Merge pull request #911 from stevvooe/consistent-error-string

More consistent return from ErrorCode.Error()

docs/api/errcode/errors.go

@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ func (ec ErrorCode) ErrorCode() ErrorCode {
 
 // Error returns the ID/Value
 func (ec ErrorCode) Error() string {
-	return ec.Descriptor().Value
+	// NOTE(stevvooe): Cannot use message here since it may have unpopulated args.
+	return strings.ToLower(strings.Replace(ec.String(), "_", " ", -1))
 }
 
 // Descriptor returns the descriptor for the error code.
@@ -104,9 +105,7 @@ func (e Error) ErrorCode() ErrorCode {
 
 // Error returns a human readable representation of the error.
 func (e Error) Error() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s: %s",
-		strings.ToLower(strings.Replace(e.Code.String(), "_", " ", -1)),
-		e.Message)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s: %s", e.Code.Error(), e.Message)
 }
 
 // WithDetail will return a new Error, based on the current one, but with

docs/api/errcode/errors_test.go

@@ -4,9 +4,33 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"net/http"
 	"reflect"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 )
 
+// TestErrorsManagement does a quick check of the Errors type to ensure that
+// members are properly pushed and marshaled.
+var ErrorCodeTest1 = Register("test.errors", ErrorDescriptor{
+	Value:          "TEST1",
+	Message:        "test error 1",
+	Description:    `Just a test message #1.`,
+	HTTPStatusCode: http.StatusInternalServerError,
+})
+
+var ErrorCodeTest2 = Register("test.errors", ErrorDescriptor{
+	Value:          "TEST2",
+	Message:        "test error 2",
+	Description:    `Just a test message #2.`,
+	HTTPStatusCode: http.StatusNotFound,
+})
+
+var ErrorCodeTest3 = Register("test.errors", ErrorDescriptor{
+	Value:          "TEST3",
+	Message:        "Sorry %q isn't valid",
+	Description:    `Just a test message #3.`,
+	HTTPStatusCode: http.StatusNotFound,
+})
+
 // TestErrorCodes ensures that error code format, mappings and
 // marshaling/unmarshaling. round trips are stable.
 func TestErrorCodes(t *testing.T) {
@@ -56,33 +80,15 @@ func TestErrorCodes(t *testing.T) {
 		if ecUnmarshaled != ec {
 			t.Fatalf("unexpected error code during error code marshal/unmarshal: %v != %v", ecUnmarshaled, ec)
 		}
+
+		expectedErrorString := strings.ToLower(strings.Replace(ec.Descriptor().Value, "_", " ", -1))
+		if ec.Error() != expectedErrorString {
+			t.Fatalf("unexpected return from %v.Error(): %q != %q", ec, ec.Error(), expectedErrorString)
+		}
 	}
 
 }
 
-// TestErrorsManagement does a quick check of the Errors type to ensure that
-// members are properly pushed and marshaled.
-var ErrorCodeTest1 = Register("v2.errors", ErrorDescriptor{
-	Value:          "TEST1",
-	Message:        "test error 1",
-	Description:    `Just a test message #1.`,
-	HTTPStatusCode: http.StatusInternalServerError,
-})
-
-var ErrorCodeTest2 = Register("v2.errors", ErrorDescriptor{
-	Value:          "TEST2",
-	Message:        "test error 2",
-	Description:    `Just a test message #2.`,
-	HTTPStatusCode: http.StatusNotFound,
-})
-
-var ErrorCodeTest3 = Register("v2.errors", ErrorDescriptor{
-	Value:          "TEST3",
-	Message:        "Sorry %q isn't valid",
-	Description:    `Just a test message #3.`,
-	HTTPStatusCode: http.StatusNotFound,
-})
-
 func TestErrorsManagement(t *testing.T) {
 	var errs Errors