Improved error handling

REST-Tests/lists.http

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Authorization: Bearer {{auth_token}}
 ###
 
 # Get one list
-GET http://localhost:8080/api/v1/lists/13
+GET http://localhost:8080/api/v1/lists/13546850
 Authorization: Bearer {{auth_token}}
 
 ###

REST-Tests/namespaces.http

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Authorization: Bearer {{auth_token}}
 ###
 
 # Get one namespaces
-GET http://localhost:8080/api/v1/namespaces/12
+GET http://localhost:8080/api/v1/namespaces/125476
 Authorization: Bearer {{auth_token}}
 
 ###

models/error.go

@@ -1,6 +1,21 @@
 package models
 
-import "fmt"
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+)
+
+// HTTPErrorProcessor is executed when the defined error is thrown, it will make sure the user sees an appropriate error message and http status code
+type HTTPErrorProcessor interface {
+	HTTPError() HTTPError
+}
+
+// HTTPError holds informations about an http error
+type HTTPError struct {
+	HTTPCode int    `json:"-"`
+	Code     int    `json:"code"`
+	Message  string `json:"message"`
+}
 
 // =====================
 // User Operation Errors
@@ -22,6 +37,14 @@ func (err ErrUsernameExists) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("a user with this username does already exist [user id: %d, username: %s]", err.UserID, err.Username)
 }
 
+// ErrorCodeUsernameExists holds the unique world-error code of this error
+const ErrorCodeUsernameExists = 1001
+
+// HTTPError holds the http error description
+func (err ErrUsernameExists) HTTPError() HTTPError {
+	return HTTPError{HTTPCode: http.StatusBadRequest, Code: ErrorCodeUsernameExists, Message: "A user with this username already exists."}
+}
+
 // ErrUserEmailExists represents a "UserEmailExists" kind of error.
 type ErrUserEmailExists struct {
 	UserID int64
@@ -38,6 +61,14 @@ func (err ErrUserEmailExists) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("a user with this email does already exist [user id: %d, email: %s]", err.UserID, err.Email)
 }
 
+// ErrorCodeUserEmailExists holds the unique world-error code of this error
+const ErrorCodeUserEmailExists = 1002
+
+// HTTPError holds the http error description
+func (err ErrUserEmailExists) HTTPError() HTTPError {
+	return HTTPError{HTTPCode: http.StatusBadRequest, Code: ErrorCodeUserEmailExists, Message: "A user with this email address already exists."}
+}
+
 // ErrNoUsername represents a "UsernameAlreadyExists" kind of error.
 type ErrNoUsername struct {
 	UserID int64
@@ -53,6 +84,14 @@ func (err ErrNoUsername) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("you need to specify a username [user id: %d]", err.UserID)
 }
 
+// ErrCodeNoUsername holds the unique world-error code of this error
+const ErrCodeNoUsername = 1003
+
+// HTTPError holds the http error description
+func (err ErrNoUsername) HTTPError() HTTPError {
+	return HTTPError{HTTPCode: http.StatusBadRequest, Code: ErrCodeNoUsername, Message: "Please specify a username."}
+}
+
 // ErrNoUsernamePassword represents a "NoUsernamePassword" kind of error.
 type ErrNoUsernamePassword struct{}
 
@@ -66,6 +105,14 @@ func (err ErrNoUsernamePassword) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("you need to specify a username and a password")
 }
 
+// ErrCodeNoUsernamePassword holds the unique world-error code of this error
+const ErrCodeNoUsernamePassword = 1004
+
+// HTTPError holds the http error description
+func (err ErrNoUsernamePassword) HTTPError() HTTPError {
+	return HTTPError{HTTPCode: http.StatusBadRequest, Code: ErrCodeNoUsernamePassword, Message: "Please specify a username and a password."}
+}
+
 // ErrUserDoesNotExist represents a "UserDoesNotExist" kind of error.
 type ErrUserDoesNotExist struct {
 	UserID int64
@@ -81,6 +128,14 @@ func (err ErrUserDoesNotExist) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("this user does not exist [user id: %d]", err.UserID)
 }
 
+// ErrCodeUserDoesNotExist holds the unique world-error code of this error
+const ErrCodeUserDoesNotExist = 1005
+
+// HTTPError holds the http error description
+func (err ErrUserDoesNotExist) HTTPError() HTTPError {
+	return HTTPError{HTTPCode: http.StatusNotFound, Code: ErrCodeUserDoesNotExist, Message: "The user does not exist."}
+}
+
 // ErrCouldNotGetUserID represents a "ErrCouldNotGetUserID" kind of error.
 type ErrCouldNotGetUserID struct{}
 
@@ -94,6 +149,14 @@ func (err ErrCouldNotGetUserID) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("could not get user ID")
 }
 
+// ErrCodeCouldNotGetUserID holds the unique world-error code of this error
+const ErrCodeCouldNotGetUserID = 1006
+
+// HTTPError holds the http error description
+func (err ErrCouldNotGetUserID) HTTPError() HTTPError {
+	return HTTPError{HTTPCode: http.StatusBadRequest, Code: ErrCodeCouldNotGetUserID, Message: "Could not get user id."}
+}
+
 // ErrCannotDeleteLastUser represents a "ErrCannotDeleteLastUser" kind of error.
 type ErrCannotDeleteLastUser struct{}
 
