Improve generator error handling

cmd/jet/main.go

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 package main
 
-//go:generate sh -c "printf 'package main\n\nconst version = \"'%s'\"' $(git describe --tags --abbrev=0) > version.go"
+//go:generate sh -c "printf 'package main\n\nconst version = \"'%s'\"\n' $(git describe --tags --abbrev=0) > version.go"
 
 import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/go-jet/jet/v2/internal/utils/errfmt"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -155,8 +156,8 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Println(err.Error())
+		fmt.Println(errfmt.Trace(err))
-		os.Exit(-5)
+		os.Exit(2)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ func printErrorAndExit(error string) {
 	fmt.Println("\n", error)
 	fmt.Println()
 	flag.Usage()
-	os.Exit(-2)
+	os.Exit(1)
 }
 
 func getSource() string {

generator/metadata/dialect_query_set.go

@@ -16,21 +16,36 @@ const (
 
 // DialectQuerySet is set of methods necessary to retrieve dialect metadata information
 type DialectQuerySet interface {
-	GetTablesMetaData(db *sql.DB, schemaName string, tableType TableType) []Table
+	GetTablesMetaData(db *sql.DB, schemaName string, tableType TableType) ([]Table, error)
-	GetEnumsMetaData(db *sql.DB, schemaName string) []Enum
+	GetEnumsMetaData(db *sql.DB, schemaName string) ([]Enum, error)
 }
 
 // GetSchema retrieves Schema information from database
-func GetSchema(db *sql.DB, querySet DialectQuerySet, schemaName string) Schema {
+func GetSchema(db *sql.DB, querySet DialectQuerySet, schemaName string) (Schema, error) {
+	tablesMetaData, err := querySet.GetTablesMetaData(db, schemaName, BaseTable)
+	if err != nil {
+		return Schema{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to get %s tables metadata: %w", schemaName, err)
+	}
+
+	viewMetaData, err := querySet.GetTablesMetaData(db, schemaName, ViewTable)
+	if err != nil {
+		return Schema{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to get %s view metadata: %w", schemaName, err)
+	}
+
+	enumsMetaData, err := querySet.GetEnumsMetaData(db, schemaName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return Schema{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to get %s enum metadata: %w", schemaName, err)
+	}
+
 	ret := Schema{
 		Name:           schemaName,
-		TablesMetaData: querySet.GetTablesMetaData(db, schemaName, BaseTable),
+		TablesMetaData: tablesMetaData,
-		ViewsMetaData:  querySet.GetTablesMetaData(db, schemaName, ViewTable),
+		ViewsMetaData:  viewMetaData,
-		EnumsMetaData:  querySet.GetEnumsMetaData(db, schemaName),
+		EnumsMetaData:  enumsMetaData,
 	}
 
 	fmt.Println("	FOUND", len(ret.TablesMetaData), "table(s),", len(ret.ViewsMetaData), "view(s),",
 		len(ret.EnumsMetaData), "enum(s)")
 
-	return ret
+	return ret, nil
 }

generator/mysql/mysql_generator.go

@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ package mysql
 
 import (
 	"database/sql"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/go-jet/jet/v2/generator/metadata"
 	"github.com/go-jet/jet/v2/generator/template"
 	"github.com/go-jet/jet/v2/internal/utils"
-	"github.com/go-jet/jet/v2/internal/utils/throw"
 	"github.com/go-jet/jet/v2/mysql"
 	mysqldr "github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql"
 )
@@ -25,26 +25,28 @@ type DBConnection struct {
 }
 
 // Generate generates jet files at destination dir from database connection details
-func Generate(destDir string, dbConn DBConnection, generatorTemplate ...template.Template) (err error) {
+func Generate(destDir string, dbConn DBConnection, generatorTemplate ...template.Template) error {
-	defer utils.ErrorCatch(&err)
-
 	connectionString := fmt.Sprintf("%s:%s@tcp(%s:%d)/%s", dbConn.User, dbConn.Password, dbConn.Host, dbConn.Port, dbConn.DBName)
 	if dbConn.Params != "" {
 		connectionString += "?" + dbConn.Params
 	}
 
-	db := openConnection(connectionString)
+	db, err := openConnection(connectionString)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open db connection: %w", err)
+	}
 	defer utils.DBClose(db)
 
-	generate(db, dbConn.DBName, destDir, generatorTemplate...)
+	err = generate(db, dbConn.DBName, destDir, generatorTemplate...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 
 	return nil
 }
 
 // GenerateDSN opens connection via DSN string and does everything what Generate does.
-func GenerateDSN(dsn, destDir string, templates ...template.Template) (err error) {
+func GenerateDSN(dsn, destDir string, templates ...template.Template) error {
-	defer utils.ErrorCatch(&err)
-
 	// Special case for go mysql driver. It does not understand schema,
 	// so we need to trim it before passing to generator
 	// https://github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql#dsn-data-source-name
@@ -54,39 +56,59 @@ func GenerateDSN(dsn, destDir string, templates ...template.Template) (err error
 	}
 
 	cfg, err := mysqldr.ParseDSN(dsn)
-	throw.OnError(err)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse DSN: %w", err)
+	}
 	if cfg.DBName == "" {
-		panic("database name is required")
+		return errors.New("database name is required")
 	}
 
