The great merge

1 files changed, 42 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/ethchain/error.go b/ethchain/error.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0f1d061c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ethchain/error.go
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+package ethchain
+
+import "fmt"
+
+// Parent error. In case a parent is unknown this error will be thrown
+// by the block manager
+type ParentErr struct {
+	Message string
+}
+
+func (err *ParentErr) Error() string {
+	return err.Message
+}
+
+func ParentError(hash []byte) error {
+	return &ParentErr{Message: fmt.Sprintf("Block's parent unkown %x", hash)}
+}
+
+func IsParentErr(err error) bool {
+	_, ok := err.(*ParentErr)
+
+	return ok
+}
+
+// Block validation error. If any validation fails, this error will be thrown
+type ValidationErr struct {
+	Message string
+}
+
+func (err *ValidationErr) Error() string {
+	return err.Message
+}
+
+func ValidationError(format string, v ...interface{}) *ValidationErr {
+	return &ValidationErr{Message: fmt.Sprintf(format, v...)}
+}
+
+func IsValidationErr(err error) bool {
+	_, ok := err.(*ValidationErr)
+
+	return ok
+}