@@ -107,6 +170,14 @@ func (err ErrCannotDeleteLastUser) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("cannot delete last user")
 }
 
+// ErrCodeCannotDeleteLastUser holds the unique world-error code of this error
+const ErrCodeCannotDeleteLastUser = 1007
+
+// HTTPError holds the http error description
+func (err ErrCannotDeleteLastUser) HTTPError() HTTPError {
+	return HTTPError{HTTPCode: http.StatusConflict, Code: ErrCodeCannotDeleteLastUser, Message: "Cannot delete the last user on the server."}
+}
+
 // ===================
 // Empty things errors
 // ===================
@@ -124,6 +195,14 @@ func (err ErrIDCannotBeZero) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("ID cannot be 0")
 }
 
+// ErrCodeIDCannotBeZero holds the unique world-error code of this error
+const ErrCodeIDCannotBeZero = 2001
+
+// HTTPError holds the http error description
+func (err ErrIDCannotBeZero) HTTPError() HTTPError {
+	return HTTPError{HTTPCode: http.StatusBadRequest, Code: ErrCodeIDCannotBeZero, Message: "The ID cannot be empty or 0."}
+}
+
 // ===========
 // List errors
 // ===========
@@ -143,6 +222,14 @@ func (err ErrListDoesNotExist) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("List does not exist [ID: %d]", err.ID)
 }
 
+// ErrCodeListDoesNotExist holds the unique world-error code of this error
+const ErrCodeListDoesNotExist = 3001
+
+// HTTPError holds the http error description
+func (err ErrListDoesNotExist) HTTPError() HTTPError {
+	return HTTPError{HTTPCode: http.StatusNotFound, Code: ErrCodeListDoesNotExist, Message: "This list does not exist."}
+}
+
 // ErrNeedToBeListAdmin represents an error, where the user is not the owner of that list (used i.e. when deleting a list)
 type ErrNeedToBeListAdmin struct {
 	ListID int64
@@ -159,6 +246,14 @@ func (err ErrNeedToBeListAdmin) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("You need to be list owner to do that [ListID: %d, UserID: %d]", err.ListID, err.UserID)
 }
 
+// ErrCodeNeedToBeListAdmin holds the unique world-error code of this error
+const ErrCodeNeedToBeListAdmin = 3002
+
+// HTTPError holds the http error description
+func (err ErrNeedToBeListAdmin) HTTPError() HTTPError {
+	return HTTPError{HTTPCode: http.StatusForbidden, Code: ErrCodeNeedToBeListAdmin, Message: "You need to be the list admin of that list."}
+}
+
 // ErrNeedToBeListWriter represents an error, where the user is not the owner of that list (used i.e. when deleting a list)
 type ErrNeedToBeListWriter struct {
 	ListID int64
@@ -175,6 +270,14 @@ func (err ErrNeedToBeListWriter) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("You need to have write acces to the list to do that [ListID: %d, UserID: %d]", err.ListID, err.UserID)
 }
 
+// ErrCodeNeedToBeListWriter holds the unique world-error code of this error
+const ErrCodeNeedToBeListWriter = 3003
+
+// HTTPError holds the http error description
+func (err ErrNeedToBeListWriter) HTTPError() HTTPError {
+	return HTTPError{HTTPCode: http.StatusForbidden, Code: ErrCodeNeedToBeListWriter, Message: "You need to have write access on that list."}
+}
+
 // ErrNeedToHaveListReadAccess represents an error, where the user dont has read access to that List
 type ErrNeedToHaveListReadAccess struct {
 	ListID int64
@@ -191,6 +294,14 @@ func (err ErrNeedToHaveListReadAccess) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("You need to be List owner to do that [ListID: %d, UserID: %d]", err.ListID, err.UserID)
 }
 
+// ErrCodeNeedToHaveListReadAccess holds the unique world-error code of this error
+const ErrCodeNeedToHaveListReadAccess = 3004
+
+// HTTPError holds the http error description
+func (err ErrNeedToHaveListReadAccess) HTTPError() HTTPError {
+	return HTTPError{HTTPCode: http.StatusForbidden, Code: ErrCodeNeedToHaveListReadAccess, Message: "You need to have read access to this list."}
+}
+
 // ErrListTitleCannotBeEmpty represents a "ErrListTitleCannotBeEmpty" kind of error. Used if the list does not exist.
 type ErrListTitleCannotBeEmpty struct{}
 
@@ -204,6 +315,14 @@ func (err ErrListTitleCannotBeEmpty) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("List task text cannot be empty.")
 }
 
+// ErrCodeListTitleCannotBeEmpty holds the unique world-error code of this error
+const ErrCodeListTitleCannotBeEmpty = 3005
+
+// HTTPError holds the http error description
+func (err ErrListTitleCannotBeEmpty) HTTPError() HTTPError {
+	return HTTPError{HTTPCode: http.StatusBadRequest, Code: ErrCodeListTitleCannotBeEmpty, Message: "You must provide at least a list title."}
+}
+
 // ================
 // List task errors
 // ================
@@ -221,6 +340,14 @@ func (err ErrListTaskCannotBeEmpty) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("List task text cannot be empty.")
 }
 