-	db := openConnection(dsn)
+	db, err := openConnection(dsn)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open db connection: %w", err)
+	}
 	defer utils.DBClose(db)
 
-	generate(db, cfg.DBName, destDir, templates...)
+	err = generate(db, cfg.DBName, destDir, templates...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to generate: %w", err)
+	}
 
 	return nil
 }
 
-func openConnection(connectionString string) *sql.DB {
+func openConnection(connectionString string) (*sql.DB, error) {
 	fmt.Println("Connecting to MySQL database...")
 	db, err := sql.Open("mysql", connectionString)
-	throw.OnError(err)
+	if err != nil {
-
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open mysql connection: %w", err)
-	err = db.Ping()
-	throw.OnError(err)
-
-	return db
 	}
 
-func generate(db *sql.DB, dbName, destDir string, templates ...template.Template) {
+	err = db.Ping()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to ping database: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return db, nil
+}
+
+func generate(db *sql.DB, dbName, destDir string, templates ...template.Template) error {
 	fmt.Println("Retrieving database information...")
 	// No schemas in MySQL
-	schemaMetaData := metadata.GetSchema(db, &mySqlQuerySet{}, dbName)
+	schemaMetaData, err := metadata.GetSchema(db, &mySqlQuerySet{}, dbName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get '%s' database metadata: %w", dbName, err)
+	}
 
 	genTemplate := template.Default(mysql.Dialect)
 	if len(templates) > 0 {
 		genTemplate = templates[0]
 	}
 
-	template.ProcessSchema(destDir, schemaMetaData, genTemplate)
+	err = template.ProcessSchema(destDir, schemaMetaData, genTemplate)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to process '%s' database: %w", schemaMetaData.Name, err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }

generator/mysql/query_set.go

@@ -3,17 +3,17 @@ package mysql
 import (
 	"context"
 	"database/sql"
+	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/go-jet/jet/v2/generator/metadata"
-	"github.com/go-jet/jet/v2/internal/utils/throw"
 	"github.com/go-jet/jet/v2/qrm"
 )
 
 // mySqlQuerySet is dialect query set for MySQL
 type mySqlQuerySet struct{}
 
-func (m mySqlQuerySet) GetTablesMetaData(db *sql.DB, schemaName string, tableType metadata.TableType) []metadata.Table {
+func (m mySqlQuerySet) GetTablesMetaData(db *sql.DB, schemaName string, tableType metadata.TableType) ([]metadata.Table, error) {
 	query := `
 SELECT table_name as "table.name"
 FROM INFORMATION_SCHEMA.tables
@@ -23,16 +23,21 @@ ORDER BY table_name;
 	var tables []metadata.Table
 
 	_, err := qrm.Query(context.Background(), db, query, []interface{}{schemaName, tableType}, &tables)
-	throw.OnError(err)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to query %s metadata result: %w", tableType, err)
+	}
 
 	for i := range tables {
-		tables[i].Columns = m.GetTableColumnsMetaData(db, schemaName, tables[i].Name)
+		tables[i].Columns, err = m.GetTableColumnsMetaData(db, schemaName, tables[i].Name)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get '%s' table columns metadata: %w", tables[i].Name, err)
+		}
 	}
 
-	return tables
+	return tables, nil
 }
 
-func (m mySqlQuerySet) GetTableColumnsMetaData(db *sql.DB, schemaName string, tableName string) []metadata.Column {
+func (m mySqlQuerySet) GetTableColumnsMetaData(db *sql.DB, schemaName string, tableName string) ([]metadata.Column, error) {
 	query := `
 SELECT COLUMN_NAME AS "column.Name", 
 	IS_NULLABLE = "YES" AS "column.IsNullable",
@@ -57,12 +62,14 @@ ORDER BY ordinal_position;
 `
 	var columns []metadata.Column
 	_, err := qrm.Query(context.Background(), db, query, []interface{}{schemaName, tableName, schemaName, tableName}, &columns)
-	throw.OnError(err)
+	if err != nil {
-
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to query %s column meta data: %w", tableName, err)
-	return columns
 	}
 
-func (m *mySqlQuerySet) GetEnumsMetaData(db *sql.DB, schemaName string) []metadata.Enum {
+	return columns, nil
+}
+
+func (m mySqlQuerySet) GetEnumsMetaData(db *sql.DB, schemaName string) ([]metadata.Enum, error) {
 	query := `
 SELECT (CASE c.DATA_TYPE WHEN 'enum' then CONCAT(c.TABLE_NAME, '_', c.COLUMN_NAME) ELSE '' END ) as "name", 
        SUBSTRING(c.COLUMN_TYPE,5) as "values"
@@ -76,7 +83,9 @@ WHERE c.table_schema = ? AND DATA_TYPE = 'enum';
 	}
 
