telemere/main/resources/signal-docstrings/catch-to-error!.txt
Peter Taoussanis ac5feb4723 [mod] [#53] Breaking: change return value of log!, event!
This change will only affect rare advanced users that depend on
the return value of `log!` or `event!`. For all other users this
will be a non-breaking change.

Before this commit:
  `log!` and `event!` returned true iff signal was allowed.

After this commit:
  `log!`  and `event!` now ALWAYS return nil.
  `log!?` and `event!?` have been added that keep the old behaviour.

Motivation:
  It's pretty rare to use the return value when generating log or event
  signals. I originally included the return value since it CAN be handy,
  and I figured it could just be ignored by those that don't need it.

  But #53 showed that there's a downside I hadn't anticipated - some
  users may actually depend on / prefer a nil return to prevent
  accidentally affecting program flow.

  I think that's a legitimate enough concern to still make a change now
  before v1 final.

  Apologies for the nuissance!
2025-03-03 11:19:36 +01:00

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ALWAYS (unconditionally) executes given `run` form and:
Default kind: `:error`
Default level: `:error`
Returns:
- If given `run` form succeeds: returns the form's result.
- If given `run` form throws ANYTHING:
Calls `error!` with the thrown error and given signal options [2], then
either returns given (:catch-val opts), or rethrows.
Just a convenience util. For more flexibility use your own `try/catch`.
See `taoensso.encore/try*` for easily catching cross-platform errors.
Examples:
(catch->error! (/ 1 0)) ; %> {:kind :error, :level :error, :error <caught> ...}
(catch->error! ::my-id (/ 1 0)) ; %> {... :id ::my-id ...}
(catch->error!
{:let [x "x"] ; Available to `:data` and `:msg`
:data {:x x}
:msg ["My msg:" x]
:catch-val "Return value iff form throws"}
(/ 1 0)) ; %> {... :data {x "x"}, :msg_ "My msg: x" ...}
Tips:
- Test using `with-signal`: (with-signal (catch->error! ...)).
- Supports the same options [2] as other signals [1].
- Useful for preventing errors from going unnoticed in futures, callbacks,
agent actions, etc.!: (future (catch->error ::my-future (do-something)))
See also `error!`.
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[1] See `help:signal-creators` - (`signal!`, `log!`, `event!`, ...)
[2] See `help:signal-options` - {:keys [kind level id data ...]}
[3] See `help:signal-content` - {:keys [kind level id data ...]}
[4] See `help:signal-filters` - (by ns/kind/id/level, sampling, etc.)