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# `sqlgen::Result`
The `sqlgen::Result` type provides a way to handle errors without exceptions in sqlgen. It is an alias for `rfl::Result` and is used throughout sqlgen's API to handle potential failures in database operations.
Note that `sqlgen::Result` and `rfl::Result` are deliberately designed
to resemble C++ 23's `std::expected`.
## Usage
### Basic Usage
Handle database operations that might fail:
```cpp
// Reading from database
const auto people = sqlgen::read<std::vector<Person>>(conn);
if (people) {
// Success case - use the value
const auto& result = *people;
} else {
// Error case - handle the error
const auto& error = people.error();
}
// Writing to database
const auto write_result = sqlgen::write(conn, data);
if (!write_result) {
// Handle write error
const auto& error = write_result.error();
}
```
### Safe Value Access
Access values safely using different methods:
```cpp
const auto result = sqlgen::read<std::vector<Person>>(conn);
// Method 1: Using .value() (throws if error)
const auto person = result.value();
// Method 2: Using .value_or() (provides default if error)
const auto person = result.value_or(std::vector<Person>());
// Method 3: Using operator * (undefined if error)
if (result) {
const auto& person = *result;
}
```
### Monadic Operations
Chain operations using monadic functions:
```cpp
// Transform successful results - note that this
// is not a particularly efficient way of counting,
// but it highlights the point.
const auto count = sqlgen::read<std::vector<Person>>(conn)
.transform([](const auto& people) {
return people.size();
});
// Chain operations that might fail
const auto result = sqlgen::sqlite::connect("database.db")
.and_then(sqlgen::read<std::vector<Person>>);
```
### Error Handling
Handle errors explicitly:
```cpp
const auto result = sqlgen::read<std::vector<Person>>(conn);
// Check for errors
if (!result) {
const auto& error = result.error();
// Handle error...
}
// Transform errors
const auto better_error = result.transform_error([](const auto& e) {
return sqlgen::error("Database error: " + e.what());
});
```
## Notes
- `sqlgen::Result` is an alias for `rfl::Result`
- All database operations in sqlgen return `Result` types
- The type supports:
- Safe value access with `.value()` and `.value_or()`
- Monadic operations with `.transform()` and `.and_then()`
- Error handling with `.error()`
- Boolean checks for success/failure
- Move and copy semantics
- It's recommended to handle errors explicitly rather than using `.value()` which throws exceptions