use anyhow as Error type instead of failure

Cargo.toml

@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ unproven = []
 [dependencies]
 either = "1.5"
 xmltree = "0.8"
-failure = "0.1"
+anyhow = "1.0.19"
+thiserror = "1.0.5"
 
 [dependencies.serde]
 version = "1.0"

src/elementext.rs

@@ -4,25 +4,24 @@
 use xmltree::Element;
 
 use crate::types::{BoolParse, Parse};
-use failure::ResultExt;
 
 use crate::error::*;
 
 /// Defines extensions for implementation over xmltree::Element
 pub trait ElementExt {
-    fn get_child_text_opt<K>(&self, k: K) -> Result<Option<String>, SVDError>
+    fn get_child_text_opt<K>(&self, k: K) -> Result<Option<String>>
     where
         String: PartialEq<K>;
-    fn get_child_text<K>(&self, k: K) -> Result<String, SVDError>
+    fn get_child_text<K>(&self, k: K) -> Result<String>
     where
         String: PartialEq<K>,
         K: core::fmt::Display + Clone;
 
-    fn get_text(&self) -> Result<String, SVDError>;
+    fn get_text(&self) -> Result<String>;
 
-    fn get_child_elem<'a>(&'a self, n: &str) -> Result<&'a Element, SVDError>;
-    fn get_child_u32(&self, n: &str) -> Result<u32, SVDError>;
-    fn get_child_bool(&self, n: &str) -> Result<bool, SVDError>;
+    fn get_child_elem<'a>(&'a self, n: &str) -> Result<&'a Element>;
+    fn get_child_u32(&self, n: &str) -> Result<u32>;
+    fn get_child_bool(&self, n: &str) -> Result<bool>;
 
     fn merge(&self, n: &Self) -> Self;
 
@@ -31,7 +30,7 @@ pub trait ElementExt {
 
 /// Implements extensions for xmltree::Element
 impl ElementExt for Element {
-    fn get_child_text_opt<K>(&self, k: K) -> Result<Option<String>, SVDError>
+    fn get_child_text_opt<K>(&self, k: K) -> Result<Option<String>>
     where
         String: PartialEq<K>,
     {
@@ -41,44 +40,42 @@ impl ElementExt for Element {
             Ok(None)
         }
     }
-    fn get_child_text<K>(&self, k: K) -> Result<String, SVDError>
+    fn get_child_text<K>(&self, k: K) -> Result<String>
     where
         String: PartialEq<K>,
         K: core::fmt::Display + Clone,
     {
         self.get_child_text_opt(k.clone())?
-            .ok_or_else(|| SVDErrorKind::MissingTag(self.clone(), format!("{}", k)).into())
+            .ok_or_else(|| SVDError::MissingTag(self.clone(), format!("{}", k)).into())
     }
 
     /// Get text contained by an XML Element
-    fn get_text(&self) -> Result<String, SVDError> {
+    fn get_text(&self) -> Result<String> {
         match self.text.as_ref() {
             Some(s) => Ok(s.clone()),
-            // FIXME: Doesn't look good because SVDErrorKind doesn't format by itself. We already
+            // FIXME: Doesn't look good because SVDError doesn't format by itself. We already
             // capture the element and this information can be used for getting the name
             // This would fix ParseError
-            None => Err(SVDErrorKind::EmptyTag(self.clone(), self.name.clone()).into()),
+            None => Err(SVDError::EmptyTag(self.clone(), self.name.clone()).into()),
         }
     }
 
     /// Get a named child element from an XML Element
-    fn get_child_elem<'a>(&'a self, n: &str) -> Result<&'a Element, SVDError> {
+    fn get_child_elem<'a>(&'a self, n: &str) -> Result<&'a Element> {
         match self.get_child(n) {
             Some(s) => Ok(s),
-            None => Err(SVDErrorKind::MissingTag(self.clone(), n.to_string()).into()),
+            None => Err(SVDError::MissingTag(self.clone(), n.to_string()).into()),
         }
     }
 
     /// Get a u32 value from a named child element
-    fn get_child_u32(&self, n: &str) -> Result<u32, SVDError> {
+    fn get_child_u32(&self, n: &str) -> Result<u32> {
         let s = self.get_child_elem(n)?;
-        u32::parse(&s)
-            .context(SVDErrorKind::ParseError(self.clone()))
-            .map_err(|e| e.into())
+        u32::parse(&s).context(SVDError::ParseError(self.clone()))
     }
 
     /// Get a bool value from a named child element
-    fn get_child_bool(&self, n: &str) -> Result<bool, SVDError> {
+    fn get_child_bool(&self, n: &str) -> Result<bool> {
         let s = self.get_child_elem(n)?;
         BoolParse::parse(s)
     }

src/error.rs

@@ -1,63 +1,46 @@
 //! SVD Errors.
 //! This module defines error types and messages for SVD parsing and encoding
 
