From 7037e2dc5e3a8cd4e58180233f743f0d62c44407 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Josh Creek <jcreek93@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2021 22:01:57 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] feat(*): Add ExceptionExtension class

---
 Creek.HelpfulExtensions/ExceptionExtension.cs | 78 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 78 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 Creek.HelpfulExtensions/ExceptionExtension.cs

diff --git a/Creek.HelpfulExtensions/ExceptionExtension.cs b/Creek.HelpfulExtensions/ExceptionExtension.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..981a768
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Creek.HelpfulExtensions/ExceptionExtension.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text;
+
+namespace Creek.HelpfulExtensions
+{
+    public static class ExceptionExtension
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns a string of the message of the first/root/base exception in an exception stack.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="ex">The Exception stack to find the first/root/base exception within.</param>
+        /// <returns>Returns the first/root/base exception message string.</returns>
+        public static string BaseExceptionMessage(this Exception ex)
+        {
+            Exception baseEx = ex.GetBaseException();
+            return baseEx.Message;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns a single string of the message and stack trace of the first/root/base exception in an exception stack.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="ex">The Exception stack to find the first/root/base exception within.</param>
+        /// <returns>Returns the first/root/base exception message and stack trace as a single string, separated by " :: ".</returns>
+        public static string BaseExceptionMessageAndStackTrace(this Exception ex)
+        {
+            Exception baseEx = ex.GetBaseException();
+            return GenerateMessageAndStackTraceString(baseEx);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns a list of the exception messages of each nested exception in an exception stack.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="ex">The Exception stack.</param>
+        /// <returns>Returns a list of the exception messages of each nested exception in an exception stack.</returns>
+        public static List<string> AllInnerExceptionMessages(this Exception ex)
+        {
+            return GetAllInnerExceptionMessagesAndStackTraces(ex, includeStackTraces: false);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns a list of single strings of the message and stack trace of each nested exception in an exception stack.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="ex">The Exception stack.</param>
+        /// <returns>Returns a list with a string for each nested exception in an exception stack containing the exception message and stack trace as a single string, separated by " :: ".</returns>
+        public static List<string> AllInnerExceptionMessagesAndStackTraces(this Exception ex)
+        {
+            return GetAllInnerExceptionMessagesAndStackTraces(ex, includeStackTraces: true);
+        }
+
+        private static List<string> GetAllInnerExceptionMessagesAndStackTraces(Exception ex, bool includeStackTraces)
+        {
+            List<string> exceptionMessagesAndStackTraces = new List<string>();
+
+            Exception inner = ex.InnerException;
+
+            exceptionMessagesAndStackTraces.Add(
+                includeStackTraces ? GenerateMessageAndStackTraceString(ex)
+                : ex.Message);
+
+            while (inner != null)
+            {
+                exceptionMessagesAndStackTraces.Add(
+                includeStackTraces ? GenerateMessageAndStackTraceString(inner)
+                : inner.Message);
+                inner = inner.InnerException;
+            }
+
+            // We've now reached the end of the exceptions, so can return the error messages
+            return exceptionMessagesAndStackTraces;
+        }
+
+        private static string GenerateMessageAndStackTraceString(Exception ex)
+        {
+            return $"{ex.Message} :: {ex.StackTrace}";
+        }
+    }
+}