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package org.scalatest

import org.scalatest.exceptions.StackDepthExceptionHelper.getStackDepthFun

/**
 * Trait that provides an implicit conversion that adds left.value and right.value methods
 * to Either, which will return the selected value of the Either if defined,
 * or throw TestFailedException if not.
 *
 * 
 * This construct allows you to express in one statement that an Either should be left or right
 * and that its value should meet some expectation. Here's are some examples:
 * 
 *
 *  * either1.right.value should be > 9
 * either2.left.value should be ("Muchas problemas")
 * 
 *
 * 
 * Or, using assertions instead of matcher expressions:
 * 
 *
 *  * assert(either1.right.value > 9)
 * assert(either2.left.value === "Muchas problemas")
 * 
 *
 * 
 * Were you to simply invoke right.get or left.get on the Either, 
 * if the Either wasn't defined as expected (e.g., it was a Left when you expected a Right), it
 * would throw a NoSuchElementException:
 * 
 *
 *  * val either: Either[String, Int] = Left("Muchas problemas")
 *
 * either.right.get should be > 9 // either.right.get throws NoSuchElementException
 * 
 *
 * 
 * The NoSuchElementException would cause the test to fail, but without providing a stack depth pointing
 * to the failing line of test code. This stack depth, provided by TestFailedException (and a
 * few other ScalaTest exceptions), makes it quicker for
 * users to navigate to the cause of the failure. Without EitherValues, to get
 * a stack depth exception you would need to make two statements, like this:
 * 
 *
 *  * val either: Either[String, Int] = Left("Muchas problemas")
 *
 * either should be ('right) // throws TestFailedException
 * either.right.get should be > 9
 * 
 *
 * 
 * The EitherValues trait allows you to state that more concisely:
 * 
 *
 *  * val either: Either[String, Int] = Left("Muchas problemas")
 *
 * either.right.value should be > 9 // either.right.value throws TestFailedException
 * 
 */
trait EitherValues {

  /**
   * Implicit conversion that adds a value method to LeftProjection.
   *
   * @param either the LeftProjection on which to add the value method
   */
  implicit def convertLeftProjectionToValuable[L, R](leftProj: Either.LeftProjection[L, R]) = new LeftValuable(leftProj)

  /**
   * Implicit conversion that adds a value method to RightProjection.
   *
   * @param either the RightProjection on which to add the value method
   */
  implicit def convertRightProjectionToValuable[L, R](rightProj: Either.RightProjection[L, R]) = new RightValuable(rightProj)

  /**
   * Wrapper class that adds a value method to LeftProjection, allowing
   * you to make statements like:
   *
   *    * either.left.value should be > 9
   * 
   *
   * @param leftProj A LeftProjection to convert to LeftValuable, which provides the
   *   value method.
   */
  class LeftValuable[L, R](leftProj: Either.LeftProjection[L, R]) {

    /**
     * Returns the Left value contained in the wrapped LeftProjection, if defined as a Left, else throws TestFailedException with
     * a detail message indicating the Either was defined as a Right, not a Left.
     */
    def value: L = {
      try {
        leftProj.get
      }
      catch {
        case cause: NoSuchElementException => 
          throw new TestFailedException(sde => Some(Resources("eitherLeftValueNotDefined")), Some(cause), getStackDepthFun("EitherValues.scala", "value"))
      }
    }
  }

  /**
   * Wrapper class that adds a value method to RightProjection, allowing
   * you to make statements like:
   *
   *    * either.right.value should be > 9
   * 
   *
   * @param rightProj A RightProjection to convert to RightValuable, which provides the
   *   value method.
   */
  class RightValuable[L, R](rightProj: Either.RightProjection[L, R]) {

    /**
     * Returns the Right value contained in the wrapped RightProjection, if defined as a Right, else throws TestFailedException with
     * a detail message indicating the Either was defined as a Right, not a Left.
     */
    def value: R = {
      try {
        rightProj.get
      }
      catch {
        case cause: NoSuchElementException => 
          throw new TestFailedException(sde => Some(Resources("eitherRightValueNotDefined")), Some(cause), getStackDepthFun("EitherValues.scala", "value"))
      }
    }
  }
}

/**
 * Companion object that facilitates the importing of ValueEither members as 
 * an alternative to mixing it in. One use case is to import EitherValues's members so you can use
 * left.value and right.value on Either in the Scala interpreter:
 *
 *  * $ scala -cp scalatest-1.7.jar
 * Welcome to Scala version 2.9.1.final (Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM, Java 1.6.0_29).
 * Type in expressions to have them evaluated.
 * Type :help for more information.
 * 
 * scala> import org.scalatest._
 * import org.scalatest._
 * 
 * scala> import matchers.ShouldMatchers._
 * import matchers.ShouldMatchers._
 * 
 * scala> import EitherValues._
 * import EitherValues._
 * 
 * scala> val e: Either[String, Int] = Left("Muchas problemas")
 * e: Either[String,Int] = Left(Muchas problemas)
 * 
 * scala> e.left.value should be ("Muchas problemas")
 * 
 * scala> e.right.value should be < 9
 * org.scalatest.TestFailedException: The Either on which rightValue was invoked was not defined.
 *   at org.scalatest.EitherValues$RightValuable.value(EitherValues.scala:148)
 *   at .<init>(<console>:18)
 *   ...
 * 
 */
object EitherValues extends EitherValues