 	_, err := qrm.Query(context.Background(), db, query, []interface{}{schemaName}, &queryResult)
-	throw.OnError(err)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to query enums meta data: %w", err)
+	}
 
 	var ret []metadata.Enum
 
@@ -89,5 +98,5 @@ WHERE c.table_schema = ? AND DATA_TYPE = 'enum';
 		})
 	}
 
-	return ret
+	return ret, nil
 }

generator/postgres/postgres_generator.go

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-jet/jet/v2/generator/metadata"
 	"github.com/go-jet/jet/v2/generator/template"
 	"github.com/go-jet/jet/v2/internal/utils"
-	"github.com/go-jet/jet/v2/internal/utils/throw"
 	"github.com/go-jet/jet/v2/postgres"
 	"github.com/jackc/pgconn"
 )
@@ -43,15 +42,18 @@ func Generate(destDir string, dbConn DBConnection, genTemplate ...template.Templ
 }
 
 // GenerateDSN generates jet files using dsn connection string
-func GenerateDSN(dsn, schema, destDir string, templates ...template.Template) (err error) {
+func GenerateDSN(dsn, schema, destDir string, templates ...template.Template) error {
-	defer utils.ErrorCatch(&err)
-
 	cfg, err := pgconn.ParseConfig(dsn)
-	throw.OnError(err)
+	if err != nil {
-	if cfg.Database == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to parse config: %w", err)
-		panic("database name is required")
+	}
+	if cfg.Database == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("database name is required")
+	}
+	db, err := openConnection(dsn)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open db connection: %w", err)
 	}
-	db := openConnection(dsn)
 	defer utils.DBClose(db)
 
 	fmt.Println("Retrieving schema information...")
@@ -60,22 +62,33 @@ func GenerateDSN(dsn, schema, destDir string, templates ...template.Template) (e
 		generatorTemplate = templates[0]
 	}
 
-	schemaMetadata := metadata.GetSchema(db, &postgresQuerySet{}, schema)
+	schemaMetadata, err := metadata.GetSchema(db, &postgresQuerySet{}, schema)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get '%s' schema metadata: %w", schema, err)
+	}
 
 	dirPath := path.Join(destDir, cfg.Database)
 
-	template.ProcessSchema(dirPath, schemaMetadata, generatorTemplate)
+	err = template.ProcessSchema(dirPath, schemaMetadata, generatorTemplate)
-	return
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to generate schema %s: %d", schemaMetadata.Name, err)
 	}
 
-func openConnection(dsn string) *sql.DB {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func openConnection(dsn string) (*sql.DB, error) {
 	fmt.Println("Connecting to postgres database...")
 
 	db, err := sql.Open("postgres", dsn)
-	throw.OnError(err)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open db connection: %w", err)
+	}
 
 	err = db.Ping()
-	throw.OnError(err)
+	if err != nil {
-
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to ping database: %w", err)
-	return db
+	}
+
+	return db, nil
 }

generator/postgres/query_set.go

@@ -3,16 +3,16 @@ package postgres
 import (
 	"context"
 	"database/sql"
+	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/go-jet/jet/v2/generator/metadata"
-	"github.com/go-jet/jet/v2/internal/utils/throw"
 	"github.com/go-jet/jet/v2/qrm"
 )
 
 // postgresQuerySet is dialect query set for PostgreSQL
 type postgresQuerySet struct{}
 
-func (p postgresQuerySet) GetTablesMetaData(db *sql.DB, schemaName string, tableType metadata.TableType) []metadata.Table {
+func (p postgresQuerySet) GetTablesMetaData(db *sql.DB, schemaName string, tableType metadata.TableType) ([]metadata.Table, error) {
 	query := `
 SELECT table_name as "table.name" 
 FROM information_schema.tables
@@ -22,16 +22,21 @@ ORDER BY table_name;
 	var tables []metadata.Table
 
 	_, err := qrm.Query(context.Background(), db, query, []interface{}{schemaName, tableType}, &tables)
-	throw.OnError(err)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to query %s metadata: %w", tableType, err)
+	}
 
 	for i := range tables {
-		tables[i].Columns = p.GetTableColumnsMetaData(db, schemaName, tables[i].Name)
+		tables[i].Columns, err = p.GetTableColumnsMetaData(db, schemaName, tables[i].Name)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to query %s columns metadata: %w", tableType, err)
+		}
 	}
 
-	return tables
+	return tables, nil
 }
 
-func (p postgresQuerySet) GetTableColumnsMetaData(db *sql.DB, schemaName string, tableName string) []metadata.Column {
+func (p postgresQuerySet) GetTableColumnsMetaData(db *sql.DB, schemaName string, tableName string) ([]metadata.Column, error) {
 	query := `
 WITH primaryKeys AS (
 	SELECT column_name
@@ -67,12 +72,14 @@ order by ordinal_position;
 `
 	var columns []metadata.Column
 	_, err := qrm.Query(context.Background(), db, query, []interface{}{schemaName, tableName}, &columns)
-	throw.OnError(err)
+	if err != nil {
-
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to query '%s' columns metadata: %w", tableName, err)
-	return columns
 	}
 
