Removed STDERR pollution by API

[bamtools.git] / src / api / internal / BamException_p.h

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+// ***************************************************************************
+// BamException_p.h (c) 2011 Derek Barnett
+// Marth Lab, Department of Biology, Boston College
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Last modified: 6 October 2011 (DB)
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Provides a basic exception class for BamTools internals
+// ***************************************************************************
+
+#ifndef BAMEXCEPTION_P_H
+#define BAMEXCEPTION_P_H
+
+//  -------------
+//  W A R N I N G
+//  -------------
+//
+// This file is not part of the BamTools API.  It exists purely as an
+// implementation detail. This header file may change from version to version
+// without notice, or even be removed.
+//
+// We mean it.
+
+#include <exception>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace BamTools {
+namespace Internal {
+
+class BamException : public std::exception {
+
+    public:
+        inline BamException(const std::string& where, const std::string& message)
+            : std::exception()
+            , m_errorString(where + SEPARATOR + message)
+        { }
+
+        inline ~BamException(void) throw() { }
+
+        inline const char* what(void) const throw() {
+            return m_errorString.c_str();
+        }
+
+    private:
+        std::string m_errorString;
+        static const std::string SEPARATOR;
+};
+
+} // namespace Internal
+} // namespace BamTools
+
+#endif // BAMEXCEPTION_P_H