------------------------------------------------------------------------
-- | An interface for reporting \"impossible\" errors
------------------------------------------------------------------------

{-# LANGUAGE DeriveDataTypeable #-}

module Agda.Utils.Impossible where

import Control.Exception
import Data.Typeable

-- | \"Impossible\" errors, annotated with a file name and a line
-- number corresponding to the source code location of the error.

data Impossible = Impossible String Integer deriving Typeable

instance Show Impossible where
  show (Impossible file line) = unlines
    [ "An internal error has occurred. Please report this as a bug."
    , "Location of the error: " ++ file ++ ":" ++ show line
    ]

-- | Abort by throwing an \"impossible\" error. You should not use
-- this function directly. Instead use the macro in @undefined.h@.

throwImpossible :: Impossible -> a
throwImpossible i = throwDyn i

-- | Catch an \"impossible\" error, if possible.

catchImpossible :: IO a -> (Impossible -> IO a) -> IO a
catchImpossible = catchDyn
