add custom PyTeX exceptions to be thrown and catched during build to prevent ugly python error messaged

build/build.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from typing import Optional
 import git
 
 from PyTeX.config.constants import BUILD_INFO_FILENAME
+from PyTeX.errors import *
 
 from .utils import BuildInfo, pytex_msg, TexFileToFormat
 
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ def build(
                 text = f.readlines()
             extra_header = [line.rstrip() for line in text]
         else:
-            raise FileNotFoundError('Path to extra header content is invalid.')
+            raise ExtraHeaderFileNotFoundError
     current_build_info = BuildInfo(
         include_timestamp=include_timestamp,
         include_pytex_version=include_pytex_version,
@@ -46,6 +47,9 @@ def build(
         pytex_repo=git.Repo(__file__, search_parent_directories=True),
         packages_repo=git.Repo(src_dir, search_parent_directories=True)
     )
+    print(r'[PyTeX] This is PyTex version {pytex_version}'.format(
+        pytex_version=current_build_info.pytex_version
+    ))
     input_dir = src_dir if src_dir else input_file.parent
     output_dir = build_dir if build_dir else input_file.parent
 

build/build_parser.py

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import argparse
 import pathlib
 
 from PyTeX.config import FILENAME_TYPE_PREPEND_AUTHOR, FILENAME_TYPE_RAW_NAME
+from PyTeX.errors import PyTexError
 
 from .build import build
 
@@ -108,4 +109,8 @@ def parse_and_build(arglist: [str]):
     for arg in args.keys():
         if type(args[arg]) == pathlib.PosixPath:
             args[arg] = args[arg].resolve()
-    build(**args)
+    try:
+        build(**args)
+    except PyTexError as e:
+        print(e)
+        exit(1)

build/utils/pytex_file.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from typing import Optional, List
 
 from PyTeX.build.git_hook import is_recent, get_latest_commit
 from PyTeX import PackageFormatter, ClassFormatter, DictionaryFormatter
+from PyTeX.errors import *
 from .pytex_msg import pytex_msg
 
 from .build_information import BuildInfo
@@ -51,10 +52,7 @@ class TexFileToFormat:
     def format(self) -> dict:
         if self.dirty or self.pytex_dirty:
             if not self.allow_dirty:
-                raise Exception(
+                raise SubmoduleDirtyForbiddenError
-                    '{file} is dirty, but writing dirty files not allowed.'.format(
-                        file=self.src_path.name if self.dirty else 'Submodule PyTeX')
-                )
             #  TODO: add this to the header...?
             return self.__format()  # Dirty files are always built, since we have no information about them
         elif self.build_all:
@@ -77,7 +75,7 @@ class TexFileToFormat:
                 elif '.pydict' in self.src_path.name:
                     latex_file_type = 'dictionary'
                 else:
-                    raise Exception('Programming error. Please contact the developer.')
+                    raise ProgrammingError
                 new_header.append(line.format(
                     source_file=self.src_path.name,
                     latex_file_type=latex_file_type
@@ -124,7 +122,7 @@ class TexFileToFormat:
                 header=self._header
             )
         else:
-            raise Exception('Programming error. Please contact the developer.')
+            raise ProgrammingError
         pytex_msg('Writing file {}'.format(formatter.file_name))
         formatter.make_default_macros()
         formatter.format_file(self.src_path, self.build_path)

errors/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+from .errors import PyTexError, SubmoduleDirtyForbiddenError, ProgrammingError, ExtraHeaderFileNotFoundError, \
+    UnknownTexVersionError
+
+__all__ = [
+    'PyTexError',
+    'SubmoduleDirtyForbiddenError',
+    'ProgrammingError',
+    'ExtraHeaderFileNotFoundError',
+    'UnknownTexVersionError'
+]

errors/errors.py

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+
+class PyTexError(Exception):
+    def __init__(self, message, *args, **kwargs):
+        self.message = message
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        return r'{prefix} ERROR: {message}'.format(
+            prefix='[PyTeX]',
+            message=self.message
+        )
+
+
+class SubmoduleDirtyForbiddenError(PyTexError):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__(
+            "Submodule PyTeX is dirty, but writing dirty files is not allowed. "
+            "Call PyTeX with '--allow-dirty' option, or commit the submodule changes.")
+
+
+class ExtraHeaderFileNotFoundError(PyTexError):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__('Path to extra header content is invalid.')
+
+
+class ProgrammingError(PyTexError):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__("A FATAL programming error has occurred. Please contact the developer.")
+
+
+class UnknownTexVersionError(PyTexError):
+    def __init__(self, tex_version: str):
+        super().__init__(
+            f"Unknown TeX version {tex_version}given. Only 'LaTeX2e' and 'LaTeX3' "
+            f"are currently supported"
+        )

formatter/tex_formatter.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ from typing import Dict, Optional, List
 from datetime import *
 
 from PyTeX.base import Attributes, Args
+from PyTeX.errors import UnknownTexVersionError
 
 
 class TexFormatter:
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ class TexFormatter:
         elif tex_version == 'LaTeX3':
             self.prefix = '__' + self.name_lowercase.replace('-', '_') + '_'
         else:
-            raise Exception('Unknown TeX version')
+            raise UnknownTexVersionError(tex_version)
 
     @staticmethod
     def __command_name2keyword(keyword: str):