bitbake: Add BBHandledException exception class

We have a problem knowing when to show the user debug information and
when not to since the code has already shown the user suitable information
about why a failure is occurring.

This patch adds a bb.BBHandledException exception class which can be used
to identify those exceptions which don't need further explanation to
the user.

This patch uses this class for the bb.providers exceptions and ensures the
command handling code correctly filters the exceptions meaning that

"bitbake invalid"

now shows an simple error message and not a python traceback.

[YOCTO #1141 partial]

Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>

3 files changed, 19 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/lib/bb/__init__.py b/lib/bb/__init__.py
index 5dc959c7e..81f83c88d 100644
--- a/lib/bb/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/bb/__init__.py
@@ -27,6 +27,18 @@ import sys
 if sys.version_info < (2, 6, 0):
     raise RuntimeError("Sorry, python 2.6.0 or later is required for this version of bitbake")
 
+
+class BBHandledException(Exception):
+    """
+    The big dilemma for generic bitbake code is what information to give the user
+    when an exception occurs. Any exception inheriting this base exception class
+    has already provided information to the user via some 'fired' message type such as
+    an explicitly fired event using bb.fire, or a bb.error message. If bitbake 
+    encounters an exception derived from this class, no backtrace or other information 
+    will be given to the user, its assumed the earlier event provided the relevant information.
+    """
+    pass
+
 import os
 import logging
 
diff --git a/lib/bb/command.py b/lib/bb/command.py
index f236daceb..2a3a3afac 100644
--- a/lib/bb/command.py
+++ b/lib/bb/command.py
@@ -98,9 +98,12 @@ class Command:
             else:
                 self.finishAsyncCommand("Exited with %s" % arg)
             return False
-        except Exception:
+        except Exception as exc:
             import traceback
-            self.finishAsyncCommand(traceback.format_exc())
+            if isinstance(exc, bb.BBHandledException):
+                self.finishAsyncCommand("")
+            else:
+                self.finishAsyncCommand(traceback.format_exc())
             return False
 
     def finishAsyncCommand(self, msg=None, code=None):
diff --git a/lib/bb/providers.py b/lib/bb/providers.py
index 454344705..398c8ea11 100644
--- a/lib/bb/providers.py
+++ b/lib/bb/providers.py
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ import bb
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("BitBake.Provider")
 
-class NoProvider(Exception):
+class NoProvider(bb.BBHandledException):
     """Exception raised when no provider of a build dependency can be found"""
 
-class NoRProvider(Exception):
+class NoRProvider(bb.BBHandledException):
     """Exception raised when no provider of a runtime dependency can be found"""