+// ErrCodeListTaskCannotBeEmpty holds the unique world-error code of this error
+const ErrCodeListTaskCannotBeEmpty = 4001
+
+// HTTPError holds the http error description
+func (err ErrListTaskCannotBeEmpty) HTTPError() HTTPError {
+	return HTTPError{HTTPCode: http.StatusBadRequest, Code: ErrCodeListTaskCannotBeEmpty, Message: "You must provide at least a list task text."}
+}
+
 // ErrListTaskDoesNotExist represents a "ErrListDoesNotExist" kind of error. Used if the list does not exist.
 type ErrListTaskDoesNotExist struct {
 	ID int64
@@ -236,6 +363,14 @@ func (err ErrListTaskDoesNotExist) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("List task does not exist. [ID: %d]", err.ID)
 }
 
+// ErrCodeListTaskDoesNotExist holds the unique world-error code of this error
+const ErrCodeListTaskDoesNotExist = 4002
+
+// HTTPError holds the http error description
+func (err ErrListTaskDoesNotExist) HTTPError() HTTPError {
+	return HTTPError{HTTPCode: http.StatusNotFound, Code: ErrCodeListTaskDoesNotExist, Message: "This list task does not exist"}
+}
+
 // ErrNeedToBeTaskOwner represents an error, where the user is not the owner of that task (used i.e. when deleting a list)
 type ErrNeedToBeTaskOwner struct {
 	TaskID int64
@@ -252,6 +387,14 @@ func (err ErrNeedToBeTaskOwner) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("You need to be task owner to do that [TaskID: %d, UserID: %d]", err.TaskID, err.UserID)
 }
 
+// ErrCodeNeedToBeTaskOwner holds the unique world-error code of this error
+const ErrCodeNeedToBeTaskOwner = 4003
+
+// HTTPError holds the http error description
+func (err ErrNeedToBeTaskOwner) HTTPError() HTTPError {
+	return HTTPError{HTTPCode: http.StatusForbidden, Code: ErrCodeNeedToBeTaskOwner, Message: "You need to be task owner to do that."}
+}
+
 // =================
 // Namespace errors
 // =================
@@ -271,6 +414,14 @@ func (err ErrNamespaceDoesNotExist) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("Namespace does not exist [ID: %d]", err.ID)
 }
 
+// ErrCodeNamespaceDoesNotExist holds the unique world-error code of this error
+const ErrCodeNamespaceDoesNotExist = 5001
+
+// HTTPError holds the http error description
+func (err ErrNamespaceDoesNotExist) HTTPError() HTTPError {
+	return HTTPError{HTTPCode: http.StatusNotFound, Code: ErrCodeNamespaceDoesNotExist, Message: "Namespace not found."}
+}
+
 // ErrNeedToBeNamespaceOwner represents an error, where the user is not the owner of that namespace (used i.e. when deleting a namespace)
 type ErrNeedToBeNamespaceOwner struct {
 	NamespaceID int64
@@ -287,6 +438,14 @@ func (err ErrNeedToBeNamespaceOwner) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("You need to be namespace owner to do that [NamespaceID: %d, UserID: %d]", err.NamespaceID, err.UserID)
 }
 
+// ErrCodeNeedToBeNamespaceOwner holds the unique world-error code of this error
+const ErrCodeNeedToBeNamespaceOwner = 5002
+
+// HTTPError holds the http error description
+func (err ErrNeedToBeNamespaceOwner) HTTPError() HTTPError {
+	return HTTPError{HTTPCode: http.StatusForbidden, Code: ErrCodeNeedToBeNamespaceOwner, Message: "You need to be namespace owner to do this."}
+}
+
 // ErrUserDoesNotHaveAccessToNamespace represents an error, where the user is not the owner of that namespace (used i.e. when deleting a namespace)
 type ErrUserDoesNotHaveAccessToNamespace struct {
 	NamespaceID int64
@@ -303,6 +462,14 @@ func (err ErrUserDoesNotHaveAccessToNamespace) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("You need to have access to this namespace to do that [NamespaceID: %d, UserID: %d]", err.NamespaceID, err.UserID)
 }
 
+// ErrCodeUserDoesNotHaveAccessToNamespace holds the unique world-error code of this error
+const ErrCodeUserDoesNotHaveAccessToNamespace = 5003
+
+// HTTPError holds the http error description
+func (err ErrUserDoesNotHaveAccessToNamespace) HTTPError() HTTPError {
+	return HTTPError{HTTPCode: http.StatusForbidden, Code: ErrCodeUserDoesNotHaveAccessToNamespace, Message: "This user does not have access to the namespace."}
+}
+
 // ErrUserNeedsToBeNamespaceAdmin represents an error, where the user is not the owner of that namespace (used i.e. when deleting a namespace)
 type ErrUserNeedsToBeNamespaceAdmin struct {
 	NamespaceID int64
@@ -319,6 +486,14 @@ func (err ErrUserNeedsToBeNamespaceAdmin) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("You need to be namespace admin to do that [NamespaceID: %d, UserID: %d]", err.NamespaceID, err.UserID)
 }
 
