threedotslab/references/rules-errors.md

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# Error Rules (ERR-01..05)
## Three-Tier Error Architecture
The error system has three tiers:
1. **Domain errors** — sentinel variables and typed structs in `domain/`
2. **Application errors**`SlugError` with machine-readable slugs in `app/`
3. **Port errors** — protocol-specific error mapping in `ports/`
---
## ERR-01: Sentinel Error Variables (WARNING)
Simple domain errors without context SHOULD use sentinel `var` declarations.
```go
// domain/hour/errors.go
var (
ErrNotFullHour = errors.New("hour should be a full hour")
ErrPastHour = errors.New("cannot create hour in the past")
ErrTrainingScheduled = errors.New("unable to modify hour, because scheduled training")
ErrHourNotAvailable = errors.New("hour is not available")
ErrNoTrainingScheduled = errors.New("no training scheduled")
)
```
**Naming:** `Err{DescriptiveName}` — always starts with `Err`.
**Usage in domain methods:**
```go
func (h *Hour) ScheduleTraining() error {
if !h.IsAvailable() {
return ErrHourNotAvailable
}
h.availability = TrainingScheduled
return nil
}
```
---
## ERR-02: Typed Error Structs (WARNING)
Errors that carry context (values for logging/display) SHOULD be typed structs implementing the `error` interface.
```go
type TooDistantDateError struct {
MaxWeeksInTheFutureToSet int
ProvidedDate time.Time
}
func (e TooDistantDateError) Error() string {
return fmt.Sprintf(
"schedule can be only set for next %d weeks, provided date: %s",
e.MaxWeeksInTheFutureToSet, e.ProvidedDate,
)
}
type TooEarlyHourError struct {
MinUtcHour int
ProvidedTime time.Time
}
type ForbiddenToSeeTrainingError struct {
RequestingUserUUID string
TrainingOwnerUUID string
}
type NotFoundError struct {
TrainingUUID string
}
```
**Naming:** `{Condition}Error` — describes the error condition.
---
## ERR-03: SlugError for Application Layer (WARNING)
Application-layer errors (command/query handlers) SHOULD use `SlugError` from the common errors package. SlugErrors carry:
- Human-readable error message
- Machine-readable slug (used by API clients)
- Error type (authorization, incorrect-input, unknown)
```go
// common/errors/errors.go
type ErrorType struct {
t string
}
var (
ErrorTypeUnknown = ErrorType{"unknown"}
ErrorTypeAuthorization = ErrorType{"authorization"}
ErrorTypeIncorrectInput = ErrorType{"incorrect-input"}
)
type SlugError struct {
error string
slug string
errorType ErrorType
}
func NewSlugError(error string, slug string) SlugError
func NewAuthorizationError(error string, slug string) SlugError
func NewIncorrectInputError(error string, slug string) SlugError
```
**Usage in handlers:**
```go
func (h cancelTrainingHandler) Handle(ctx context.Context, cmd CancelTraining) error {
if err := h.hourRepo.UpdateHour(ctx, cmd.Hour, func(h *hour.Hour) (*hour.Hour, error) {
if err := h.CancelTraining(); err != nil {
return nil, err
}
return h, nil
}); err != nil {
return errors.NewSlugError(err.Error(), "unable-to-update-availability")
}
return nil
}
```
---
## ERR-04: Error Wrapping with Context (INFO)
When re-raising errors, wrap them with context using `fmt.Errorf("context: %w", err)` or a wrapping library.
```go
// In adapters
if err := doc.DataTo(&model); err != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("unmarshaling hour from firestore: %w", err)
}
```
---
## ERR-05: No Bare fmt.Errorf in Domain (CRITICAL)
The domain package MUST NOT use `fmt.Errorf` for error creation. Domain errors must be either:
- Sentinel variables (`var ErrX = errors.New(...)`)
- Typed error structs
- Standard `errors.New(...)` for simple cases
**Check:** Grep `domain/` for `fmt.Errorf`. Any match in non-test files is a violation.
**Rationale:** `fmt.Errorf` creates untyped errors that cannot be checked with `errors.Is` or `errors.As`. Domain errors should be programmatically handleable.
**Exception:** `fmt.Errorf` with `%w` for wrapping IS acceptable in domain validation helpers that combine multiple checks, but prefer typed errors or sentinel variables.