ParseError.hs

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-- |
-- Module      : Language.JavaScript.ParseError
-- Based on language-python version by Bernie Pope
-- Copyright   : (c) 2009 Bernie Pope
-- License     : BSD-style
-- Stability   : experimental
-- Portability : ghc
--
-- Error values for the lexer and parser.
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module Language.JavaScript.Parser.ParseError
    ( Error (..)
    , ParseError (..)
    ) where

--import Language.JavaScript.Parser.Pretty
-- import Control.Monad.Error.Class -- Control.Monad.Trans.Except
import Language.JavaScript.Parser.Lexer
import Language.JavaScript.Parser.SrcLocation (TokenPosn)
-- import Language.JavaScript.Parser.Token (Token)

data ParseError
   = UnexpectedToken Token
     -- ^ An error from the parser. Token found where it should not be.
     --   Note: tokens contain their own source span.
   | UnexpectedChar Char TokenPosn
     -- ^ An error from the lexer. Character found where it should not be.
   | StrError String
     -- ^ A generic error containing a string message. No source location.
   deriving (Eq, {- Ord,-} Show)

class Error a where
    -- | Creates an exception without a message.
    -- The default implementation is @'strMsg' \"\"@.
    noMsg  :: a
    -- | Creates an exception with a message.
    -- The default implementation of @'strMsg' s@ is 'noMsg'.
    strMsg :: String -> a

instance Error ParseError where
   noMsg = StrError ""
   strMsg = StrError