-use core::fmt::{self, Display};
-use failure::{Backtrace, Context, Fail};
-use xmltree::{Element, ParseError};
+pub use anyhow::{Context, Result};
+use xmltree::Element;
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct SVDError {
-    inner: Context<SVDErrorKind>,
-}
-
-// TODO: Expand and make more complex output possible.
-// We can use the `Element` to output name (if available) and etc.
 #[allow(clippy::large_enum_variant)]
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Fail)]
-pub enum SVDErrorKind {
-    #[fail(display = "Unknown endianness `{}`", _0)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq, thiserror::Error)]
+pub enum SVDError {
+    #[error("Unknown endianness `{0}`")]
     UnknownEndian(String),
     // TODO: Needs context
     // TODO: Better name
-    #[fail(display = "Expected a <{}> tag, found none", _1)]
+    #[error("Expected a <{1}> tag, found none")]
     MissingTag(Element, String),
-    #[fail(display = "Expected content in <{}> tag, found none", _1)]
+    #[error("Expected content in <{1}> tag, found none")]
     EmptyTag(Element, String),
-    #[fail(display = "ParseError")]
+    #[error("ParseError")]
     ParseError(Element),
-    #[fail(display = "NameMismatch")]
+    #[error("NameMismatch")]
     NameMismatch(Element),
-    #[fail(display = "unknown access variant '{}' found", _1)]
+    #[error("unknown access variant '{1}' found")]
     UnknownAccessType(Element, String),
-    #[fail(display = "Bit range invalid, {:?}", _1)]
+    #[error("Bit range invalid, {1:?}")]
     InvalidBitRange(Element, InvalidBitRange),
-    #[fail(display = "Unknown write constraint")]
+    #[error("Unknown write constraint")]
     UnknownWriteConstraint(Element),
-    #[fail(display = "Multiple wc found")]
+    #[error("Multiple wc found")]
     MoreThanOneWriteConstraint(Element),
-    #[fail(display = "Unknown usage variant")]
+    #[error("Unknown usage variant")]
     UnknownUsageVariant(Element),
-    #[fail(display = "Expected a <{}>, found ...", _1)]
+    #[error("Expected a <{1}>, found ...")]
     NotExpectedTag(Element, String),
-    #[fail(
-        display = "Invalid RegisterCluster (expected register or cluster), found {}",
-        _1
-    )]
+    #[error("Invalid RegisterCluster (expected register or cluster), found {1}")]
     InvalidRegisterCluster(Element, String),
-    #[fail(display = "Invalid modifiedWriteValues variant, found {}", _1)]
+    #[error("Invalid modifiedWriteValues variant, found {1}")]
     InvalidModifiedWriteValues(Element, String),
-    #[fail(
-        display = "The content of the element could not be parsed to a boolean value {}: {}",
-        _1, _2
-    )]
+    #[error("The content of the element could not be parsed to a boolean value {1}: {2}")]
     InvalidBooleanValue(Element, String, core::str::ParseBoolError),
-    #[fail(display = "encoding method not implemented for svd object {}", _0)]
+    #[error("encoding method not implemented for svd object {0}")]
     EncodeNotImplemented(String),
-    #[fail(display = "Error parsing SVD XML")]
+    #[error("Error parsing SVD XML")]
     FileParseError,
-    // FIXME: Should not be used, only for prototyping
-    #[fail(display = "{}", _0)]
-    Other(String),
 }
 
 // TODO: Consider making into an Error
@@ -67,47 +50,3 @@ pub enum InvalidBitRange {
     ParseError,
     MsbLsb,
 }
-
-impl Fail for SVDError {
-    fn cause(&self) -> Option<&dyn Fail> {
-        self.inner.cause()
-    }
-
-    fn backtrace(&self) -> Option<&Backtrace> {
-        self.inner.backtrace()
-    }
-}
-
-impl Display for SVDError {
-    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
-        Display::fmt(&self.inner, f)
-    }
-}
-
-impl SVDError {
-    pub fn kind(&self) -> SVDErrorKind {
-        self.inner.get_context().clone()
-    }
-}
-
-impl From<SVDErrorKind> for SVDError {
-    fn from(kind: SVDErrorKind) -> SVDError {
-        SVDError {
-            inner: Context::new(kind),
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl From<Context<SVDErrorKind>> for SVDError {
-    fn from(inner: Context<SVDErrorKind>) -> SVDError {
-        SVDError { inner }
-    }
-}
-
-impl From<ParseError> for SVDError {
-    fn from(e: ParseError) -> SVDError {
-        SVDError {
-            inner: e.context(SVDErrorKind::FileParseError),
-        }
-    }
-}

src/lib.rs

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ pub mod svd;
 pub use svd::*;
 // Error defines SVD error types
 pub mod error;
-use error::SVDError;
+use anyhow::Result;
 // Parse defines parsing interfaces
 pub mod parse;
 use parse::Parse;
@@ -54,15 +54,15 @@ pub mod derive_from;
 pub use derive_from::DeriveFrom;
 
