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+{- Simple IO exception handling
+ -
+ - Copyright 2011-2012 Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>
+ -
+ - Licensed under the GNU GPL version 3 or higher.
+ -}
+
+module Utility.Exception where
+
+import Prelude hiding (catch)
+import Control.Exception
+import Control.Applicative
+
+{- Catches IO errors and returns a Bool -}
+catchBoolIO :: IO Bool -> IO Bool
+catchBoolIO a = catchDefaultIO a False
+
+{- Catches IO errors and returns a Maybe -}
+catchMaybeIO :: IO a -> IO (Maybe a)
+catchMaybeIO a = catchDefaultIO (Just <$> a) Nothing
+
+{- Catches IO errors and returns a default value. -}
+catchDefaultIO :: IO a -> a -> IO a
+catchDefaultIO a def = catchIO a (const $ return def)
+
+{- Catches IO errors and returns the error message. -}
+catchMsgIO :: IO a -> IO (Either String a)
+catchMsgIO a = dispatch <$> tryIO a
+	where
+		dispatch (Left e) = Left $ show e
+		dispatch (Right v) = Right v
+
+{- catch specialized for IO errors only -}
+catchIO :: IO a -> (IOException -> IO a) -> IO a
+catchIO = catch
+
+{- try specialized for IO errors only -}
+tryIO :: IO a -> IO (Either IOException a)
+tryIO = try