+// ErrCodeUserNeedsToBeNamespaceAdmin holds the unique world-error code of this error
+const ErrCodeUserNeedsToBeNamespaceAdmin = 5004
+
+// HTTPError holds the http error description
+func (err ErrUserNeedsToBeNamespaceAdmin) HTTPError() HTTPError {
+	return HTTPError{HTTPCode: http.StatusForbidden, Code: ErrCodeUserNeedsToBeNamespaceAdmin, Message: "You need to be namespace admin to do this."}
+}
+
 // ErrUserDoesNotHaveWriteAccessToNamespace represents an error, where the user is not the owner of that namespace (used i.e. when deleting a namespace)
 type ErrUserDoesNotHaveWriteAccessToNamespace struct {
 	NamespaceID int64
@@ -335,6 +510,14 @@ func (err ErrUserDoesNotHaveWriteAccessToNamespace) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("You need to have write access to this namespace to do that [NamespaceID: %d, UserID: %d]", err.NamespaceID, err.UserID)
 }
 
+// ErrCodeUserDoesNotHaveWriteAccessToNamespace holds the unique world-error code of this error
+const ErrCodeUserDoesNotHaveWriteAccessToNamespace = 5005
+
+// HTTPError holds the http error description
+func (err ErrUserDoesNotHaveWriteAccessToNamespace) HTTPError() HTTPError {
+	return HTTPError{HTTPCode: http.StatusForbidden, Code: ErrCodeUserDoesNotHaveWriteAccessToNamespace, Message: "You need to have write access to this namespace to do this."}
+}
+
 // ErrNamespaceNameCannotBeEmpty represents an error, where a namespace name is empty.
 type ErrNamespaceNameCannotBeEmpty struct {
 	NamespaceID int64
@@ -351,6 +534,14 @@ func (err ErrNamespaceNameCannotBeEmpty) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("Namespace name cannot be empty [NamespaceID: %d, UserID: %d]", err.NamespaceID, err.UserID)
 }
 
+// ErrCodeNamespaceNameCannotBeEmpty holds the unique world-error code of this error
+const ErrCodeNamespaceNameCannotBeEmpty = 5006
+
+// HTTPError holds the http error description
+func (err ErrNamespaceNameCannotBeEmpty) HTTPError() HTTPError {
+	return HTTPError{HTTPCode: http.StatusBadRequest, Code: ErrCodeNamespaceNameCannotBeEmpty, Message: "The namespace name cannot be empty."}
+}
+
 // ErrNamespaceOwnerCannotBeEmpty represents an error, where a namespace owner is empty.
 type ErrNamespaceOwnerCannotBeEmpty struct {
 	NamespaceID int64
@@ -367,6 +558,14 @@ func (err ErrNamespaceOwnerCannotBeEmpty) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("Namespace owner cannot be empty [NamespaceID: %d, UserID: %d]", err.NamespaceID, err.UserID)
 }
 
+// ErrCodeNamespaceOwnerCannotBeEmpty holds the unique world-error code of this error
+const ErrCodeNamespaceOwnerCannotBeEmpty = 5007
+
+// HTTPError holds the http error description
+func (err ErrNamespaceOwnerCannotBeEmpty) HTTPError() HTTPError {
+	return HTTPError{HTTPCode: http.StatusBadRequest, Code: ErrCodeNamespaceOwnerCannotBeEmpty, Message: "The namespace owner cannot be empty."}
+}
+
 // ErrNeedToBeNamespaceAdmin represents an error, where the user is not the admin of that namespace (used i.e. when deleting a namespace)
 type ErrNeedToBeNamespaceAdmin struct {
 	NamespaceID int64
@@ -383,6 +582,14 @@ func (err ErrNeedToBeNamespaceAdmin) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("You need to be namespace owner to do that [NamespaceID: %d, UserID: %d]", err.NamespaceID, err.UserID)
 }
 
+// ErrCodeNeedToBeNamespaceAdmin holds the unique world-error code of this error
+const ErrCodeNeedToBeNamespaceAdmin = 5008
+
+// HTTPError holds the http error description
+func (err ErrNeedToBeNamespaceAdmin) HTTPError() HTTPError {
+	return HTTPError{HTTPCode: http.StatusForbidden, Code: ErrCodeNeedToBeNamespaceAdmin, Message: "You need to be namespace owner to do this."}
+}
+
 // ErrNeedToHaveNamespaceReadAccess represents an error, where the user is not the owner of that namespace (used i.e. when deleting a namespace)
 type ErrNeedToHaveNamespaceReadAccess struct {
 	NamespaceID int64
@@ -396,7 +603,15 @@ func IsErrNeedToHaveNamespaceReadAccess(err error) bool {
 }
 
 func (err ErrNeedToHaveNamespaceReadAccess) Error() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("You need to be namespace owner to do that [NamespaceID: %d, UserID: %d]", err.NamespaceID, err.UserID)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("You need to have namespace read access to do that [NamespaceID: %d, UserID: %d]", err.NamespaceID, err.UserID)
+}
+
+// ErrCodeNeedToHaveNamespaceReadAccess holds the unique world-error code of this error
+const ErrCodeNeedToHaveNamespaceReadAccess = 5009
+
+// HTTPError holds the http error description
+func (err ErrNeedToHaveNamespaceReadAccess) HTTPError() HTTPError {
+	return HTTPError{HTTPCode: http.StatusForbidden, Code: ErrCodeNeedToHaveNamespaceReadAccess, Message: "You need to have namespace read access to do this."}
 }
 
