"result" is a tad bit too generic to provide a clash-free experience -
we found instances in LibJS where this breaks already. Essentially this
doesn't work:
auto foo = TRY(bar(result));
Because it expands to the following within the TRY() scope:
{
auto result = bar(result);
...
}
And that of course fails:
error: use of ‘result’ before deduction of ‘auto’
The simple solution here is to use a name that is much less likely to
clash with anything used in the expression ("_temporary_result"). :^)
The way we use classes like Kernel::KResultOr<T> and AK::Result<T, E>
makes checking for errors (and short-circuiting returns) quite verbose.
This patch adds a new TRY(expression) macro that either evaluates to
the released result of the expression if successful, or returns the
error if not.
Before:
auto foo_or_error = get_foo();
if (foo_or_error.is_error())
return foo_or_error.release_error();
auto foo = foo_or_error.release_value();
After:
auto foo = TRY(get_foo());
The macro uses a GNU C++ extension which is supported by GCC, Clang,
Intel C++, and possibly others. It's not *ideal*, but since it makes our
codebase considerably nicer, let's try(!) it out. :^)
Co-authored-by: Ali Mohammad Pur <mpfard@serenityos.org>