-func (p postgresQuerySet) GetEnumsMetaData(db *sql.DB, schemaName string) []metadata.Enum {
+	return columns, nil
+}
+
+func (p postgresQuerySet) GetEnumsMetaData(db *sql.DB, schemaName string) ([]metadata.Enum, error) {
 	query := `
 SELECT t.typname as "enum.name",  
        e.enumlabel as "values"
@@ -85,7 +92,9 @@ ORDER BY n.nspname, t.typname, e.enumsortorder;`
 	var result []metadata.Enum
 
 	_, err := qrm.Query(context.Background(), db, query, []interface{}{schemaName}, &result)
-	throw.OnError(err)
+	if err != nil {
-
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to query enums metadata for schema '%s': %w", schemaName, err)
-	return result
+	}
+
+	return result, nil
 }

generator/sqlite/query_set.go

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"database/sql"
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/go-jet/jet/v2/generator/metadata"
-	"github.com/go-jet/jet/v2/internal/utils/throw"
 	"github.com/go-jet/jet/v2/qrm"
 	"strings"
 )
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 // sqliteQuerySet is dialect query set for SQLite
 type sqliteQuerySet struct{}
 
-func (p sqliteQuerySet) GetTablesMetaData(db *sql.DB, schemaName string, tableType metadata.TableType) []metadata.Table {
+func (p sqliteQuerySet) GetTablesMetaData(db *sql.DB, schemaName string, tableType metadata.TableType) ([]metadata.Table, error) {
 	query := `
 	SELECT name as "table.name" 
 	FROM sqlite_master
@@ -29,16 +28,21 @@ func (p sqliteQuerySet) GetTablesMetaData(db *sql.DB, schemaName string, tableTy
 	var tables []metadata.Table
 
 	_, err := qrm.Query(context.Background(), db, query, []interface{}{sqlTableType}, &tables)
-	throw.OnError(err)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to query %s metadata: %w", schemaName, err)
+	}
 
 	for i := range tables {
-		tables[i].Columns = p.GetTableColumnsMetaData(db, schemaName, tables[i].Name)
+		tables[i].Columns, err = p.GetTableColumnsMetaData(db, schemaName, tables[i].Name)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to query column metadata: %w", err)
+		}
 	}
 
-	return tables
+	return tables, nil
 }
 
-func (p sqliteQuerySet) GetTableColumnsMetaData(db *sql.DB, schemaName string, tableName string) []metadata.Column {
+func (p sqliteQuerySet) GetTableColumnsMetaData(db *sql.DB, schemaName string, tableName string) ([]metadata.Column, error) {
 	query := fmt.Sprintf(`select * from pragma_table_info(?);`)
 	var columnInfos []struct {
 		Name    string
@@ -48,7 +52,9 @@ func (p sqliteQuerySet) GetTableColumnsMetaData(db *sql.DB, schemaName string, t
 	}
 
 	_, err := qrm.Query(context.Background(), db, query, []interface{}{tableName}, &columnInfos)
-	throw.OnError(err)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to query '%s' column metadata: %w", tableName, err)
+	}
 
 	var columns []metadata.Column
 
@@ -67,7 +73,7 @@ func (p sqliteQuerySet) GetTableColumnsMetaData(db *sql.DB, schemaName string, t
 		})
 	}
 
-	return columns
+	return columns, nil
 }
 
 // will convert VARCHAR(10) -> VARCHAR, etc...
@@ -75,6 +81,6 @@ func getColumnType(columnType string) string {
 	return strings.TrimSpace(strings.Split(columnType, "(")[0])
 }
 
-func (p sqliteQuerySet) GetEnumsMetaData(db *sql.DB, schemaName string) []metadata.Enum {
+func (p sqliteQuerySet) GetEnumsMetaData(db *sql.DB, schemaName string) ([]metadata.Enum, error) {
-	return nil
+	return nil, nil
 }

generator/sqlite/sqlite_generator.go

@@ -6,16 +6,15 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-jet/jet/v2/generator/metadata"
 	"github.com/go-jet/jet/v2/generator/template"
 	"github.com/go-jet/jet/v2/internal/utils"
-	"github.com/go-jet/jet/v2/internal/utils/throw"
 	"github.com/go-jet/jet/v2/sqlite"
 )
 
