module ShopifyCli ## # This module defines two containers for wrapping the result of an action. One # for signifying the successful execution of an action and one for signifying # a failure. Both containers implement the same API, which has been designed # to simplify transforming a result through a series of steps and centralize # the error handling in one place. The implementation is heavily inspired by a # concept known as result monads in other languages. Consider the following # example that uses lambda expressions as stand-ins for more complex method # objects: # # require 'open-uri' # Todo = Struct.new(:title, :completed) # # fetch_data = ->(url) { open(url) } # parse_data = ->(json) { JSON.parse(json) } # build_todo = ->(attrs) do # Todo.new(attrs.fetch(:title), attrs.fetch(:completed)) # end # # Result.wrap(&fetch_data) # .call("https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/todos/1") # .then(&parse_data) # .then(&build_todo) # .map(&:title) # .unwrap(nil) # => String | nil # # If everything goes well, this code returns the title of the to do that is # being fetched from `https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/todos/1`. However, # there are several possible failure scenarios: # # * fetching the data could fail due to a network error, # * the data returned from the server might not be valid JSON, or # * the data is valid but does not have the right shape. # # If any of these scenarios arises, all subsequent `then` and `map` blocks are # skipped until the result is either unwrapped or we manually recover from the # failure by specifying a `rescue` clause: # # Result.wrap { raise "Boom!" } # .rescue { |e| e.message.upcase } # .unwrap(nil) # => "BOOM!" # # In the event of a failure that hasn't been rescued from, # `unwrap` returns the fallback value specified by the caller: # # Result.wrap { raise "Boom!" }.unwrap(nil) # => nil # Result.wrap { raise "Boom!" }.unwrap { |e| e.message } # => "Boom!" # module Result class Error < RuntimeError; end class UnexpectedSuccess < Error; end class UnexpectedFailure < Error; end ## # Implements a container for wrapping a success value. The main purpose of # the container is to support further transformations of the result and # centralize error handling should any of the subsequent transformations # fail: # # result = Result # .new("{}") # .then { |json| JSON.parse(json) } # .tap do |result| # result.success? # => true # result.value # => {} # .then { |data| data.fetch(:firstname) } # .tap do |result| # result.failure? # => true # result.error # => KeyError # end # # `Success` implements two transformation functions: `then` and `map`. The # former makes no assumption regarding the return value of the # transformation. The latter on the other hand expects the transformation to # be successful. If this assumption is violated, program execution is # interrupted and an error is raised. As the purpose of result objects is to # guard against exactly that. This is generally a flaw and requires the code # to either be hardened or to substitute the call to `map` with a call to # `then`. `map` should only be used for transformations that cannot fail and # when the caller wants to state exactly that fact. # class Success attr_reader :value ## # initializes a new `Success` from an arbitrary value. def initialize(value) @value = value end ## # always returns true to indicate that this result represents a success. # def success? true end ## # always returns false to indicate that this result represents a success. # def failure? false end ## # raises an `UnexpectedSuccess` as a `Failure` does not carry an error # value. # def error raise UnexpectedSuccess end ## # returns a new `Success` wrapping the result of the given block. The # block is called with the current value. If the block raises an exception # or returns a `Failure`, an exception is raised. `map` assumes any # transformation to succeed. Transformations that are expected to fail under # certain conditions should only be transformed using `then`: # # Success # .new(nil) # .map { |n| n + 1 } # => raises NoMethodError # # Therefore, map should only be used here if the previous success value is # guaranteed to be a number or if the block handles nil cases properly: # # Success # .new(nil) # .map { |n| (n || 0) + 1 } # .value # => 1 # def map(&block) self.then(&block).tap do |result| return result if result.success? result.unwrap { |error| error }.tap do |error| case error when Exception raise error else raise UnexpectedFailure, error end end end end ## # returns a new result by wrapping the return value of the block. The # block is invoked with the current success value. The result can either # be a `Success` or a `Failure`. The former is the default. The latter # occurs when executing the block either # # - raised an exception, # - returned an instance of a subclass of `Exception`, or # - returned a `Failure`. # # The example below illustrates this behavior: # # result = Success # .new(1) # .then { |n| n + 1 } # .tap do |result| # result.success? # => true # result.value # => 2 # end # # result.then { |n| n / 0 }.error # => ZeroDivisionError # result.then { RuntimeError.new }.error # => RuntimeError # result.then { Failure.new("Boom!") }.error # => "Boom!" # def then(&block) Result.wrap(&block).call(@value) end ## # is a no-op and simply returns itself. Only a `Failure` can be # transformed using `rescue`. # def rescue self end ## # returns the success value and ignores the fallback value that was either # provided as a method argument or by passing a block. However, the caller # is still required to specify a fallback value to ensure that in the # event of a `Failure` program execution can continue in a controlled # manner: # # Success.new(1).unwrap(0) => 1 # def unwrap(*args, &block) raise ArgumentError, "expected either a fallback value or a block" unless args.one? ^ block @value end end ## # Implements a