Scala Language Error Handling Either
Example
Different data types for error/success
def getPersonFromWebService(url: String): Either[String, Person] = {
val response = webServiceClient.get(url)
response.webService.status match {
case 200 => {
val person = parsePerson(response)
if(!isValid(person)) Left("Validation failed")
else Right(person)
}
case _ => Left(s"Request failed with error code $response.status")
}
}
Pattern matching on Either value
getPersonFromWebService("http://some-webservice.com/person") match {
case Left(errorMessage) => println(errorMessage)
case Right(person) => println(person.surname)
}
Convert Either value to Option
val maybePerson: Option[Person] = getPersonFromWebService("http://some-webservice.com/person").right.toOption
