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+/*
+ * Copyright 2020-present Open Networking Foundation
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+// Package adaptercore provides the utility for olt devices, flows and statistics
+package adaptercore
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go/v3/pkg/log"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+const (
+	defaultLogAndReturnLevel = log.DebugLevel
+)
+
+func copy(src log.Fields) log.Fields {
+	dst := make(log.Fields)
+	for k, v := range src {
+		dst[k] = v
+	}
+	return dst
+}
+
+func merge(one, two log.Fields) log.Fields {
+	dst := make(log.Fields)
+	for k, v := range one {
+		dst[k] = v
+	}
+	for k, v := range two {
+		dst[k] = v
+	}
+	return dst
+}
+
+// LoggableError defined functions that can be used to log an object
+type LoggableError interface {
+	error
+	Log() error
+	LogAt(int) error
+}
+
+// ErrAdapter represents a basic adapter error that combines an name, field set
+// and wrapped error
+type ErrAdapter struct {
+	name    string
+	fields  log.Fields
+	wrapped error
+}
+
+// NewErrAdapter constructs a new error with the given values
+func NewErrAdapter(name string, fields log.Fields, wrapped error) LoggableError {
+	return &ErrAdapter{
+		name:    name,
+		fields:  copy(fields),
+		wrapped: wrapped,
+	}
+}
+
+// Name returns the error name
+func (e *ErrAdapter) Name() string {
+	return e.name
+}
+
+// Fields returns the fields associated with the error
+func (e *ErrAdapter) Fields() log.Fields {
+	return e.fields
+}
+
+// Unwrap returns the wrapped or nested error
+func (e *ErrAdapter) Unwrap() error {
+	return e.wrapped
+}
+
+// Error returns a string representation of the error
+func (e *ErrAdapter) Error() string {
+	var buf strings.Builder
+	buf.WriteString(e.name)
+	if len(e.fields) > 0 {
+		if val, err := json.Marshal(e.fields); err == nil {
+			buf.WriteString(": [")
+			buf.WriteString(string(val))
+			buf.WriteString("]")
+		}
+	}
+	if e.wrapped != nil {
+		buf.WriteString(": ")
+		buf.WriteString(e.wrapped.Error())
+	}
+	return buf.String()
+}
+
+// Log logs the error at the default level for log and return
+func (e *ErrAdapter) Log() error {
+	return e.LogAt(defaultLogAndReturnLevel)
+}
+
+// LogAt logs the error at the specified level and then returns the error
+func (e *ErrAdapter) LogAt(level int) error {
+	logger := log.Debugw
+	switch level {
+	case log.InfoLevel:
+		logger = log.Infow
+	case log.WarnLevel:
+		logger = log.Warnw
+	case log.ErrorLevel:
+		logger = log.Errorw
+	case log.FatalLevel:
+		logger = log.Fatalw
+	}
+	local := e.fields
+	if e.wrapped != nil {
+		local = merge(e.fields, log.Fields{"wrapped": e.wrapped})
+	}
+	logger(e.name, local)
+	return e
+}
+
+// ErrInvalidValue represents an error condition with given value is not able to
+// be processed
+type ErrInvalidValue struct {
+	ErrAdapter
+}
+
+// NewErrInvalidValue constructs a new error based on the given values
+func NewErrInvalidValue(fields log.Fields, wrapped error) LoggableError {
+	return &ErrInvalidValue{
+		ErrAdapter{
+			name:    "invalid-value",
+			fields:  copy(fields),
+			wrapped: wrapped,
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+// Log logs the error at the default level for log and return
+func (e *ErrInvalidValue) Log() error {
+	_ = e.ErrAdapter.Log()
+	return e
+}
+
+// LogAt logs the error at the specified level and then returns the error
+func (e *ErrInvalidValue) LogAt(level int) error {
+	_ = e.ErrAdapter.LogAt(level)
+	return e
+}
+
+// ErrNotFound represents an error condition when a value can not be located
+// given a field set of criteria
+type ErrNotFound struct {
+	ErrAdapter
+}
+
+// NewErrNotFound constructs a new error based on the given values
+func NewErrNotFound(target string, fields log.Fields, wrapped error) LoggableError {
+	return &ErrNotFound{
+		ErrAdapter{
+			name:    "not-found",
+			fields:  merge(fields, log.Fields{"target": target}),
+			wrapped: wrapped,
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+// Log logs the error at the default level for log and return
+func (e *ErrNotFound) Log() error {
+	_ = e.ErrAdapter.Log()
+	return e
+}
+
+// LogAt logs the error at the specified level and then returns the error
+func (e *ErrNotFound) LogAt(level int) error {