container for wrapping an error value. In many cases, the # error value is going to be an exception but other values are fully # supported: # # Failure # .new(RuntimeError.new("Something went wrong")) # .error # => RuntimeError.new # # Failure # .new("Something went wrong") # .error # => "Something went wrong" # # `Failure` does not support transformations with `then` and `map`. When any # of these two methods is invoked on a `Failure`, the `Failure` itself is # returned unless it is rescued from or unwrapped. This enables the caller to # build optimistic transformation chains and defer error handling: # # Failure # .new(nil) # .then { |json| JSON.parse(json) } # Ignored # .then(&:with_indifferent_access) # Ignored # .then { |data| data.values_at(:firstname, :lastname) } # Ignored # .unwrap(Person.new("John", "Doe")) # => Person # # Alternatively, we could resucue from the error and then proceed with the # remanining transformations: # # Person = Struct.new(:firstname, :lastname) # Failure # .new(nil) # .then { |json| JSON.parse(json) } # Ignored # .then(&:with_indifferent_access) # Ignored # .rescue { {firstname: "John", lastname: "Doe" }} # .then { |data| data.values_at(:firstname, :lastname) } # Executed # .then { |members| Person.new(*members) } # Executed # .unwrap(nil) # => Person # class Failure attr_reader :error ## # initializes a new `Failure` from an arbitrary value. In many cases, this # value is going to be an instance of a subclass of `Exception` but any # type is supported. # def initialize(error) @error = error end ## # always returns `false` to indicate that this result represents a failure. # def success? false end ## # Always returns `true` to indicate that this result represents a failure. # def failure? true end ## # raises an `ShopifyCli::Result::UnexpectedError` as a # `ShopifyCli::Result::Failure` does not carry a success value. # def value raise UnexpectedFailure end ## # is a no-op and simply returns itself. This is essential to skip # transformation steps in a chain once an error has occurred. # def map self end ## # is a no-op and simply returns itself. This is essential to skip # transformation steps in a chain once an error has occurred. # def then self end ## # can be used to recover from a failure or produce a new failure with a # different error. # # Failure # .new("Something went wrong") # .rescue { |msg| [msg, "but we fixed it!"].join(" "") } # .tap do |result| # result.success? # => true # result.value # => "Something went wrong but we fixed it!" # end # # `rescue` is opinionated when it comes to the return value of the block. # If the return value is an `Exception` – either one that was raised or an # instance of a subclass of `Exception` – a `Failure` is returned. Any # other value results in a `Success` unless the value has been explicitly # wrapped in a `Failure`: # # Failure # .new(RuntimeError.new) # .resuce { "All good! "} # .success? # => true # # Failure # .new(RuntimeError.new) # .resuce { Failure.new("Still broken!") } # .success? # => false # def rescue(&block) Result.wrap(&block).call(@error) end ## # returns the fallback value specified by the caller. The fallback value # can be provided as a method argument or as a block. If a block is given, # it receives the error as its first and only argument: # # failure = Failure.new(RuntimeError.new("Something went wrong!")) # # failure.unwrap(nil) # => nil # failure.unwrap { |e| e.message } # => "Something went wrong!" # # #### Parameters # # * `*args` should be an `Array` with zero or one element # * `&block` should be a Proc that takes zero or one argument # # #### Raises # # * `ArgumentError` if both a fallback argument and a block is provided # def unwrap(*args, &block) raise ArgumentError, "expected either a fallback value or a block" unless args.one? ^ block block ? block.call(@error) : args.pop end end ## # wraps the given value into a `ShopifyCli::Result::Success` container # # #### Parameters # # * `value` a value of arbitrary type # def self.success(value) Result::Success.new(value) end ## # wraps the given value into a `ShopifyCli::Result::Failure` container # # #### Parameters # # * `error` a value of arbitrary type # def self.failure(error) Result::Failure.new(error) end ## # takes either a value or a block and chooses the appropriate result # container based on the type of the value or the type of the block's return # value. If the type is an exception, it is wrapped in a # `ShopifyCli::Result::Failure` and otherwise in a # `ShopifyCli::Result::Success`. If a block was provided instead of value, a # `Proc` is returned and the result wrapping doesn't occur until the block # is invoked. # # #### Parameters # # * `*args` should be an `Array` with zero or one element # * `&block` should be a `Proc` that takes zero or one argument # # #### Returns # # Returns either a `Result::Success`, `Result::Failure` or a `Proc` that # produces one of the former when invoked. # # #### Examples # # Result.wrap(1) # => ShopifyCli::Result::Success # Result.wrap(RuntimeError.new) # => ShopifyCli::Result::Failure # # Result.wrap { 1 } # => Proc # Result.wrap { 1 }.call # => ShopifyCli::Result::Success # Result.wrap { raise }.call # => ShopifyCli::Result::Failure # # Result.wrap { |s| s.upcase }.call("hello").tap do |result| # result # => Result::Success # result.value # => "HELLO" # end # def self.wrap(*values, &block) raise ArgumentError, "expected either a value or a block" unless values.one? ^ block if values.one? values.pop.yield_self do |value| case value when Result::Success, Result::Failure value when Exception Result.failure(value) else Result.success(value) end end else ->(*args) do begin wrap(block.call(*args)) rescue => error wrap(error) end end end end ## # Wraps the given block and invokes it with the passed arguments. # def self.call(*args, &block) raise ArgumentError, "expected a block" unless block wrap(&block).call(*args) end end end