🥅 Correct error handling

main.go

@@ -62,8 +62,10 @@ func handleRequest(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			url := "/" + GenerateUrl()
 			content := r.FormValue("content")
 			rawExpiration := r.FormValue("exp")
-			expiration := parseExpiration(rawExpiration)
+			expiration, err := ParseExpiration(rawExpiration)
-			if expiration == 0 {
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Println(err)
+			} else if expiration == 0 {
 				insertPaste(url, content, secret, -1)
 			} else if expiration == -1 {
 				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusBadRequest)

utils.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"encoding/hex"
+	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	mathrand "math/rand"
 	"strconv"
@@ -37,44 +38,55 @@ func VerifySecret(url string, secret string) bool {
 	return secret == db.HGet(ctx, url, "secret").Val()
 }
 
-func parseIntBeforeSeparator(source *string, sep string) int { // return -1 if error, only accept positive number
+func parseIntBeforeSeparator(source *string, sep string) (int, error) { // return -1 if error, only accept positive number
 	var value int
 	var err error
 	if strings.Contains(*source, sep) {
 		value, err = strconv.Atoi(strings.Split(*source, sep)[0])
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Println(err)
-			return -1
+			return -1, fmt.Errorf("parseIntBeforeSeparator : \"%s\" : cannot parse value as int", *source)
 		}
 		if value < 0 { // Only positive value is correct
-			return -1
+			return -1, fmt.Errorf("parseIntBeforeSeparator : \"%s\" : format only take positive value", *source)
 		}
 		*source = strings.Join(strings.Split(*source, sep)[1:], "")
 	}
-	return value
+	return value, nil
 }
 
-func parseExpiration(source string) int { // return -1 if error
+func ParseExpiration(source string) (int, error) { // return -1 if error
 	var expiration int
+	var tempOutput int
+	var err error
+	errMessage := "ParseExpiration : \"%s\" : invalid syntax"
 	if source == "0" {
-		return 0
+		return 0, nil
 	}
-	expiration = 86400 * parseIntBeforeSeparator(&source, "d")
+	tempOutput, err = parseIntBeforeSeparator(&source, "d")
-	if expiration < 0 {
+	expiration = tempOutput * 86400
-		return -1
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Println(err)
+		return -1, fmt.Errorf(errMessage, source)
 	}
-	expiration += 3600 * parseIntBeforeSeparator(&source, "h")
+	tempOutput, err = parseIntBeforeSeparator(&source, "h")
-	if expiration < 0 {
+	expiration += tempOutput * 3600
-		return -1
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Println(err)
+		return -1, fmt.Errorf(errMessage, source)
 	}
-	expiration += 60 * parseIntBeforeSeparator(&source, "m")
+	tempOutput, err = parseIntBeforeSeparator(&source, "m")
-	if expiration < 0 {
+	expiration += tempOutput * 60
-		return -1
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Println(err)
+		return -1, fmt.Errorf(errMessage, source)
 	}
-	expiration += parseIntBeforeSeparator(&source, "s")
+	tempOutput, err = parseIntBeforeSeparator(&source, "s")
-	if expiration < 0 {
+	expiration += tempOutput * 1
-		return -1
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Println(err)
+		return -1, fmt.Errorf(errMessage, source)
 	}
 
-	return expiration
+	return expiration, nil
 }

utils_test.go

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package main
 import "testing"
 
 func TestParseExpirationFull(t *testing.T) { // test parseExpirationFull with all valid separator
-	result := parseExpiration("2d1h3m47s")
+	result, _ := ParseExpiration("2d1h3m47s")
 	correctValue := 176627
 	if result != correctValue {
 		t.Fatal("Error in parseExpirationFull, want : ", correctValue, "got : ", result)
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ func TestParseExpirationFull(t *testing.T) { // test parseExpirationFull with al
 }
 
 func TestParseExpirationMissing(t *testing.T) { // test parseExpirationFull with all valid separator
-	result := parseExpiration("1h47s")
+	result, _ := ParseExpiration("1h47s")
 	correctValue := 3647
 	if result != correctValue {
 		t.Fatal("Error in parseExpirationFull, want : ", correctValue, "got : ", result)
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func TestParseExpirationMissing(t *testing.T) { // test parseExpirationFull with
 }
 
 func TestParseExpirationNull(t *testing.T) { // test parseExpirationFull with all valid separator
-	result := parseExpiration("0")
+	result, _ := ParseExpiration("0")
 	correctValue := 0
 	if result != correctValue {
 		t.Fatal("Error in parseExpirationFull, want : ", correctValue, "got : ", result)
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func TestParseExpirationNull(t *testing.T) { // test parseExpirationFull with al
 }
 
 func TestParseExpirationNegative(t *testing.T) { // test parseExpirationFull with all valid separator
-	result := parseExpiration("-42h1m1d4s")
+	result, _ := ParseExpiration("-42h1m4s")
 	correctValue := -1
 	if result != correctValue {
 		t.Fatal("Error in parseExpirationFull, want : ", correctValue, "got : ", result)
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func TestParseExpirationNegative(t *testing.T) { // test parseExpirationFull wit
 }
 
 func TestParseExpirationInvalid(t *testing.T) { // test parseExpirationFull with all valid separator
-	result := parseExpiration("8h42h1m1d4s")
+	result, _ := ParseExpiration("8h42h1m1d4s")
 	correctValue := -1
 	if result != correctValue {
 		t.Fatal("Error in parseExpirationFull, want : ", correctValue, "got : ", result)