 // GenerateDSN generates jet files using dsn connection string
-func GenerateDSN(dsn, destDir string, templates ...template.Template) (err error) {
+func GenerateDSN(dsn, destDir string, templates ...template.Template) error {
-	defer utils.ErrorCatch(&err)
-
 	db, err := sql.Open("sqlite3", dsn)
-	throw.OnError(err)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open sqlite connection: %w", err)
+	}
 	defer utils.DBClose(db)
 
 	fmt.Println("Retrieving schema information...")
@@ -25,8 +24,15 @@ func GenerateDSN(dsn, destDir string, templates ...template.Template) (err error
 		generatorTemplate = templates[0]
 	}
 
-	schemaMetadata := metadata.GetSchema(db, &sqliteQuerySet{}, "")
+	schemaMetadata, err := metadata.GetSchema(db, &sqliteQuerySet{}, "")
-
+	if err != nil {
-	template.ProcessSchema(destDir, schemaMetadata, generatorTemplate)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to query database metadata: %w", err)
-	return
+	}
+
+	err = template.ProcessSchema(destDir, schemaMetadata, generatorTemplate)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to process database %s: %w", schemaMetadata.Name, err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }

generator/template/process.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package template
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"path"
 	"strings"
@@ -10,13 +11,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-jet/jet/v2/generator/metadata"
 	"github.com/go-jet/jet/v2/internal/jet"
 	"github.com/go-jet/jet/v2/internal/utils"
-	"github.com/go-jet/jet/v2/internal/utils/throw"
 )
 
 // ProcessSchema will process schema metadata and constructs go files using generator Template
-func ProcessSchema(dirPath string, schemaMetaData metadata.Schema, generatorTemplate Template) {
+func ProcessSchema(dirPath string, schemaMetaData metadata.Schema, generatorTemplate Template) error {
 	if schemaMetaData.IsEmpty() {
-		return
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	schemaTemplate := generatorTemplate.Schema(schemaMetaData)
@@ -25,48 +25,87 @@ func ProcessSchema(dirPath string, schemaMetaData metadata.Schema, generatorTemp
 	fmt.Println("Destination directory:", schemaPath)
 	fmt.Println("Cleaning up destination directory...")
 	err := utils.CleanUpGeneratedFiles(schemaPath)
-	throw.OnError(err)
+	if err != nil {
-
+		return errors.New("failed to cleanup generated files")
-	processModel(schemaPath, schemaMetaData, schemaTemplate)
-	processSQLBuilder(schemaPath, generatorTemplate.Dialect, schemaMetaData, schemaTemplate)
 	}
 
-func processModel(dirPath string, schemaMetaData metadata.Schema, schemaTemplate Schema) {
+	err = processModel(schemaPath, schemaMetaData, schemaTemplate)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to generate model types: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	err = processSQLBuilder(schemaPath, generatorTemplate.Dialect, schemaMetaData, schemaTemplate)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to generate sql builder types: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func processModel(dirPath string, schemaMetaData metadata.Schema, schemaTemplate Schema) error {
 	modelTemplate := schemaTemplate.Model
 
 	if modelTemplate.Skip {
 		fmt.Println("Skipping the generation of model types.")
-		return
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	modelDirPath := path.Join(dirPath, modelTemplate.Path)
 
 	err := utils.EnsureDirPath(modelDirPath)
-	throw.OnError(err)
+	if err != nil {
-
+		return fmt.Errorf("destination dir path does not exist: %w", err)
-	processTableModels("table", modelDirPath, schemaMetaData.TablesMetaData, modelTemplate)
-	processTableModels("view", modelDirPath, schemaMetaData.ViewsMetaData, modelTemplate)
-	processEnumModels(modelDirPath, schemaMetaData.EnumsMetaData, modelTemplate)
 	}
 
-func processSQLBuilder(dirPath string, dialect jet.Dialect, schemaMetaData metadata.Schema, schemaTemplate Schema) {
+	err = processTableModels("table", modelDirPath, schemaMetaData.TablesMetaData, modelTemplate)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to generate table model types: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	err = processTableModels("view", modelDirPath, schemaMetaData.ViewsMetaData, modelTemplate)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to generate view model types: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	err = processEnumModels(modelDirPath, schemaMetaData.EnumsMetaData, modelTemplate)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to process enum types: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func processSQLBuilder(dirPath string, dialect jet.Dialect, schemaMetaData metadata.Schema, schemaTemplate Schema) error {
 	sqlBuilderTemplate := schemaTemplate.SQLBuilder
 
 	if sqlBuilderTemplate.Skip {
 		fmt.Println("Skipping the generation of SQL Builder types.")
-		return
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	sqlBuilderPath := path.Join(dirPath, sqlBuilderTemplate.Path)
 
-	processTableSQLBuilder("table", sqlBuilderPath, dialect, schemaMetaData, schemaMetaData.TablesMetaData, sqlBuilderTemplate)
+	err := processTableSQLBuilder("table", sqlBuilderPath, dialect, schemaMetaData, schemaMetaData.TablesMetaData, sqlBuilderTemplate)
-	processTableSQLBuilder("view", sqlBuilderPath, dialect, schemaMetaData, schemaMetaData.ViewsMetaData, sqlBuilderTemplate)
+	if err != nil {
-	processEnumSQLBuilder(sqlBuilderPath, dialect, schemaMetaData.EnumsMetaData, sqlBuilderTemplate)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to process table sql builder types: %w", err)
 	}
 