 // ErrTeamDoesNotHaveAccessToNamespace represents an error, where the Team is not the owner of that namespace (used i.e. when deleting a namespace)
@@ -415,6 +630,14 @@ func (err ErrTeamDoesNotHaveAccessToNamespace) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("You need to have access to this namespace to do that [NamespaceID: %d, TeamID: %d]", err.NamespaceID, err.TeamID)
 }
 
+// ErrCodeTeamDoesNotHaveAccessToNamespace holds the unique world-error code of this error
+const ErrCodeTeamDoesNotHaveAccessToNamespace = 5010
+
+// HTTPError holds the http error description
+func (err ErrTeamDoesNotHaveAccessToNamespace) HTTPError() HTTPError {
+	return HTTPError{HTTPCode: http.StatusForbidden, Code: ErrCodeTeamDoesNotHaveAccessToNamespace, Message: "You need to have access to this namespace to do this."}
+}
+
 // ErrUserAlreadyHasNamespaceAccess represents an error where a user already has access to a namespace
 type ErrUserAlreadyHasNamespaceAccess struct {
 	UserID      int64
@@ -431,6 +654,14 @@ func (err ErrUserAlreadyHasNamespaceAccess) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("This user already has access to that namespace. [User ID: %d, Namespace ID: %d]", err.UserID, err.NamespaceID)
 }
 
+// ErrCodeUserAlreadyHasNamespaceAccess holds the unique world-error code of this error
+const ErrCodeUserAlreadyHasNamespaceAccess = 5011
+
+// HTTPError holds the http error description
+func (err ErrUserAlreadyHasNamespaceAccess) HTTPError() HTTPError {
+	return HTTPError{HTTPCode: http.StatusConflict, Code: ErrCodeUserAlreadyHasNamespaceAccess, Message: "This user already has access to this namespace."}
+}
+
 // ============
 // Team errors
 // ============
@@ -450,6 +681,14 @@ func (err ErrTeamNameCannotBeEmpty) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("Team name cannot be empty [Team ID: %d]", err.TeamID)
 }
 
+// ErrCodeTeamNameCannotBeEmpty holds the unique world-error code of this error
+const ErrCodeTeamNameCannotBeEmpty = 6001
+
+// HTTPError holds the http error description
+func (err ErrTeamNameCannotBeEmpty) HTTPError() HTTPError {
+	return HTTPError{HTTPCode: http.StatusBadRequest, Code: ErrCodeTeamNameCannotBeEmpty, Message: "The team name cannot be empty"}
+}
+
 // ErrTeamDoesNotExist represents an error where a team does not exist
 type ErrTeamDoesNotExist struct {
 	TeamID int64
@@ -465,6 +704,14 @@ func (err ErrTeamDoesNotExist) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("Team does not exist [Team ID: %d]", err.TeamID)
 }
 
+// ErrCodeTeamDoesNotExist holds the unique world-error code of this error
+const ErrCodeTeamDoesNotExist = 6002
+
+// HTTPError holds the http error description
+func (err ErrTeamDoesNotExist) HTTPError() HTTPError {
+	return HTTPError{HTTPCode: http.StatusNotFound, Code: ErrCodeTeamDoesNotExist, Message: "This team does not exist."}
+}
+
 // ErrInvalidTeamRight represents an error where a team right is invalid
 type ErrInvalidTeamRight struct {
 	Right TeamRight
@@ -480,6 +727,14 @@ func (err ErrInvalidTeamRight) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("The right is invalid [Right: %d]", err.Right)
 }
 
+// ErrCodeInvalidTeamRight holds the unique world-error code of this error
+const ErrCodeInvalidTeamRight = 6003
+
+// HTTPError holds the http error description
+func (err ErrInvalidTeamRight) HTTPError() HTTPError {
+	return HTTPError{HTTPCode: http.StatusBadRequest, Code: ErrCodeInvalidTeamRight, Message: "The team right is invalid."}
+}
+
 // ErrTeamAlreadyHasAccess represents an error where a team already has access to a list/namespace
 type ErrTeamAlreadyHasAccess struct {
 	TeamID int64
@@ -496,6 +751,14 @@ func (err ErrTeamAlreadyHasAccess) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("This team already has access. [Team ID: %d, ID: %d]", err.TeamID, err.ID)
 }
 
+// ErrCodeTeamAlreadyHasAccess holds the unique world-error code of this error
+const ErrCodeTeamAlreadyHasAccess = 6004
+
+// HTTPError holds the http error description
+func (err ErrTeamAlreadyHasAccess) HTTPError() HTTPError {
+	return HTTPError{HTTPCode: http.StatusBadRequest, Code: ErrCodeTeamAlreadyHasAccess, Message: "This team already has access."}
+}
+
 // ErrUserIsMemberOfTeam represents an error where a user is already member of a team.
 type ErrUserIsMemberOfTeam struct {
 	TeamID int64
@@ -512,6 +775,14 @@ func (err ErrUserIsMemberOfTeam) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("This user is already a member of that team. [Team ID: %d, User ID: %d]", err.TeamID, err.UserID)
 }
 
