Proper error handling, exceptions and try/catch for ZSH.
zulu install crashgit clone https://github.com/molovo/crash crash
cp crash/crash /usr/local/share/zsh/site-functions # Or anywhere else in $fpathCrash comes with a global error handler, which prints a readable error and stack trace both for user-created exceptions and traditional shell exit codes.
autoload -Uz crash && crash register
throw TestException 'This is a test' # Will cause the error handler to be displayedCrash comes with the functions try, catch and throw, allowing you to handle exceptions much as you would in a 'proper' programming language.
autoload -Uz crash && crash register
# The function we're going to call
function do_something() {
echo 'Start to do something...'
throw RainbowException 'Unicorns!'
echo 'This message will never be displayed'
}
# A function to handle any caught exceptions
function error_handler() {
local exception="$1" message="${(@)@:2}"
echo $exception # RainbowException
echo $message # Unicorns!
}
try do_something
catch RainbowException error_handlerCopyright (c) 2016 James Dinsdale [email protected] (molovo.co)
Crash is licensed under The MIT License (MIT)