lib/timeliness/format.rb in timeliness-0.3.3 vs lib/timeliness/format.rb in timeliness-0.3.4

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 module Timeliness
+  class CompilationError < StandardError; end
+
   class Format
     include Helpers
 
     attr_reader :format_string, :regexp, :regexp_string, :token_count
 
@@ -37,10 +39,10 @@
       define_process_method(token_order.compact)
       @regexp_string = format
       @regexp = Regexp.new("^(#{format})$")
       self
     rescue => ex
-      raise "The format '#{format_string}' failed to compile using regexp string #{format}. Error: #{ex.inspect}"
+      raise CompilationError, "The format '#{format_string}' failed to compile using regexp string #{format}. Error message: #{ex.inspect}"
     end
 
     # Redefined on compile
     def process(*args); end