package Bio::Root::Root; use strict; # $Id: Root.pm 16123 2009-09-17 12:57:27Z cjfields $ =head1 NAME Bio::Root::Root - Hash-based implementation of Bio::Root::RootI =head1 SYNOPSIS # Any Bioperl-compliant object is a RootI compliant object # Here's how to throw and catch an exception using the eval-based syntax. $obj->throw("This is an exception"); eval { $obj->throw("This is catching an exception"); }; if( $@ ) { print "Caught exception"; } else { print "no exception"; } # Alternatively, using the new typed exception syntax in the throw() call: $obj->throw( -class => 'Bio::Root::BadParameter', -text => "Can not open file $file", -value => $file ); # Want to see debug() outputs for this object my $obj = Bio::Object->new(-verbose=>1); my $obj = Bio::Object->new(%args); $obj->verbose(2); # Print debug messages which honour current verbosity setting $obj->debug("Boring output only to be seen if verbose > 0\n"); =head1 DESCRIPTION This is a hashref-based implementation of the Bio::Root::RootI interface. Most Bioperl objects should inherit from this. See the documentation for L for most of the methods implemented by this module. Only overridden methods are described here. =head2 Throwing Exceptions One of the functionalities that L provides is the ability to L() exceptions with pretty stack traces. Bio::Root::Root enhances this with the ability to use L (available from CPAN) if it has also been installed. If L has been installed, L() will use it. This causes an Error.pm-derived object to be thrown. This can be caught within a C block, from wich you can extract useful bits of information. If L is not installed, it will use the L-based exception throwing facilty. =head2 Typed Exception Syntax The typed exception syntax of L() has the advantage of plainly indicating the nature of the trouble, since the name of the class is included in the title of the exception output. To take advantage of this capability, you must specify arguments as named parameters in the L() call. Here are the parameters: =over 4 =item -class name of the class of the exception. This should be one of the classes defined in L, or a custom error of yours that extends one of the exceptions defined in L. =item -text a sensible message for the exception =item -value the value causing the exception or $!, if appropriate. =back Note that Bio::Root::Exception does not need to be imported into your module (or script) namespace in order to throw exceptions via Bio::Root::Root::throw(), since Bio::Root::Root imports it. =head2 Try-Catch-Finally Support In addition to using an eval{} block to handle exceptions, you can also use a try-catch-finally block structure if L has been installed in your system (available from CPAN). See the documentation for Error for more details. Here's an example. See the L module for other pre-defined exception types: try { open( IN, $file) || $obj->throw( -class => 'Bio::Root::FileOpenException', -text => "Cannot open file $file for reading", -value => $!); } catch Bio::Root::BadParameter with { my $err = shift; # get the Error object # Perform specific exception handling code for the FileOpenException } catch Bio::Root::Exception with { my $err = shift; # get the Error object # Perform general exception handling code for any Bioperl exception. } otherwise { # A catch-all for any other type of exception } finally { # Any code that you want to execute regardless of whether or not # an exception occurred. }; # the ending semicolon is essential! =head1 FEEDBACK =head2 Mailing Lists User feedback is an integral part of the evolution of this and other Bioperl modules. Send your comments and suggestions preferably to one of the Bioperl mailing lists. Your participation is much appreciated. bioperl-l@bioperl.org - General discussion http://bioperl.org/wiki/Mailing_lists - About the mailing lists =head2 Support Please direct usage questions or support issues to the mailing list: I rather than to the module maintainer directly. Many experienced and reponsive experts will be able look at the problem and quickly address it. Please include a thorough description of the problem with code and data examples if at all possible. =head2 Reporting Bugs Report bugs to the Bioperl bug tracking system to help us keep track the bugs and their resolution. Bug reports can be submitted via the web: http://bugzilla.open-bio.org/ =head1 AUTHOR Functions originally from Steve Chervitz. Refactored by Ewan Birney. Re-refactored by Lincoln Stein. =head1 APPENDIX The rest of the documentation details each of the object methods. Internal methods are usually preceded with a _ =cut #' use vars qw($DEBUG $ID $VERBOSITY $ERRORLOADED); use strict; use Bio::Root::IO; use base qw(Bio::Root::RootI); BEGIN { $ID = 'Bio::Root::Root'; $DEBUG = 0; $VERBOSITY = 0; $ERRORLOADED = 0; # Check whether or not Error.pm is available. # $main::DONT_USE_ERROR is intended for testing purposes and also # when you don't want to use the Error module, even if it is installed. # Just put a INIT { $DONT_USE_ERROR = 1; } at the top of your script. if( not $main::DONT_USE_ERROR ) { if ( eval "require Error" ) { import Error qw(:try); require Bio::Root::Exception; $ERRORLOADED = 1; $Error::Debug = 1; # enable verbose stack trace } } if( !