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 *   Copyright (C) 2005-2008 by the FIFE team                              *
 *   http://www.fifengine.de                                               *
 *   This file is part of FIFE.                                            *
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#ifndef FIFE_EXCEPTION_H
#define FIFE_EXCEPTION_H

// Standard C++ library includes
#include <string>

// 3rd party library includes

// FIFE includes
// These includes are split up in two parts, separated by one empty line
// First block: files included from the FIFE root src directory
// Second block: files included from the same folder

namespace FIFE {

	/** Exception base class.
	 * All other exceptions derived from this merely adjust the error string
	 * to be slightly more specific.
	 */
	class Exception {
	public:
		/** Constructor. 
		 * @param txt The error mesage to be stored.
		 */
		Exception(const std::string& msg);

		/** Destructor. 
		 */
		virtual ~Exception();

		/** Returns the error message.
		 * @return The error message.
		 */
		std::string getMessage() const;
		
		virtual const std::string& getTypeStr() const { static const std::string s = "Exception"; return s; }
		virtual const std::string& getDescription() const { static const std::string s = "Generic FIFE exception"; return s; }

	private:
		// The error string.
		std::string m_message;
	};

	#define FIFE_EXCEPTION_DECL(_name, _description) \
	class _name : public Exception { \
	public: \
		_name(const std::string& msg) : Exception(msg) {} \
		const std::string& getTypeStr() const { static const std::string s = #_name; return s; } \
		const std::string& getDescription() const { static const std::string s = _description; return s; } \
	}
	
	FIFE_EXCEPTION_DECL(SDLException, "SDL reported something bad");
	FIFE_EXCEPTION_DECL(NotFound, "Something was searched, but not found");
	FIFE_EXCEPTION_DECL(NotSet, "Something was not set correctly");
	FIFE_EXCEPTION_DECL(IndexOverflow, "Someone tried to access a non-existing element");
	FIFE_EXCEPTION_DECL(InvalidFormat, "Found invalid data");
	FIFE_EXCEPTION_DECL(CannotOpenFile, "File couldn't be opened");
	FIFE_EXCEPTION_DECL(InvalidConversion, "Tried an invalid conversion");
	FIFE_EXCEPTION_DECL(NotSupported, "This action was not supported");
	FIFE_EXCEPTION_DECL(NameClash, "A name or identifier is already in use");
	FIFE_EXCEPTION_DECL(Duplicate, "A duplicate item was added, where this is not allowed");
	FIFE_EXCEPTION_DECL(ScriptException, "Error related to scripting functionality");
	FIFE_EXCEPTION_DECL(EventException, "Error related to event functionality");
	FIFE_EXCEPTION_DECL(GuiException, "Error related to gui functionality");
	
	/** @bug The memory allocation in @c std::string might fail, resulting in terminate. */
	FIFE_EXCEPTION_DECL(OutOfMemory, "Buy more ram ;)");


}//FIFE

#endif