): Converts Ok to Some.
    • match(handlers): Pattern matches on Ok.
• Err: Represents a failed computation.
  • Methods:
    • unwrap(): Throws the contained error.
    • unwrapOr(defaultValue): Returns defaultValue.
    • unwrapOrElse(fn): Calls fn with the error and returns its result.
    • isOk(): Returns false.
    • isErr(): Returns true.
    • map(fn): Returns Err without applying fn.
    • flatMap(fn): Returns Err without applying fn.
    • toOption(): Converts Err to None.
    • match(handlers): Pattern matches on Err.

Usage Example:

import { Ok, Err, Result } from 'bakutils-catcher';

function parseJSON(jsonString: string): Result<any, Error> {
  try {
    const data = JSON.parse(jsonString);
    return Ok(data);
  } catch (error) {
    return Err(error);
  }
}

const result = parseJSON('{"valid": "json"}');

result.match({
  Ok: (data) => console.log('Parsed data:', data),
  Err: (error) => console.error('Parsing failed:', error),
});

Option

The Option type represents an optional value: every Option is either Some and contains a value, or None, and does not.

• Some: Represents an Option that contains a value.
  • Methods:
    • unwrap(): Returns the contained value.
    • unwrapOr(defaultValue): Returns the contained value.
    • unwrapOrElse(fn): Returns the contained value.
    • isSome(): Returns true.
    • isNone(): Returns false.
    • map(fn): Applies a function to the contained value, returning a new Option.
    • flatMap(fn): Applies a function that returns an Option, flattening the result.
    • okOr(err): Converts Some to Ok.
    • match(handlers): Pattern matches on Some.
• None: Represents an Option with no value.
  • Methods:
    • unwrap(): Throws an error.
    • unwrapOr(defaultValue): Returns defaultValue.
    • unwrapOrElse(fn): Calls fn and returns its result.
    • isSome(): Returns false.
    • isNone(): Returns true.
    • map(fn): Returns None without applying fn.
    • flatMap(fn): Returns None without applying fn.
    • okOr(err): Converts None to Err.
    • match(handlers): Pattern matches on None.

Usage Example:

import { Option, Some, None } from 'bakutils-catcher';

function getConfigValue(key: string): Option<string> {
  const value = process.env[key];
  return value ? Some(value) : None;
}

const configValue = getConfigValue('API_KEY');

if (configValue.isSome()) {
  console.log('API Key:', configValue.unwrap());
} else {
  console.error('API Key is not set');
}

OneOf

The OneOf type represents a value that can be one of several possible types, each identified by a label. It's similar to a tagged union or variant type.

Usage Example:

import { createOneOf, OneOf } from 'bakutils-catcher';

// Define labels and corresponding types
type Shape = {
  Circle: { radius: number };
  Square: { side: number };
  Rectangle: { width: number; height: number };
};

// Create instances of OneOf
const circle: OneOf<Shape> = createOneOf('Circle', { radius: 5 });
const square: OneOf<Shape> = createOneOf('Square', { side: 10 });

// Use the `match` method to handle each shape
function area(shape: OneOf<Shape>): number {
  return shape.match({
    Circle: ({ radius }) => Math.PI * radius ** 2,
    Square: ({ side }) => side ** 2,
    Rectangle: ({ width, height }) => width * height,
  });
}

console.log('Circle area:', area(circle)); // Circle area: 78.53981633974483
console.log('Square area:', area(square)); // Square area: 100

Methods:

• match(handlers): Matches the variant with the corresponding handler function.
• is(label): Type guard to check if the variant matches the specified label, refining the type of value.

Decorators

Decorators provide a way to add annotations and a meta-programming syntax for class declarations and members.

Note: When using decorators, make sure your tsconfig.json file has the experimentalDecorators and emitDecoratorMetadata properties enabled. Additionally, if a handler is not configured, you can install the reflect-metadata library, as it works for decorators but is not included in this package to keep it dependency-free.

Update: In version ^5.0.0, the Catch decorator was renamed to Catcher, and DefaultCatch was renamed to DefaultCatcher to maintain consistency with the function names.

@Catcher

A decorator that wraps a class method with error-handling logic, catching errors of a specific type thrown within the method.

Usage:

import { Catcher } from 'bakutils-catcher';

class FileReader {
  @Catcher(FileNotFoundError, (err, context, ...args) => {
    console.error('File not found:', err);
    return null; // Provide a fallback value
  })
  readFile(path: string): string | null {
    // Implementation that might throw FileNotFoundError
  }
}

@DefaultCatcher

A decorator that wraps a class method with error-handling logic, catching all errors thrown within the method.

Usage:

import { DefaultCatcher } from 'bakutils-catcher';

class DataService {
  @DefaultCatcher((err, context, ...args) => {
    console.error('An error occurred:', err);
    // Handle the error, possibly returning a fallback value
  })
  fetchData(url: string): Data {
    // Implementation that might throw errors
  }
}

catcher function

The catcher function allows you to wrap any function with error-handling logic, catching errors of a specific type. This is useful when you cannot use decorators or prefer a functional approach.

Usage:

import { catcher } from 'bakutils-catcher';

class CustomError extends Error {
    constructor(message: string) {
        super(message);
        this.name = "CustomError";
    }
}

function riskyOperation(value: number): string {
    if (value < 0) throw new CustomError("Negative value not allowed");
    return value.toFixed(2);
}

const safeOperation = catcher(
    riskyOperation,
    CustomError,
    (err, context, value) => {
        console.error("Caught CustomError:", err.message);
        return "Fallback Value";
    }
);

console.log(safeOperation(-1)); // Output: "Fallback Value"
console.log(safeOperation(10)); // Output: "10.00"

defaultCatcher function

The defaultCatcher function allows you to wrap any function with error-handling logic, catching all errors. This is similar to catcher but does not require specifying an error class.

Usage:

import { defaultCatcher } from 'bakutils-catcher';

function anotherRiskyOperation(value: string): number {
    if (isNaN(Number(value))) throw new Error("Invalid number");
    return Number(value);
}

const safeAnotherOperation = defaultCatcher(
    anotherRiskyOperation,
    (err, context, value) => {
        console.error("Caught an error:", err.message);
        return 0;
    }
);

console.log(safeAnotherOperation("abc")); // Output: 0
console.log(safeAnotherOperation("123")); // Output: 123

Quick Start

Here's a quick example demonstrating how to use the main features of the library:

import {
  Ok,
  Err,
  Option,
  Some,
  None,
  createOneOf,
  OneOf,
  Catcher,
  DefaultCatch,
} from 'bakutils-catcher';

// Using Result
function calculate(a: number, b: number): Result<number, string> {
  if (b === 0) {
    return Err('Cannot divide by zero');
  }
  return Ok(a / b);
}

// Using Option
const someValue = Some(42);
const noValue = None;

// Using OneOf
type Response = {
  Success: { data: any };
  Error: { message: string };
};

const response: OneOf<Response> = createOneOf('Error', { message: 'Not Found' });

response.match({
  Success: ({ data }) => console.log('Data:', data),
  Error: ({ message }) => console.error('Error:', message),
});

// Using Decorators
class ApiService {
  @Catcher(NetworkError, (err, context, ...args) => {
    console.error('Network error:', err);
    return null; // Fallback value
  })
  fetchData(endpoint: string): Data | null {
    // Implementation that might throw NetworkError
  }

  @DefaultCatch((err, context, ...args) => {
    console.error('Unhandled error:', err);
    // Handle error
  })
  processData(data: Data): void {
    // Implementation that might throw errors
  }
}

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.