Simple Result

SimpleResult is a lightweight library that provides a convenient way to handle the results of operations in your .NET applications. The library offers a straightforward approach to managing success and failure scenarios, making your code more readable, maintainable, and less prone to errors.

SimpleResult: A Better Alternative to Traditional Exception Handling

Installing SimpleResult

You should install SimpleResult with NuGet:

Install-Package Arax.SimpleResult

Or via the .NET Core command line interface:

dotnet add package Arax.SimpleResult

The following sections demonstrate various ways to use the SimpleResult library for handling the results of operations.

Make Result

    var successResult = Result.Success();
    var intResult = Result<int>.Success(12);
    Result<int> intResult = 12;
    var failureResult = Result.Fail("An error occurred");
    var failureResultWithValue = Result<int>.Fail("An error occurred");
    var failureResultErors = Result.Fail("An error occurred","Another error occurred");
    var failureResultException = Result.Fail(new InvalidOperationException()); 
    var failureResultException = Result.Fail(new InvalidOperationException(),"An error occurred"); 
    Result failure = new InvalidOperationException(); 

Basic Usage

public void UseResult()
{
    var result = GetPerson(1);
    var isSuccess = result.IsSuccess;
    var isFailure = result.IsFailure;    
    
    //default value is based on result type
    var person = result.GetOrDefault();
    //or can passed as a parameter
    var personWithCustomDefault = result.GetOrDefault(new Person("custom"));
    
    //if IsFailure == false => exception is null and Errors is empty
    var exception = result.ExceptionOrNull();
    var errors = result.Errors;
}

Performing an action on success

Imagine you have a method that returns a result,you can use the OnSuccess method to execute an action only when the result is successful.

    public void UseResult()
    {
       var result = GetPerson(1);
       result.OnSuccess(person  => { 
         // Perform code
       });
    }

Handling failures and exceptions

If you want to handle failures, you can use the OnFailure or OnException method to perform an action when the result is unsuccessful:

    var result = DangerousOperation();

    // Here exception is nullable
    result.OnFailure((exception, errs) => Console.WriteLine($"Exception: {exception?.Message ?? "None"}, errors: {string.Join(", ", errs)}"));

    // if result failed because of any type exception
    result.OnException((ex, errs) =>
    {
        Console.WriteLine($"Exception: {ex.Message}, errors: {string.Join(", ", errs)}"));
    }

    // if result failed because of a DivideByZeroException
    result.OnException<DivideByZeroException>((ex, errors) =>
    {
        Console.WriteLine($"Caught DivideByZeroException: {ex.Message}");
    });
      // if result failed because of a exception with InvalidOperationException inner exception
    result.OnInnerException<InvalidOperationException>((ex, errors) =>
    {
        Console.WriteLine($"Caught InvalidOperationException as InnerException: {ex.Message}");
    });

Switching Between Success and Failure Actions

Use the Switch method to execute different actions based on the success or failure of the result:

    var result = DoSomething();
    result.Switch(
        onSuccess: () => Console.WriteLine("Operation succeeded"),
        onFailure: (exception, errors) => Console.WriteLine($"Operation failed with errors: {string.Join(", ", errors)}")
    );

For results with values, you can access the value within the Switch method:

    var result = DoSomethingWithValue();
    result.Switch(
        onSuccess: value => Console.WriteLine($"Operation succeeded with value: {value}"),
        onFailure: (exception, errors) => Console.WriteLine($"Operation failed with errors: {string.Join(", ", errors)}")
    );

Transform the Result Based on Success or Failure

The Fold method allows you to transform the result into another type, depending on whether the result is successful or not:

    var result = DoSomething();
    string message = result.Fold(
        onSuccess: () => "Success",
        onFailure: (exception, errors) => $"Failure: {string.Join(", ", errors)}"
    );

    Console.WriteLine(message);

For results with values, you can access the value within the Fold method:

    var result = DoSomethingWithValue();
    string message = result.Fold(
        onSuccess: value => $"Success: {value}",
        onFailure: (exception, errors) => $"Failure: {string.Join(", ", errors)}"
    );

    Console.WriteLine(message);

Mapping a Result to Another Type

The Map method allows you to transform the value of a Result object into another type, while preserving the success or failure state of the original result. The method accepts a function that takes the current value of the result and returns a new value of a different type.

    var result = Result<int>.Success(10);

    // Mapping to another type
    var newResult = result.Map(x => x.ToString());

    // Output
    // newResult.IsSuccess == true
    // newResult.GetOrDefault() == "10"

    var result = Result<int>.Fail("Something went wrong");
    var newResult = result.Map(x => x.ToString());

    // Output
    // newResult.IsFailure == true
    // newResult.Errors == { "Something went wrong" }

Asynchronous Extensions

The SimpleResult library also provides asynchronous extensions, allowing you to handle success and failure scenarios in async methods. Here's a quick overview of the available async extension methods:

• OnSuccess: Perform an async action when the result is successful.
• OnFailure: Perform an async action when the result is unsuccessful.
• OnFailure: Perform an async action when the result is unsuccessful and contains a specific error type.
• OnException: Perform an async action when the result contains an exception.
• OnException: Perform an async action when the result contains a specific exception type.
• OnInnerException: Perform an async action when the result contains an inner exception of a specific type.
• Switch: Execute different async actions based on the success or failure of the result.
• Fold: Transform the result into another type using async actions based on the success or failure of the result.
• Map: Map a result to another type using an async transformation function.

Here's an example of using the OnSuccess async extension method:

    public async Task UseResultAsync()
    {
        var result = await FetchPersonAsync(1);
        await result.OnSuccess(async person =>
        {
            await DoSomethingAsync(person);
        });
    }

And here's an example of using the OnFailure async extension method with a specific error type:

    public async Task UseResultAsync()
    {
        var result = await DangerousOperationAsync();
        await result.OnFailure<CustomError>(async (exception, errors) =>
        {
            Console.WriteLine($"Caught CustomError: {string.Join(", ", errors)}");
            await HandleCustomErrorAsync(errors);
        });
}

For more detailed examples and usage information related to asynchronous operations, please refer to the sections on Performing Actions on Success, Handling Failures and Exceptions, Switching Between Success and Failure Actions, Transform the Result Based on Success or Failure, and Mapping a Result to Another Type in this README. The async extension methods provided by the ResultAsyncExtensions class work similarly to their synchronous counterparts but support async actions and transformations for seamless integration with asynchronous operations in your code.

Try-Catch

    
    public void UseResult()
    {
       var result = GetPerson(1);
       try
       {
          var person = result.GetOrThrow();
          //use person
        }
        catch (Exception e)
        {
         //catch exception
        }
    }