-func processEnumSQLBuilder(dirPath string, dialect jet.Dialect, enumsMetaData []metadata.Enum, sqlBuilder SQLBuilder) {
+	err = processTableSQLBuilder("view", sqlBuilderPath, dialect, schemaMetaData, schemaMetaData.ViewsMetaData, sqlBuilderTemplate)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to process view sql builder types: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	err = processEnumSQLBuilder(sqlBuilderPath, dialect, schemaMetaData.EnumsMetaData, sqlBuilderTemplate)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to process enum types: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func processEnumSQLBuilder(dirPath string, dialect jet.Dialect, enumsMetaData []metadata.Enum, sqlBuilder SQLBuilder) error {
 	if len(enumsMetaData) == 0 {
-		return
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	fmt.Printf("Generating enum sql builder files\n")
@@ -81,7 +120,9 @@ func processEnumSQLBuilder(dirPath string, dialect jet.Dialect, enumsMetaData []
 		enumSQLBuilderPath := path.Join(dirPath, enumTemplate.Path)
 
 		err := utils.EnsureDirPath(enumSQLBuilderPath)
-		throw.OnError(err)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to create enum sql builder directory - %s: %w", enumSQLBuilderPath, err)
+		}
 
 		text, err := generateTemplate(
 			autoGenWarningTemplate+enumSQLBuilderTemplate,
@@ -100,21 +141,27 @@ func processEnumSQLBuilder(dirPath string, dialect jet.Dialect, enumsMetaData []
 					return enumTemplate.ValueName(enumValue)
 				},
 			})
-		throw.OnError(err)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to generete enum type %s: %w", enumTemplate.FileName, err)
+		}
 
 		err = utils.SaveGoFile(enumSQLBuilderPath, enumTemplate.FileName, text)
-		throw.OnError(err)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to format and save '%s' enum type : %w", enumTemplate.FileName, err)
 		}
 	}
 
+	return nil
+}
+
 func processTableSQLBuilder(fileTypes, dirPath string,
 	dialect jet.Dialect,
 	schemaMetaData metadata.Schema,
 	tablesMetaData []metadata.Table,
-	sqlBuilderTemplate SQLBuilder) {
+	sqlBuilderTemplate SQLBuilder) error {
 
 	if len(tablesMetaData) == 0 {
-		return
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	fmt.Printf("Generating %s sql builder files\n", fileTypes)
@@ -122,7 +169,6 @@ func processTableSQLBuilder(fileTypes, dirPath string,
 	var generatedBuilders []TableSQLBuilder
 
 	for _, tableMetaData := range tablesMetaData {
-
 		var tableSQLBuilder TableSQLBuilder
 
 		if fileTypes == "view" {
@@ -138,7 +184,9 @@ func processTableSQLBuilder(fileTypes, dirPath string,
 		tableSQLBuilderPath := path.Join(dirPath, tableSQLBuilder.Path)
 
 		err := utils.EnsureDirPath(tableSQLBuilderPath)
-		throw.OnError(err)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to create table sql builder directory - %s: %w", tableSQLBuilderPath, err)
+		}
 
 		text, err := generateTemplate(
 			autoGenWarningTemplate+tableSQLBuilderTemplate,
@@ -168,20 +216,30 @@ func processTableSQLBuilder(fileTypes, dirPath string,
 					return insertedRowAlias(dialect)
 				},
 			})
-		throw.OnError(err)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to generate table sql builder type %s: %w", tableSQLBuilder.TypeName, err)
+		}
 
 		err = utils.SaveGoFile(tableSQLBuilderPath, tableSQLBuilder.FileName, text)
-		throw.OnError(err)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to format and save generated sql builder type '%s': %w", tableSQLBuilder.FileName, err)
+		}
 
 		generatedBuilders = append(generatedBuilders, tableSQLBuilder)
 	}
 
-	if len(generatedBuilders) > 0 {
+	err := generateUseSchemaFunc(dirPath, fileTypes, generatedBuilders)
-		generateUseSchemaFunc(dirPath, fileTypes, generatedBuilders)
+	if err != nil {
-	}
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to generate UseSchema function")
 	}
 
-func generateUseSchemaFunc(dirPath, fileTypes string, builders []TableSQLBuilder) {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func generateUseSchemaFunc(dirPath, fileTypes string, builders []TableSQLBuilder) error {
+	if len(builders) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
 
 	text, err := generateTemplate(
 		autoGenWarningTemplate+tableSqlBuilderSetSchemaTemplate,
@@ -191,13 +249,19 @@ func generateUseSchemaFunc(dirPath, fileTypes string, builders []TableSQLBuilder
 			"type":    func() string { return fileTypes },
 		},
 	)
-	throw.OnError(err)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to generate use schema template: %w", err)
+	}
 
 	basePath := path.Join(dirPath, builders[0].Path)
 	fileName := fileTypes + "_use_schema"
 
 	err = utils.SaveGoFile(basePath, fileName, text)
-	throw.OnError(err)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to save %s file: %w", fileName, err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 func insertedRowAlias(dialect jet.Dialect) string {
@@ -208,9 +272,9 @@ func insertedRowAlias(dialect jet.Dialect) string {
 	return "excluded"
 }
 