$ERRORLOADED ) { require Carp; import Carp qw( confess ); } $main::DONT_USE_ERROR; # so that perl -w won't warn "used only once" } =head2 new Purpose : generic instantiation function can be overridden if special needs of a module cannot be done in _initialize =cut sub new { # my ($class, %param) = @_; my $class = shift; my $self = {}; bless $self, ref($class) || $class; if(@_ > 1) { # if the number of arguments is odd but at least 3, we'll give # it a try to find -verbose shift if @_ % 2; my %param = @_; ## See "Comments" above regarding use of _rearrange(). $self->verbose($param{'-VERBOSE'} || $param{'-verbose'}); } return $self; } =head2 verbose Title : verbose Usage : $self->verbose(1) Function: Sets verbose level for how ->warn behaves -1 = no warning 0 = standard, small warning 1 = warning with stack trace 2 = warning becomes throw Returns : The current verbosity setting (integer between -1 to 2) Args : -1,0,1 or 2 =cut sub verbose { my ($self,$value) = @_; # allow one to set global verbosity flag return $DEBUG if $DEBUG; return $VERBOSITY unless ref $self; if (defined $value || ! defined $self->{'_root_verbose'}) { $self->{'_root_verbose'} = $value || 0; } return $self->{'_root_verbose'}; } sub _register_for_cleanup { my ($self,$method) = @_; if($method) { if(! exists($self->{'_root_cleanup_methods'})) { $self->{'_root_cleanup_methods'} = []; } push(@{$self->{'_root_cleanup_methods'}},$method); } } sub _unregister_for_cleanup { my ($self,$method) = @_; my @methods = grep {$_ ne $method} $self->_cleanup_methods; $self->{'_root_cleanup_methods'} = \@methods; } sub _cleanup_methods { my $self = shift; return unless ref $self && $self->isa('HASH'); my $methods = $self->{'_root_cleanup_methods'} or return; @$methods; } =head2 throw Title : throw Usage : $obj->throw("throwing exception message"); or $obj->throw( -class => 'Bio::Root::Exception', -text => "throwing exception message", -value => $bad_value ); Function: Throws an exception, which, if not caught with an eval or a try block will provide a nice stack trace to STDERR with the message. If Error.pm is installed, and if a -class parameter is provided, Error::throw will be used, throwing an error of the type specified by -class. If Error.pm is installed and no -class parameter is provided (i.e., a simple string is given), A Bio::Root::Exception is thrown. Returns : n/a Args : A string giving a descriptive error message, optional Named parameters: '-class' a string for the name of a class that derives from Error.pm, such as any of the exceptions defined in Bio::Root::Exception. Default class: Bio::Root::Exception '-text' a string giving a descriptive error message '-value' the value causing the exception, or $! (optional) Thus, if only a string argument is given, and Error.pm is available, this is equivalent to the arguments: -text => "message", -class => Bio::Root::Exception Comments : If Error.pm is installed, and you don't want to use it for some reason, you can block the use of Error.pm by Bio::Root::Root::throw() by defining a scalar named $main::DONT_USE_ERROR (define it in your main script and you don't need the main:: part) and setting it to a true value; you must do this within a BEGIN subroutine. =cut sub throw { my ($self, @args) = @_; my ($text, $class, $value) = $self->_rearrange( [qw(TEXT CLASS VALUE)], @args); $text ||= $args[0] if @args == 1; if ($ERRORLOADED) { # Enable re-throwing of Error objects. # If the error is not derived from Bio::Root::Exception, # we can't guarantee that the Error's value was set properly # and, ipso facto, that it will be catchable from an eval{}. # But chances are, if you're re-throwing non-Bio::Root::Exceptions, # you're probably using Error::try(), not eval{}. # TODO: Fix the MSG: line of the re-thrown error. Has an extra line # containing the '----- EXCEPTION -----' banner. if (ref($args[0])) { if( $args[0]->isa('Error')) { my $class = ref $args[0]; $class->throw( @args ); } else { my $text .= "\nWARNING: Attempt to throw a non-Error.pm object: " . ref$args[0]; my $class = "Bio::Root::Exception"; $class->throw( '-text' => $text, '-value' => $args[0] ); } } else { $class ||= "Bio::Root::Exception"; my %args; if( @args % 2 == 0 && $args[0] =~ /^-/ ) { %args = @args; $args{-text} = $text; $args{-object} = $self; } $class->throw( scalar keys %args > 0 ? %args : @args ); # (%args || @args) puts %args in scalar context! } } else { $class ||= ''; $class = ' '.$class if $class; my $std = $self->stack_trace_dump(); my $title = "------------- EXCEPTION$class -------------"; my $footer = ('-' x CORE::length($title))."\n"; $text ||= ''; die "\n$title\n", "MSG: $text\n", $std, $footer, "\n"; } } =head2 debug Title : debug Usage : $obj->debug("This is debugging output"); Function: Prints a debugging message when verbose is > 0 Returns : none Args : message string(s) to print to STDERR =cut sub debug { my ($self, @msgs) = @_; # using CORE::warn doesn't give correct backtrace information; we want the # line from the previous call in the call stack, not this call (similar to # cluck). For now, just add a stack trace dump and simple comment under the # correct conditions. if (defined $self->verbose && $self->verbose > 0) { if (!@msgs || $msgs[-1] !~ /\n$/) { push @msgs, "Debugging comment:" if !@msgs; push @msgs, sprintf("%s %s:%s", @{($self->stack_trace)[2]}[3,1,2])."\n"; } CORE::warn @msgs; } } =head2 _load_module Title : _load_module Usage : $self->_load_module("Bio::SeqIO::genbank"); Function: Loads up (like use) the specified module at run time on demand. Example : Returns : TRUE on success. Throws an exception upon failure. Args : The module to load (_without_ the trailing .pm). =cut sub _load_module { my ($self, $name) = @_; my ($module, $load, $m); $module = "_<$name.pm"; return 1 if $main::{$module}; # untaint operation for safe web-based running (modified after a fix # a fix by Lincoln) HL if ($name !~ /^([\w:]+)$/) { $self->throw("$name is an illegal perl package name"); } else { $name = $1; } $load = "$name.pm"; my $io = Bio::Root::IO->new(); # catfile comes from IO $load = $io->catfile((split(/::/,$load))); eval { require $load; }; if ( $@ ) { $self->throw("Failed to load module $name. ".$@); } return 1; } sub DESTROY { my $self = shift; my @cleanup_methods = $self->_cleanup_methods or return; for my $method (@cleanup_methods) { $method->($self); } } 1;