+// ErrCodeUserIsMemberOfTeam holds the unique world-error code of this error
+const ErrCodeUserIsMemberOfTeam = 6005
+
+// HTTPError holds the http error description
+func (err ErrUserIsMemberOfTeam) HTTPError() HTTPError {
+	return HTTPError{HTTPCode: http.StatusConflict, Code: ErrCodeUserIsMemberOfTeam, Message: "This user is already a member of that team."}
+}
+
 // ErrCannotDeleteLastTeamMember represents an error where a user wants to delete the last member of a team (probably himself)
 type ErrCannotDeleteLastTeamMember struct {
 	TeamID int64
@@ -525,7 +796,15 @@ func IsErrCannotDeleteLastTeamMember(err error) bool {
 }
 
 func (err ErrCannotDeleteLastTeamMember) Error() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("This user is already a member of that team. [Team ID: %d, User ID: %d]", err.TeamID, err.UserID)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("Cannot delete last team member. [Team ID: %d, User ID: %d]", err.TeamID, err.UserID)
+}
+
+// ErrCodeCannotDeleteLastTeamMember holds the unique world-error code of this error
+const ErrCodeCannotDeleteLastTeamMember = 6006
+
+// HTTPError holds the http error description
+func (err ErrCannotDeleteLastTeamMember) HTTPError() HTTPError {
+	return HTTPError{HTTPCode: http.StatusBadRequest, Code: ErrCodeCannotDeleteLastTeamMember, Message: "You cannot delete the last member of a team."}
 }
 
 // ErrTeamDoesNotHaveAccessToList represents an error, where the Team is not the owner of that List (used i.e. when deleting a List)
@@ -544,6 +823,14 @@ func (err ErrTeamDoesNotHaveAccessToList) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("You need to have access to this List to do that [ListID: %d, TeamID: %d]", err.ListID, err.TeamID)
 }
 
+// ErrCodeTeamDoesNotHaveAccessToList holds the unique world-error code of this error
+const ErrCodeTeamDoesNotHaveAccessToList = 6007
+
+// HTTPError holds the http error description
+func (err ErrTeamDoesNotHaveAccessToList) HTTPError() HTTPError {
+	return HTTPError{HTTPCode: http.StatusForbidden, Code: ErrCodeTeamDoesNotHaveAccessToList, Message: "This team does not have access to the list."}
+}
+
 // ====================
 // User <-> List errors
 // ====================
@@ -563,6 +850,14 @@ func (err ErrInvalidUserRight) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("The right is invalid [Right: %d]", err.Right)
 }
 
+// ErrCodeInvalidUserRight holds the unique world-error code of this error
+const ErrCodeInvalidUserRight = 7001
+
+// HTTPError holds the http error description
+func (err ErrInvalidUserRight) HTTPError() HTTPError {
+	return HTTPError{HTTPCode: http.StatusBadRequest, Code: ErrCodeInvalidUserRight, Message: "The user right is invalid."}
+}
+
 // ErrUserAlreadyHasAccess represents an error where a user already has access to a list/namespace
 type ErrUserAlreadyHasAccess struct {
 	UserID int64
@@ -579,6 +874,14 @@ func (err ErrUserAlreadyHasAccess) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("This user already has access to that list. [User ID: %d, List ID: %d]", err.UserID, err.ListID)
 }
 
+// ErrCodeUserAlreadyHasAccess holds the unique world-error code of this error
+const ErrCodeUserAlreadyHasAccess = 7002
+
+// HTTPError holds the http error description
+func (err ErrUserAlreadyHasAccess) HTTPError() HTTPError {
+	return HTTPError{HTTPCode: http.StatusConflict, Code: ErrCodeUserAlreadyHasAccess, Message: "This user already has access to this list."}
+}
+
 // ErrUserDoesNotHaveAccessToList represents an error, where the user is not the owner of that List (used i.e. when deleting a List)
 type ErrUserDoesNotHaveAccessToList struct {
 	ListID int64
@@ -594,3 +897,11 @@ func IsErrUserDoesNotHaveAccessToList(err error) bool {
 func (err ErrUserDoesNotHaveAccessToList) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("You need to have access to this List to do that [ListID: %d, UserID: %d]", err.ListID, err.UserID)
 }
+
+// ErrCodeUserDoesNotHaveAccessToList holds the unique world-error code of this error
+const ErrCodeUserDoesNotHaveAccessToList = 7003
+
+// HTTPError holds the http error description
+func (err ErrUserDoesNotHaveAccessToList) HTTPError() HTTPError {
+	return HTTPError{HTTPCode: http.StatusForbidden, Code: ErrCodeUserDoesNotHaveAccessToList, Message: "This user does not have access to the list."}
+}

routes/api/v1/user_add_update.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package v1
 
 import (
 	"code.vikunja.io/api/models"
+	"code.vikunja.io/api/routes/crud"
 	"github.com/labstack/echo"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
@@ -77,32 +78,7 @@ func userAddOrUpdate(c echo.Context) error {
 	}
 
 	if err != nil {
-		// Check for user already exists
-		if models.IsErrUsernameExists(err) {
-			return c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, models.Message{"A user with this username already exists."})
-		}
-
-		// Check for user with that email already exists
-		if models.IsErrUserEmailExists(err) {
-			return c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, models.Message{"A user with this email address already exists."})
-		}
-
-		// Check for no username provided
-		if models.IsErrNoUsername(err) {
-			return c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, models.Message{"Please specify a username."})
-		}
-
-		// Check for no username or password provided
-		if models.IsErrNoUsernamePassword(err) {
-			return c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, models.Message{"Please specify a username and a password."})
-		}
-
-		// Check for user does not exist
-		if models.IsErrUserDoesNotExist(err) {
-			return c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, models.Message{"The user does not exist."})
-		}
-
-		return c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, models.Message{"Error"})
+		return crud.HandleHTTPError(err)
 	}
 