-func processTableModels(fileTypes, modelDirPath string, tablesMetaData []metadata.Table, modelTemplate Model) {
+func processTableModels(fileTypes, modelDirPath string, tablesMetaData []metadata.Table, modelTemplate Model) error {
 	if len(tablesMetaData) == 0 {
-		return
+		return nil
 	}
 	fmt.Printf("Generating %s model files...\n", fileTypes)
 
@@ -244,16 +308,22 @@ func processTableModels(fileTypes, modelDirPath string, tablesMetaData []metadat
 					return tableTemplate.Field(columnMetaData)
 				},
 			})
-		throw.OnError(err)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to generate model type '%s': %w", tableMetaData.Name, err)
+		}
 
 		err = utils.SaveGoFile(modelDirPath, tableTemplate.FileName, text)
-		throw.OnError(err)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to save '%s' model type: %w", tableTemplate.FileName, err)
 		}
 	}
 
-func processEnumModels(modelDir string, enumsMetaData []metadata.Enum, modelTemplate Model) {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func processEnumModels(modelDir string, enumsMetaData []metadata.Enum, modelTemplate Model) error {
 	if len(enumsMetaData) == 0 {
-		return
+		return nil
 	}
 	fmt.Print("Generating enum model files...\n")
 
@@ -278,23 +348,30 @@ func processEnumModels(modelDir string, enumsMetaData []metadata.Enum, modelTemp
 					return enumTemplate.ValueName(value)
 				},
 			})
-		throw.OnError(err)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to generate enum type '%s': %w", enumMetaData.Name, err)
+		}
 
 		err = utils.SaveGoFile(modelDir, enumTemplate.FileName, text)
-		throw.OnError(err)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to save '%s' enum type: %w", enumTemplate.FileName, err)
 		}
 	}
 
+	return nil
+}
+
 func generateTemplate(templateText string, templateData interface{}, funcMap template.FuncMap) ([]byte, error) {
 	t, err := template.New("sqlBuilderTableTemplate").Funcs(funcMap).Parse(templateText)
 
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to parse template: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
 	if err := t.Execute(&buf, templateData); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to generate template: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return buf.Bytes(), nil

internal/utils/errfmt/errfmt.go

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package errfmt
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// Trace returns well formatted wrapped error trace string
+func Trace(err error) string {
+	return "Error trace:\n" + " - " + strings.Replace(err.Error(), ": ", ":\n - ", -1)
+}

internal/utils/utils.go

@@ -39,14 +39,16 @@ func SaveGoFile(dirPath, fileName string, text []byte) error {
 	defer file.Close()
 
 	p, err := format.Source(text)
+
+	// if there is a format error we will write unformulated text for debug purposes
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		file.Write(text)
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to format '%s', check '%s' for syntax errors: %w", fileName, newGoFilePath, err)
 	}
 
 	_, err = file.Write(p)
-
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to save '%s' file: %w", newGoFilePath, err)
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ func EnsureDirPath(dirPath string) error {
 		err := os.MkdirAll(dirPath, os.ModePerm)
 
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return fmt.Errorf("can't create directory - %s: %w", dirPath, err)
 		}
 	}
 

tests/init/init.go

@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-jet/jet/v2/generator/mysql"
 	"github.com/go-jet/jet/v2/generator/postgres"
 	"github.com/go-jet/jet/v2/generator/sqlite"
+	"github.com/go-jet/jet/v2/internal/utils/errfmt"
 	"github.com/go-jet/jet/v2/tests/internal/utils/repo"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/go-jet/jet/v2/internal/utils/throw"
 	"github.com/go-jet/jet/v2/tests/dbconfig"
 	_ "github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql"
 	_ "github.com/jackc/pgx/v4/stdlib"
@@ -40,39 +40,65 @@ const (
 )
 
