handlers: Add fail_on_exception handler.

[matthijs/projects/backupninja.git] / src / lib / backupninja / handlers / __init__.py

diff --git a/src/lib/backupninja/handlers/__init__.py b/src/lib/backupninja/handlers/__init__.py
index dbc403e04585e21f167410da25d8da99f938bd06..29dc75631823ed79d5ecda18b99698d6dcacb782 100644 (file)
--- a/src/lib/backupninja/handlers/__init__.py
+++ b/src/lib/backupninja/handlers/__init__.py
@@ -24,6 +24,20 @@ import logging as log
 
 from backupninja import config
 
+def fail_on_exception(f):
+    """
+    This is a decorator meant for methods on the Action class. It
+    catches any exceptions thrown, sets the failed attribute to True and
+    rethrows the exception.
+    """
+    def inner(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        try:
+            f(self, *args, **kwargs)
+        except:
+            self.failed = True
+            raise
+    return inner
+
 class Action(object):
     """
     Subclasses of Action represent handlers for various action types.