Use PHP exceptions for PEAR error handling.

Allows for the common try/catch construct, which makes error handling cleaner and easier.

1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lib/common.php b/lib/common.php
index 546f6bbe4..6c01c7db4 100644
--- a/lib/common.php
+++ b/lib/common.php
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ if (!function_exists('dl')) {
 # global configuration object
 
 require_once('PEAR.php');
+require_once('PEAR/Exception.php');
 require_once('DB/DataObject.php');
 require_once('DB/DataObject/Cast.php'); # for dates
 
@@ -128,6 +129,17 @@ require_once INSTALLDIR.'/lib/activity.php';
 require_once INSTALLDIR.'/lib/clientexception.php';
 require_once INSTALLDIR.'/lib/serverexception.php';
 
+
+//set PEAR error handling to use regular PHP exceptions
+function PEAR_ErrorToPEAR_Exception($err)
+{
+    if ($err->getCode()) {
+        throw new PEAR_Exception($err->getMessage(), $err->getCode());
+    }
+    throw new PEAR_Exception($err->getMessage());
+}
+PEAR::setErrorHandling(PEAR_ERROR_CALLBACK, 'PEAR_ErrorToPEAR_Exception');
+
 try {
     StatusNet::init(@$server, @$path, @$conffile);
 } catch (NoConfigException $e) {