 func main() {
+	var err error
 
 	switch strings.ToLower(testSuite) {
 	case Postgres:
-		initPostgresDB(Postgres, dbconfig.PostgresConnectString)
+		err = initPostgresDB(Postgres, dbconfig.PostgresConnectString)
 	case Cockroach:
-		initPostgresDB(Cockroach, dbconfig.CockroachConnectString)
+		err = initPostgresDB(Cockroach, dbconfig.CockroachConnectString)
 	case MySql:
-		initMySQLDB(false)
+		err = initMySQLDB(false)
 	case MariaDB:
-		initMySQLDB(true)
+		err = initMySQLDB(true)
 	case Sqlite:
-		initSQLiteDB()
+		err = initSQLiteDB()
 	case "all":
-		initPostgresDB(Cockroach, dbconfig.CockroachConnectString)
+		err = initPostgresDB(Cockroach, dbconfig.CockroachConnectString)
-		initPostgresDB(Postgres, dbconfig.PostgresConnectString)
+		if err != nil {
-		initMySQLDB(false)
+			break
-		initMySQLDB(true)
+		}
-		initSQLiteDB()
+		err = initPostgresDB(Postgres, dbconfig.PostgresConnectString)
+		if err != nil {
+			break
+		}
+		err = initMySQLDB(false)
+		if err != nil {
+			break
+		}
+
+		err = initMySQLDB(true)
+		if err != nil {
+			break
+		}
+		err = initSQLiteDB()
 	default:
 		panic("invalid testsuite flag. Test suite name (postgres, mysql, mariadb, cockroach, sqlite or all)")
 	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println(errfmt.Trace(err))
+	}
 }
 
-func initSQLiteDB() {
+func initSQLiteDB() error {
 	err := sqlite.GenerateDSN(dbconfig.SakilaDBPath, repo.GetTestsFilePath("./.gentestdata/sqlite/sakila"))
-	throw.OnError(err)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to generate sqlite sakila database types: %w", err)
+	}
 	err = sqlite.GenerateDSN(dbconfig.ChinookDBPath, repo.GetTestsFilePath("./.gentestdata/sqlite/chinook"))
-	throw.OnError(err)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to generate sqlite chinook database types: %w", err)
+	}
 	err = sqlite.GenerateDSN(dbconfig.TestSampleDBPath, repo.GetTestsFilePath("./.gentestdata/sqlite/test_sample"))
-	throw.OnError(err)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to generate sqlite test_sample database types: %w", err)
 	}
 
-func initMySQLDB(isMariaDB bool) {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func initMySQLDB(isMariaDB bool) error {
 
 	mySQLDBs := []string{
 		"dvds",
@@ -104,7 +130,9 @@ func initMySQLDB(isMariaDB bool) {
 		cmd.Stdout = os.Stdout
 
 		err := cmd.Run()
-		throw.OnError(err)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize mysql database %s: %w", dbName, err)
+		}
 
 		err = mysql.Generate("./.gentestdata/mysql", mysql.DBConnection{
 			Host:     host,
@@ -114,19 +142,20 @@ func initMySQLDB(isMariaDB bool) {
 			DBName:   dbName,
 		})
 
-		throw.OnError(err)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to generate jet types for '%s' database: %w", dbName, err)
 		}
 	}
 
-func initPostgresDB(dbType string, connectionString string) {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func initPostgresDB(dbType string, connectionString string) error {
 	db, err := sql.Open("postgres", connectionString)
 	if err != nil {
-		panic("Failed to connect to test db: " + err.Error())
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to open '%s' db connection '%s': %w", dbType, connectionString, err)
 	}
-	defer func() {
+	defer db.Close()
-		err := db.Close()
-		printOnError(err)
-	}()
 
 	schemaNames := []string{
 		"northwind",
@@ -139,31 +168,43 @@ func initPostgresDB(dbType string, connectionString string) {
 	for _, schemaName := range schemaNames {
 		fmt.Println("\nInitializing", schemaName, "schema...")
 
-		execFile(db, fmt.Sprintf("./testdata/init/%s/%s.sql", dbType, schemaName))
+		err = execFile(db, fmt.Sprintf("./testdata/init/%s/%s.sql", dbType, schemaName))
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to execute sql file: %w", err)
+		}
 
 		err = postgres.GenerateDSN(connectionString, schemaName, "./.gentestdata")
-		throw.OnError(err)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to generate jet types: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
 
-func execFile(db *sql.DB, sqlFilePath string) {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func execFile(db *sql.DB, sqlFilePath string) error {
 	testSampleSql, err := ioutil.ReadFile(sqlFilePath)
-	throw.OnError(err)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to read sql file - %s: %w", sqlFilePath, err)
+	}
 
 	err = execInTx(db, func(tx *sql.Tx) error {
 		_, err := tx.Exec(string(testSampleSql))
 		return err
 	})
-	throw.OnError(err)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to execute sql file - %s: %w", sqlFilePath, err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
 }
 
 func execInTx(db *sql.DB, f func(tx *sql.Tx) error) error {
 	tx, err := db.BeginTx(context.Background(), &sql.TxOptions{
 		Isolation: sql.LevelReadUncommitted, // to speed up initialization of test database
 	})
-
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to start transaction: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	err = f(tx)
@@ -173,11 +214,10 @@ func execInTx(db *sql.DB, f func(tx *sql.Tx) error) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return tx.Commit()
+	err = tx.Commit()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to commit transaction")
 	}
 
-func printOnError(err error) {
+	return nil
-	if err != nil {
-		fmt.Println(err.Error())
-	}
 }