 	return c.JSON(http.StatusOK, newUser)

routes/api/v1/user_delete.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package v1
 
 import (
 	"code.vikunja.io/api/models"
+	"code.vikunja.io/api/routes/crud"
 	"github.com/labstack/echo"
 	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
@@ -41,15 +42,7 @@ func UserDelete(c echo.Context) error {
 	err = models.DeleteUserByID(userID, &doer)
 
 	if err != nil {
-		if models.IsErrIDCannotBeZero(err) {
-			return c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, models.Message{"Id cannot be 0"})
-		}
-
-		if models.IsErrCannotDeleteLastUser(err) {
-			return c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, models.Message{"Cannot delete last user."})
-		}
-
-		return c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, models.Message{"Could not delete user."})
+		return crud.HandleHTTPError(err)
 	}
 
 	return c.JSON(http.StatusOK, models.Message{"success"})

routes/api/v1/user_list.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package v1
 
 import (
 	"code.vikunja.io/api/models"
+	"code.vikunja.io/api/routes/crud"
 	"github.com/labstack/echo"
 	"net/http"
 )
@@ -31,8 +32,7 @@ func UserList(c echo.Context) error {
 	s := c.QueryParam("s")
 	users, err := models.ListUsers(s)
 	if err != nil {
-		models.Log.Error(err.Error())
-		return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusInternalServerError, "An error occurred.")
+		return crud.HandleHTTPError(err)
 	}
 
 	// Obfuscate the mailadresses

routes/api/v1/user_show.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package v1
 
 import (
 	"code.vikunja.io/api/models"
+	"code.vikunja.io/api/routes/crud"
 	"github.com/labstack/echo"
 	"net/http"
 )
@@ -25,18 +26,12 @@ func UserShow(c echo.Context) error {
 
 	userInfos, err := models.GetCurrentUser(c)
 	if err != nil {
-		if models.IsErrUserDoesNotExist(err) {
-			return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusNotFound, "The user does not exist.")
-		}
-		return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusInternalServerError, "Error getting user infos.")
+		return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusInternalServerError, "Error getting current user.")
 	}
 
 	user, err := models.GetUserByID(userInfos.ID)
 	if err != nil {
-		if models.IsErrUserDoesNotExist(err) {
-			return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusNotFound, "The user does not exist.")
-		}
-		return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusInternalServerError, "Error getting user infos.")
+		return crud.HandleHTTPError(err)
 	}
 
 	return c.JSON(http.StatusOK, user)

routes/api/v1/user_update_password.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package v1
 
 import (
 	"code.vikunja.io/api/models"
+	"code.vikunja.io/api/routes/crud"
 	"github.com/labstack/echo"
 	"net/http"
 )
@@ -50,20 +51,12 @@ func UserChangePassword(c echo.Context) error {
 
 	// Check the current password
 	if _, err = models.CheckUserCredentials(&models.UserLogin{Username: doer.Username, Password: newPW.OldPassword}); err != nil {
-		if models.IsErrUserDoesNotExist(err) {
-			return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusNotFound, "The user does not exist.")
-		}
-		return c.JSON(http.StatusUnauthorized, models.Message{"Wrong password."})
+		return crud.HandleHTTPError(err)
 	}
 
 	// Update the password
 	if err = models.UpdateUserPassword(&doer, newPW.NewPassword); err != nil {
-		if models.IsErrUserDoesNotExist(err) {
-			return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusNotFound, "The user does not exist.")
-		}
-
-		models.Log.Error("Error updating a users password, user: %d, err: %s", doer.ID, err)
-		return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusInternalServerError, "An error occurred.")
+		return crud.HandleHTTPError(err)
 	}
 
 	return c.JSON(http.StatusOK, models.Message{"The password was updated successfully."})

routes/crud/create.go

@@ -33,50 +33,7 @@ func (c *WebHandler) CreateWeb(ctx echo.Context) error {
 	// Create
 	err = c.CObject.Create(&currentUser)
 	if err != nil {
-		models.Log.Error(err.Error())
-
-		if models.IsErrListDoesNotExist(err) {
-			return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusBadRequest, "The list does not exist.")
-		}
-		if models.IsErrListTitleCannotBeEmpty(err) {
-			return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusBadRequest, "You must provide at least a list title.")
-		}
-		if models.IsErrListTaskCannotBeEmpty(err) {
-			return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusBadRequest, "You must provide at least a list task text.")
-		}
-		if models.IsErrUserDoesNotExist(err) {
-			return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusBadRequest, "The user does not exist.")
-		}
-		if models.IsErrNeedToBeListWriter(err) {
-			return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusForbidden, "You need to have write access on that list.")
-		}
-
-		if models.IsErrNamespaceNameCannotBeEmpty(err) {
-			return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusNotFound, "The namespace name cannot be empty.")
-		}
-
-		if models.IsErrTeamNameCannotBeEmpty(err) {
-			return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusBadRequest, "The team name cannot be empty.")
-		}
-
-		if models.IsErrTeamAlreadyHasAccess(err) {
-			return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusBadRequest, "This team already has access.")
-		}
-		if models.IsErrUserIsMemberOfTeam(err) {
-			return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusBadRequest, "This user is already a member of that team.")
-		}
-
-		if models.IsErrUserAlreadyHasAccess(err) {
-			return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusBadRequest, "This user already has access to this list.")
-		}
-		if models.IsErrUserAlreadyHasNamespaceAccess(err) {
-			return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusBadRequest, "This user already has access to this namespace.")
-		}
-		if models.IsErrInvalidUserRight(err) {
-			return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusBadRequest, "The right is invalid.")
-		}
-
-		return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return HandleHTTPError(err)
 	}
 
