slightly better error handling

by implementing the proper traits for error types
and propagating error where possible

src/constants.rs

@@ -24,19 +24,6 @@ pub enum ErrorResponse {
 }
 
 impl ErrorResponse {
-    pub fn as_string(self) -> String {
-        match self {
-            ErrorResponse::NoSpace => "No Space left on device",
-            ErrorResponse::CommandAborted => "Command aborted",
-            ErrorResponse::InvalidInstruction => "Invalid instruction",
-            ErrorResponse::AuthRequired => "Authentication required",
-            ErrorResponse::WrongSyntax => "Wrong syntax",
-            ErrorResponse::GenericError => "Generic Error",
-            ErrorResponse::NoSuchObject => "No such Object",
-        }
-        .to_string()
-    }
-
     pub fn any_match(code: u16) -> Option<ErrorResponse> {
         for resp in ErrorResponse::iter() {
             if code == resp as u16 {
@@ -47,6 +34,22 @@ impl ErrorResponse {
     }
 }
 
+impl std::fmt::Display for ErrorResponse {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Self::NoSpace => f.write_str("No Space left on device"),
+            Self::CommandAborted => f.write_str("Command aborted"),
+            Self::InvalidInstruction => f.write_str("Invalid instruction"),
+            Self::AuthRequired => f.write_str("Authentication required"),
+            Self::WrongSyntax => f.write_str("Wrong syntax"),
+            Self::GenericError => f.write_str("Generic Error"),
+            Self::NoSuchObject => f.write_str("No such Object"),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::error::Error for ErrorResponse {}
+
 #[derive(Debug, EnumIter, Clone, Copy)]
 #[repr(u16)]
 pub enum SuccessResponse {

src/example.rs

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ fn main() {
     for yubikey in yubikeys {
         let device_label: &str = yubikey;
         println!("Found device with label {}", device_label);
-        let session = OathSession::new(yubikey);
+        let session = OathSession::new(yubikey).unwrap();
         println!("YubiKey version is {:?}", session.get_version());
         for c in session.list_oath_codes().unwrap() {
             println!("{}", c);

src/lib.rs

@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ impl<'a> RefreshableOathCredential<'a> {
 }
 
 impl<'a> OathSession<'a> {
-    pub fn new(name: &str) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(name: &str) -> Result<Self, FormattableErrorResponse> {
-        let transaction_context = TransactionContext::from_name(name);
+        let transaction_context = TransactionContext::from_name(name)?;
         let info_buffer = transaction_context
             .apdu_read_all(0, INS_SELECT, 0x04, 0, Some(&OATH_AID))
             .unwrap();
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ impl<'a> OathSession<'a> {
             println!("{:?}: {:?}", tag, data);
         }
 
-        OathSession {
+        Ok(Self {
             version: clone_with_lifetime(
                 info_map.get(&(Tag::Version as u8)).unwrap_or(&vec![0u8; 0]),
             )
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ impl<'a> OathSession<'a> {
             .leak(),
             name: name.to_string(),
             transaction_context,
-        }
+        })
     }
 
     pub fn get_version(&self) -> &[u8] {

src/transaction.rs

@@ -18,23 +18,23 @@ pub enum FormattableErrorResponse {
 }
 
 impl FormattableErrorResponse {
-    pub fn from_apdu_response(sw1: u8, sw2: u8) -> FormattableErrorResponse {
+    pub fn from_apdu_response(sw1: u8, sw2: u8) -> Self {
         let code: u16 = (sw1 as u16 | sw2 as u16) << 8;
         if let Some(e) = ErrorResponse::any_match(code) {
-            return FormattableErrorResponse::Protocol(e);
+            return Self::Protocol(e);
         }
         if SuccessResponse::any_match(code)
             .or(SuccessResponse::any_match(sw1.into()))
             .is_some()
         {
-            return FormattableErrorResponse::NoError;
+            return Self::NoError;
         }
-        FormattableErrorResponse::Unknown(String::from("Unknown error"))
+        Self::Unknown(String::from("Unknown error"))
     }
     pub fn is_ok(&self) -> bool {
-        *self == FormattableErrorResponse::NoError
+        *self == Self::NoError
     }
-    pub fn as_opt(self) -> Option<FormattableErrorResponse> {
+    pub fn as_opt(self) -> Option<Self> {
         if self.is_ok() {
             None
         } else {
@@ -42,25 +42,27 @@ impl FormattableErrorResponse {
         }
     }
 
-    fn from_transmit(err: pcsc::Error) -> FormattableErrorResponse {
+    fn from_transmit(err: pcsc::Error) -> Self {
-        FormattableErrorResponse::PcscError(err)
+        Self::PcscError(err)
+    }
 }
 
-    fn as_string(&self) -> String {
+impl From<pcsc::Error> for FormattableErrorResponse {
-        match self {
+    fn from(value: pcsc::Error) -> Self {
-            FormattableErrorResponse::NoError => "ok".to_string(),
+        Self::PcscError(value)
-            FormattableErrorResponse::Unknown(msg) => msg.to_owned(),
-            FormattableErrorResponse::Protocol(error_response) => error_response.as_string(),
-            FormattableErrorResponse::PcscError(error) => format!("{}", error),
-            FormattableErrorResponse::ParsingError(msg) => msg.to_owned(),
-            FormattableErrorResponse::DeviceMismatchError => "Devices do not match".to_string(),
-        }
     }
 }
 
 impl Display for FormattableErrorResponse {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        f.write_str(&self.as_string())
+        match self {
+            Self::NoError => f.write_str("ok"),
+            Self::Unknown(msg) => f.write_str(msg),
+            Self::Protocol(error_response) => f.write_fmt(format_args!("{}", error_response)),
+            Self::PcscError(error) => f.write_fmt(format_args!("{}", error)),
+            Self::ParsingError(msg) => f.write_str(msg),
+            Self::DeviceMismatchError => f.write_str("Devices do not match"),
+        }
     }
 }
 
@@ -139,26 +141,22 @@ pub struct TransactionContext {
 }
 
 impl TransactionContext {
-    pub fn from_name(name: &str) -> Self {
+    pub fn from_name(name: &str) -> Result<Self, FormattableErrorResponse> {
-        // FIXME: error handling here
-
         // Establish a PC/SC context
-        let ctx = pcsc::Context::establish(pcsc::Scope::User).unwrap();
+        let ctx = pcsc::Context::establish(pcsc::Scope::User)?;
 
         // Connect to the card
-        let card = ctx
+        let card = ctx.connect(
-            .connect(
             &CString::new(name).unwrap(),
             pcsc::ShareMode::Shared,
             pcsc::Protocols::ANY,
-            )
+        )?;
-            .unwrap();
 
-        TransactionContextBuilder {
+        Ok(TransactionContextBuilder {
             card,
             transaction_builder: |c| c.transaction().unwrap(),
         }
-        .build()
+        .build())
     }
 
     pub fn apdu(