 /// Parses the contents of an SVD (XML) string
-pub fn parse(xml: &str) -> Result<Device, SVDError> {
+pub fn parse(xml: &str) -> Result<Device> {
     let xml = trim_utf8_bom(xml);
     let tree = Element::parse(xml.as_bytes())?;
     Device::parse(&tree)
 }
 
 /// Encodes a device object to an SVD (XML) string
 #[cfg(feature = "unproven")]
-pub fn encode(d: &Device) -> Result<String, SVDError> {
+pub fn encode(d: &Device) -> Result<String> {
     let root = d.encode()?;
     let mut wr = Vec::new();
     root.write(&mut wr).unwrap();
@@ -98,7 +98,10 @@ pub(crate) fn new_element(name: &str, text: Option<String>) -> Element {
 #[cfg(test)]
 #[cfg(feature = "unproven")]
 pub fn run_test<
-    T: Parse<Error = SVDError, Object = T> + Encode<Error = SVDError> + core::fmt::Debug + PartialEq,
+    T: Parse<Error = anyhow::Error, Object = T>
+        + Encode<Error = anyhow::Error>
+        + core::fmt::Debug
+        + PartialEq,
 >(
     tests: &[(T, &str)],
 ) {

src/parse.rs

@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 
 use xmltree::Element;
 
-use crate::error::*;
-
 /// Parse trait allows SVD objects to be parsed from XML elements.
 pub trait Parse {
     /// Object returned by parse method
@@ -18,9 +16,9 @@ pub trait Parse {
 /// Parses an optional child element with the provided name and Parse function
 /// Returns an none if the child doesn't exist, Ok(Some(e)) if parsing succeeds,
 /// and Err() if parsing fails.
-pub fn optional<'a, T>(n: &str, e: &'a Element) -> Result<Option<T::Object>, SVDError>
+pub fn optional<'a, T>(n: &str, e: &'a Element) -> anyhow::Result<Option<T::Object>>
 where
-    T: Parse<Error = SVDError>,
+    T: Parse<Error = anyhow::Error>,
 {
     let child = match e.get_child(n) {
         Some(c) => c,

src/svd/access.rs

@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ pub enum Access {
 
 impl Parse for Access {
     type Object = Access;
-    type Error = SVDError;
+    type Error = anyhow::Error;
 
-    fn parse(tree: &Element) -> Result<Access, SVDError> {
+    fn parse(tree: &Element) -> Result<Access> {
         let text = tree.get_text()?;
 
         match &text[..] {
@@ -31,16 +31,16 @@ impl Parse for Access {
             "read-writeOnce" => Ok(Access::ReadWriteOnce),
             "write-only" => Ok(Access::WriteOnly),
             "writeOnce" => Ok(Access::WriteOnce),
-            _ => Err(SVDErrorKind::UnknownAccessType(tree.clone(), text).into()),
+            _ => Err(SVDError::UnknownAccessType(tree.clone(), text).into()),
         }
     }
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "unproven")]
 impl Encode for Access {
-    type Error = SVDError;
+    type Error = anyhow::Error;
 
-    fn encode(&self) -> Result<Element, SVDError> {
+    fn encode(&self) -> Result<Element> {
         let text = match *self {
             Access::ReadOnly => String::from("read-only"),
             Access::ReadWrite => String::from("read-write"),

src/svd/addressblock.rs

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use crate::types::Parse;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "unproven")]
 use crate::encode::Encode;
-use crate::error::SVDError;
+use crate::error::*;
 #[cfg(feature = "unproven")]
 use crate::new_element;
 
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ pub struct AddressBlock {
 
 impl Parse for AddressBlock {
     type Object = AddressBlock;
-    type Error = SVDError;
+    type Error = anyhow::Error;
 
-    fn parse(tree: &Element) -> Result<AddressBlock, SVDError> {
+    fn parse(tree: &Element) -> Result<AddressBlock> {
         Ok(AddressBlock {
             offset: tree.get_child_u32("offset")?,
             size: tree.get_child_u32("size")?,
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ impl Parse for AddressBlock {
 
 #[cfg(feature = "unproven")]
 impl Encode for AddressBlock {
-    type Error = SVDError;
+    type Error = anyhow::Error;
 
-    fn encode(&self) -> Result<Element, SVDError> {
+    fn encode(&self) -> Result<Element> {
         Ok(Element {
             prefix: None,
             namespace: None,