 	return ctx.JSON(http.StatusCreated, c.CObject)

routes/crud/delete.go

@@ -25,36 +25,7 @@ func (c *WebHandler) DeleteWeb(ctx echo.Context) error {
 
 	err = c.CObject.Delete()
 	if err != nil {
-		models.Log.Error(err.Error())
-
-		if models.IsErrNeedToBeListAdmin(err) {
-			return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusForbidden, "You need to be the list admin to delete a list.")
-		}
-
-		if models.IsErrListDoesNotExist(err) {
-			return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusNotFound, "This list does not exist.")
-		}
-		if models.IsErrTeamDoesNotHaveAccessToList(err) {
-			return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusBadRequest, "This team does not have access to the list.")
-		}
-
-		if models.IsErrTeamDoesNotExist(err) {
-			return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusNotFound, "This team does not exist.")
-		}
-
-		if models.IsErrCannotDeleteLastTeamMember(err) {
-			return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusBadRequest, "You cannot delete the last member of a team.")
-		}
-
-		if models.IsErrUserDoesNotHaveAccessToList(err) {
-			return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusBadRequest, "This user does not have access to the list.")
-		}
-
-		if models.IsErrUserDoesNotHaveAccessToNamespace(err) {
-			return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusBadRequest, "This user does not have access to the namespace.")
-		}
-
-		return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return HandleHTTPError(err)
 	}
 
 	return ctx.JSON(http.StatusOK, models.Message{"Successfully deleted."})

routes/crud/helper.go

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package crud
 
 import (
 	"code.vikunja.io/api/models"
+	"github.com/labstack/echo"
+	"net/http"
 )
 
 // WebHandler defines the webhandler object
@@ -12,3 +14,13 @@ type WebHandler struct {
 		models.Rights
 	}
 }
+
+// HandleHTTPError does what it says
+func HandleHTTPError(err error) *echo.HTTPError {
+	if a, has := err.(models.HTTPErrorProcessor); has {
+		errDetails := a.HTTPError()
+		return echo.NewHTTPError(errDetails.Code, errDetails)
+	}
+	models.Log.Error(err.Error())
+	return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+}

routes/crud/read_all.go

@@ -20,17 +20,7 @@ func (c *WebHandler) ReadAllWeb(ctx echo.Context) error {
 
 	lists, err := c.CObject.ReadAll(&currentUser)
 	if err != nil {
-		models.Log.Error(err.Error())
-
-		if models.IsErrNeedToHaveListReadAccess(err) {
-			return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusForbidden, "You need to have read access to this list.")
-		}
-
-		if models.IsErrNamespaceDoesNotExist(err) {
-			return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusNotFound, "This namespace does not exist.")
-		}
-
-		return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusInternalServerError, "An error occurred.")
+		return HandleHTTPError(err)
 	}
 
 	return ctx.JSON(http.StatusOK, lists)

routes/crud/read_one.go

@@ -17,21 +17,7 @@ func (c *WebHandler) ReadOneWeb(ctx echo.Context) error {
 	// Get our object
 	err := c.CObject.ReadOne()
 	if err != nil {
-		models.Log.Error(err.Error())
-
-		if models.IsErrListDoesNotExist(err) {
-			return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusNotFound)
-		}
-
-		if models.IsErrNamespaceDoesNotExist(err) {
-			return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusNotFound)
-		}
-
-		if models.IsErrTeamDoesNotExist(err) {
-			return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusNotFound)
-		}
-
-		return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusInternalServerError, "An error occurred.")
+		return HandleHTTPError(err)
 	}
 
 	// Check rights

routes/crud/update.go

@@ -31,23 +31,7 @@ func (c *WebHandler) UpdateWeb(ctx echo.Context) error {
 	// Do the update
 	err = c.CObject.Update()
 	if err != nil {
-		models.Log.Error(err.Error())
-
-		if models.IsErrNeedToBeListAdmin(err) {
-			return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusForbidden, "You need to be list admin to do that.")
-		}
-
-		if models.IsErrNamespaceDoesNotExist(err) {
-			return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusNotFound, "The namespace does not exist.")
-		}
-		if models.IsErrNamespaceNameCannotBeEmpty(err) {
-			return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusBadRequest, "The namespace name cannot be empty.")
-		}
-		if models.IsErrNamespaceOwnerCannotBeEmpty(err) {
-			return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusBadRequest, "The namespace owner cannot be empty.")
-		}
-
-		return echo.NewHTTPError(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return HandleHTTPError(err)
 	}
 
 	return ctx.JSON(http.StatusOK, c.CObject)