+	_ = e.ErrAdapter.LogAt(level)
+	return e
+}
+
+// ErrPersistence representation an error condition when a persistence operation
+// did not succeed
+type ErrPersistence struct {
+	ErrAdapter
+}
+
+// NewErrPersistence constructs a new error based on the given values
+func NewErrPersistence(operation, entityType string, ID uint32, fields log.Fields, wrapped error) LoggableError {
+	return &ErrPersistence{
+		ErrAdapter{
+			name: "unable-to-persist",
+			fields: merge(fields, log.Fields{
+				"operation":   operation,
+				"entity-type": entityType,
+				"id":          fmt.Sprintf("0x%x", ID)}),
+			wrapped: wrapped,
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+// Log logs the error at the default level for log and return
+func (e *ErrPersistence) Log() error {
+	_ = e.ErrAdapter.Log()
+	return e
+}
+
+// LogAt logs the error at the specified level and then returns the error
+func (e *ErrPersistence) LogAt(level int) error {
+	_ = e.ErrAdapter.LogAt(level)
+	return e
+}
+
+// ErrCommunication representation an error condition when an interprocess
+// message communication fails
+type ErrCommunication struct {
+	ErrAdapter
+}
+
+// NewErrCommunication constructs a new error based on the given values
+func NewErrCommunication(operation string, fields log.Fields, wrapped error) LoggableError {
+	return &ErrCommunication{
+		ErrAdapter{
+			name: "failed-communication",
+			fields: merge(fields, log.Fields{
+				"operation": operation}),
+			wrapped: wrapped,
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+// Log logs the error at the default level for log and return
+func (e *ErrCommunication) Log() error {
+	_ = e.ErrAdapter.Log()
+	return e
+}
+
+// LogAt logs the error at the specified level and then returns the error
+func (e *ErrCommunication) LogAt(level int) error {
+	_ = e.ErrAdapter.LogAt(level)
+	return e
+}
+
+// ErrFlowOp represents an error condition when a flow operation to a device did
+// not succeed
+type ErrFlowOp struct {
+	ErrAdapter
+}
+
+// NewErrFlowOp constructs a new error based on the given values
+func NewErrFlowOp(operation string, ID uint32, fields log.Fields, wrapped error) LoggableError {
+	return &ErrPersistence{
+		ErrAdapter{
+			name: "unable-to-perform-flow-operation",
+			fields: merge(fields, log.Fields{
+				"operation": operation,
+				"id":        fmt.Sprintf("0x%x", ID)}),
+			wrapped: wrapped,
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+// Log logs the error at the default level for log and return
+func (e *ErrFlowOp) Log() error {
+	_ = e.ErrAdapter.Log()
+	return e
+}
+
+// LogAt logs the error at the specified level and then returns the error
+func (e *ErrFlowOp) LogAt(level int) error {
+	_ = e.ErrAdapter.LogAt(level)
+	return e
+}
+
+// ErrTimeout represents an error condition when the deadline for performing an
+// operation has been exceeded
+type ErrTimeout struct {
+	ErrAdapter
+}
+
+// NewErrTimeout constructs a new error based on the given values
+func NewErrTimeout(operation string, fields log.Fields, wrapped error) LoggableError {
+	return &ErrTimeout{
+		ErrAdapter{
+			name:    "operation-timed-out",
+			fields:  merge(fields, log.Fields{"operation": operation}),
+			wrapped: wrapped,
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+// Log logs the error at the default level for log and return
+func (e *ErrTimeout) Log() error {
+	_ = e.ErrAdapter.Log()
+	return e
+}
+
+// LogAt logs the error at the specified level and then returns the error
+func (e *ErrTimeout) LogAt(level int) error {
+	_ = e.ErrAdapter.LogAt(level)
+	return e
+}
+
+var (
+	// ErrNotImplemented error returned when an unimplemented method is
+	// invoked
+	ErrNotImplemented = NewErrAdapter("not-implemented", nil, nil)
+
+	// ErrInvalidPortRange error returned when a given port is not in the
+	// valid range
+	ErrInvalidPortRange = NewErrAdapter("invalid-port-range", nil, nil)
+
+	// ErrStateTransition error returned when a state transition is fails
+	ErrStateTransition = NewErrAdapter("state-transition", nil, nil)
+
+	// ErrResourceManagerInstantiating error returned when an unexpected
+	// condition occcurs while instantiating the resource manager
+	ErrResourceManagerInstantiating = NewErrAdapter("resoure-manager-instantiating", nil, nil)
+)