I found this funny.
The context is as explained by @laund@hachyderm.io
the issue is that you can't return from inside a closure, since the closure might be called later/elsewhere
and this post was the asnwer to the question by @antonok@fosstodon.org
you got me curious what the record for the longest
?operator chain on crates.io is
Original post: https://fosstodon.org/users/antonok/statuses/111134824451525448
I'm writing my Rust wrong... I have match statements everywhere to the degree that it's cluttering up everything.
If all you do in the
Err(e) => ...match arm is returning the error, then you absolutely should use the?operator instead.If the match arm also converts the error type into another error type, implement the
Fromtrait for the conversion, then you can use?as well.If you want to add more information to the error, you can use
.map_err(...)?. Or, if you're using theanyhowcrate,.with_context(...)?.You can also do
map_err, which is a bit cleaner while keeping the mapping obvious. If you really need to do some logic on error, extracting that to the calling function is often better.If the matches are causing too much nesting/rightward drift, then that could be an indicator that you're doing something wrong.
If it's the opposite, then you're probably doing something right, except maybe the code needs some refactoring if there is too much clutter.
If there isn't much difference, then it's a matter of style. I for example sometimes prefer to match on
bools in some contexts because it makes things look clearer to me, despite it being not the recommended style. I'm also a proud occasional user ofbool::then()andbool::then_some()😉Also, if you find yourself often wishing some API was available for types like
bool,Option, andResult, then you don't have to wish for long. Just write some utility extension traits yourself! I for example have methods likebool::err_if(),bool::err_if_not(),Option::none_or_else(), and some more tailored to my needs methods, all available via extension traits.Macros can also be very useful, although some people go for them too early. So if everything else fails to declutter your code, try writing a macro or two.
And it's worth remembering, there is no general rule, other than if the code is understandable for you and works, then you're probably okay irregardless of style. It's all sugar after all, unless you're really doing some glaringly wrong stuff.
Most likely you can get by with adjusting the return type and using a ? or maping to a type that you can use the ? on.