M06 Error Handling

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指导 Rust 错误处理在 Result、Option、panic、thiserror 与 anyhow 之间的选择。

功能: 这是一个仅含说明的技能，提供 Rust 错误处理的决策框架。它帮助智能体判断某个失败是预期情况还是缺陷，然后在 Result、Option、panic、thiserror 与 anyhow 之间做出选择。内容包含速查表、决策流程图、常见错误、反模式以及相关技能指引。
适用场景: 适用于编写或审查涉及 Result、Option、?、unwrap、expect、panic、anyhow 或 thiserror 的 Rust 代码。它面向何时应 panic、何时应返回 Result、如何携带上下文传播错误以及如何设计自定义错误类型等问题。
运行要求: 无需脚本或运行时依赖，仅为说明性内容。文中将 Rust 的 thiserror 与 anyhow 作为主题提及，但并不要求安装它们。

Error Handling

Layer 1: Language Mechanics

Core Question

Is this failure expected or a bug?

Before choosing error handling strategy:

Can this fail in normal operation?
Who should handle this failure?
What context does the caller need?

Error → Design Question

Pattern	Don't Just Say	Ask Instead
unwrap panics	"Use ?"	Is None/Err actually possible here?
Type mismatch on ?	"Use anyhow"	Are error types designed correctly?
Lost error context	"Add .context()"	What does the caller need to know?
Too many error variants	"Use Box<dyn Error>"	Is error granularity right?

Thinking Prompt

Before handling an error:

What kind of failure is this?
- Expected → Result<T, E>
- Absence normal → Option<T>
- Bug/invariant → panic!
- Unrecoverable → panic!
Who handles this?
- Caller → propagate with ?
- Current function → match/if-let
- User → friendly error message
- Programmer → panic with message
What context is needed?
- Type of error → thiserror variants
- Call chain → anyhow::Context
- Debug info → anyhow or tracing

Trace Up ↑

When error strategy is unclear:

"Should I return Result or Option?"    ↑ Ask: Is absence/failure normal or exceptional?    ↑ Check: m09-domain (what does domain say?)    ↑ Check: domain-* (error handling requirements)

"Should I return Result or Option?"    ↑ Ask: Is absence/failure normal or exceptional?    ↑ Check: m09-domain (what does domain say?)    ↑ Check: domain-* (error handling requirements)

Trace Down ↓

From design to implementation:

"Expected failure, library code"    ↓ Use: thiserror for typed errors
"Expected failure, application code"    ↓ Use: anyhow for ergonomic errors
"Absence is normal (find, get, lookup)"    ↓ Use: Option<T>
"Bug or invariant violation"    ↓ Use: panic!, assert!, unreachable!
"Need to propagate with context"    ↓ Use: .context("what was happening")

"Expected failure, library code"    ↓ Use: thiserror for typed errors
"Expected failure, application code"    ↓ Use: anyhow for ergonomic errors
"Absence is normal (find, get, lookup)"    ↓ Use: Option<T>
"Bug or invariant violation"    ↓ Use: panic!, assert!, unreachable!
"Need to propagate with context"    ↓ Use: .context("what was happening")

Quick Reference

Pattern	When	Example
`Result<T, E>`	Recoverable error	`fn read() -> Result<String, io::Error>`
`Option<T>`	Absence is normal	`fn find() -> Option<&Item>`
`?`	Propagate error	`let data = file.read()?;`
`unwrap()`	Dev/test only	`config.get("key").unwrap()`
`expect()`	Invariant holds	`env.get("HOME").expect("HOME set")`
`panic!`	Unrecoverable	`panic!("critical failure")`

Library vs Application

Decision Flowchart

Is failure expected?├─ Yes → Is absence the only "failure"?│        ├─ Yes → Option<T>│        └─ No → Result<T, E>│                 ├─ Library → thiserror│                 └─ Application → anyhow└─ No → Is it a bug?        ├─ Yes → panic!, assert!        └─ No → Consider if really unrecoverable
Use ? → Need context?├─ Yes → .context("message")└─ No → Plain ?

Is failure expected?├─ Yes → Is absence the only "failure"?│        ├─ Yes → Option<T>│        └─ No → Result<T, E>│                 ├─ Library → thiserror│                 └─ Application → anyhow└─ No → Is it a bug?        ├─ Yes → panic!, assert!        └─ No → Consider if really unrecoverable
Use ? → Need context?├─ Yes → .context("message")└─ No → Plain ?

Common Errors

Error	Cause	Fix
`unwrap()` panic	Unhandled None/Err	Use `?` or match
Type mismatch	Different error types	Use `anyhow` or `From`
Lost context	`?` without context	Add `.context()`
`cannot use ?`	Missing Result return	Return `Result<(), E>`

Anti-Patterns

Anti-Pattern	Why Bad	Better
`.unwrap()` everywhere	Panics in production	`.expect("reason")` or `?`
Ignore errors silently	Bugs hidden	Handle or propagate
`panic!` for expected errors	Bad UX, no recovery	Result
Box<dyn Error> everywhere	Lost type info	thiserror

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Situation	Trace To	Question
Too many unwraps	m09-domain	Is the data model right?
Error context design	m13-domain-error	What recovery is needed?
Library vs app errors	m11-ecosystem	Who are the consumers?

Context	Error Crate	Why
Library	`thiserror`	Typed errors for consumers
Application	`anyhow`	Ergonomic error handling
Mixed	Both	thiserror at boundaries, anyhow internally

When	See
Domain error strategy	m13-domain-error
Crate boundaries	m11-ecosystem
Type-safe errors	m05-type-driven
Mental models	m14-mental-model

M06 Error Handling

Error Handling

Core Question

Error → Design Question

Thinking Prompt

Trace Up ↑

Trace Down ↓

Quick Reference

Library vs Application

Decision Flowchart

Common Errors

Anti-Patterns

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