Ruby Issue Tracking System

06/20/2019

07:18 PM Ruby Feature #15936: on_error in lieu of rescue, raise

duerst (Martin Dürst) wrote:
> kylemacey (Kyle Macey) wrote:
> ...
Very true! I can certainly do that, I just thought this might have the added benefit of writing more explicit and intentional code, and would eliminate the need to re-r... kylemacey (Kyle Macey)

07:17 PM Ruby Feature #15936: on_error in lieu of rescue, raise

jeremyevans0 (Jeremy Evans) wrote:
> kylemacey (Kyle Macey) wrote:
> ...
`ensure` fires even if there is no exception. This keyword would only fire when there is an exception. In your example, `job.fail!` would always be called.
Edi... kylemacey (Kyle Macey)

06/19/2019

01:56 AM Ruby Feature #15936: on_error in lieu of rescue, raise

shevegen (Robert A. Heiler) wrote:
> Hmmm.
> ...
Yeah, this is a proposal to extend the available keywords in ruby core. So ideally, there would be release notes and documentation that would help guide people to this new feature.
> ... kylemacey (Kyle Macey)

06/18/2019

06:28 PM Ruby Feature #15936 (Open): on_error in lieu of rescue, raise

A common bad pattern in ruby is to rescue any exception and accidentally clobber the exception.
```
begin
some_method
rescue StandardError
#
end
```
Most linters will complain if you write rescues like the code above. H... kylemacey (Kyle Macey)