// Std
use std::convert::From;
use std::error::Error as StdError;
use std::fmt as std_fmt;
use std::fmt::Display;
use std::io::{self, Write};
use std::process;
use std::result::Result as StdResult;

// Internal
use args::{FlagBuilder, AnyArg};
use fmt::{Colorizer, ColorizerOption, ColorWhen};
use suggestions;

/// Short hand for [`Result`] type
/// [`Result`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/result/enum.Result.html
pub type Result<T> = StdResult<T, Error>;

/// Command line argument parser kind of error
#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, PartialEq)]
pub enum ErrorKind {
    /// Occurs when an [`Arg`] has a set of possible values,
    /// and the user provides a value which isn't in that set.
    ///
    /// # Examples
    ///
    /// ```rust
    /// # use clap::{App, Arg, ErrorKind};
    /// let result = App::new("prog")
    ///     .arg(Arg::with_name("speed")
    ///         .possible_value("fast")
    ///         .possible_value("slow"))
    ///     .get_matches_from_safe(vec!["prog", "other"]);
    /// assert!(result.is_err());
    /// assert_eq!(result.unwrap_err().kind, ErrorKind::InvalidValue);
    /// ```
    /// [`Arg`]: ./struct.Arg.html
    InvalidValue,

    /// Occurs when a user provides a flag, option, argument or subcommand which isn't defined.
    ///
    /// # Examples
    ///
    /// ```rust
    /// # use clap::{App, Arg, ErrorKind};
    /// let result = App::new("prog")
    ///     .arg(Arg::from_usage("--flag 'some flag'"))
    ///     .get_matches_from_safe(vec!["prog", "--other"]);
    /// assert!(result.is_err());
    /// assert_eq!(result.unwrap_err().kind, ErrorKind::UnknownArgument);
    /// ```
    UnknownArgument,

    /// Occurs when the user provides an unrecognized [`SubCommand`] which meets the threshold for
    /// being similar enough to an existing subcommand.
    /// If it doesn't meet the threshold, or the 'suggestions' feature is disabled,
    /// the more general [`UnknownArgument`] error is returned.
    ///
    /// # Examples
    ///
    #[cfg_attr(not(feature="suggestions"), doc=" ```no_run")]
    #[cfg_attr(    feature="suggestions" , doc=" ```")]
    /// # use clap::{App, Arg, ErrorKind, SubCommand};
    /// let result = App::new("prog")
    ///     .subcommand(SubCommand::with_name("config")
    ///         .about("Used for configuration")
    ///         .arg(Arg::with_name("config_file")
    ///             .help("The configuration file to use")
    ///             .index(1)))
    ///     .get_matches_from_safe(vec!["prog", "confi"]);
    /// assert!(result.is_err());
    /// assert_eq!(result.unwrap_err().kind, ErrorKind::InvalidSubcommand);
    /// ```
    /// [`SubCommand`]: ./struct.SubCommand.html
    /// [`UnknownArgument`]: ./enum.ErrorKind.html#variant.UnknownArgument
    InvalidSubcommand,

    /// Occurs when the user provides an unrecognized [`SubCommand`] which either
    /// doesn't meet the threshold for being similar enough to an existing subcommand,
    /// or the 'sggestions' feature is disabled.
    /// Otherwise the more detailed [`InvalidSubcommand`] error is returned.
    ///
    /// This error typically happens when passing additional subcommand names to the `help`
    /// subcommand. Otherwise, the more general [`UnknownArgument`] error is used.
    ///
    /// # Examples
    ///
    /// ```rust
    /// # use clap::{App, Arg, ErrorKind, SubCommand};
    /// let result = App::new("prog")
    ///     .subcommand(SubCommand::with_name("config")
    ///         .about("Used for configuration")
    ///         .arg(Arg::with_name("config_file")
    ///             .help("The configuration file to use")
    ///             .index(1)))
    ///     .get_matches_from_safe(vec!["prog", "help", "nothing"]);
    /// assert!(result.is_err());
    /// assert_eq!(result.unwrap_err().kind, ErrorKind::UnrecognizedSubcommand);
    /// ```
    /// [`SubCommand`]: ./struct.SubCommand.html
    /// [`InvalidSubcommand`]: ./enum.ErrorKind.html#variant.InvalidSubcommand
    /// [`UnknownArgument`]: ./enum.ErrorKind.html#variant.UnknownArgument
    UnrecognizedSubcommand,

    /// Occurs when the user provides an empty value for an option that does not allow empty
    /// values.
    ///
    /// # Examples
    ///
    /// ```rust
    /// # use clap::{App, Arg, ErrorKind};
    /// let res = App::new("prog")
    ///     .arg(Arg::with_name("color")
    ///          .long("color")
    ///          .empty_values(false))
    ///     .get_matches_from_safe(vec!["prog", "--color="]);
    /// assert!(res.is_err());
    /// assert_eq!(res.unwrap_err().kind, ErrorKind::EmptyValue);
    /// ```
    EmptyValue,

    /// Occurs when the user provides a value for an argument with a custom validation and the
    /// value fails that validation.
    ///
    /// # Examples
    ///
    /// ```rust
    /// # use clap::{App, Arg, ErrorKind};
    /// fn is_numeric(val: String) -> Result<(), String> {
    ///     match val.parse::<i64>() {
    ///         Ok(..) => Ok(()),
    ///         Err(..) => Err(String::from("Value wasn't a number!")),
    ///     }
    /// }
    ///
    /// let result = App::new("prog")
    ///     .arg(Arg::with_name("num")
    ///          .validator(is_numeric))
    ///     .get_matches_from_safe(vec!["prog", "NotANumber"]);
    /// assert!(result.is_err());
    /// assert_eq!(result.unwrap_err().kind, ErrorKind::ValueValidation);
    /// ```
    ValueValidation,

    /// Occurs when a user provides more values for an argument than were defined by setting
    /// [`Arg::max_values`].
    ///
    /// # Examples
    ///
    /// ```rust
    /// # use clap::{App, Arg, ErrorKind};
    /// let result = App::new("prog")
    ///     .arg(Arg::with_name("arg")
    ///         .multiple(true)
    ///         .max_values(2))
    ///     .get_matches_from_safe(vec!["prog", "too", "many", "values"]);
    /// assert!(result.is_err());
    /// assert_eq!(result.unwrap_err().kind, ErrorKind::TooManyValues);
    /// ```
    /// [`Arg::max_values`]: ./struct.Arg.html#method.max_values
    TooManyValues,

    /// Occurs when the user provides fewer values for an argument than were defined by setting
    /// [`Arg::min_values`].
    ///
    /// # Examples
    ///
    /// ```rust
    /// # use clap::{App, Arg, ErrorKind};
    /// let result = App::new("prog")
    ///     .arg(Arg::with_name("some_opt")
    ///         .long("opt")
    ///         .min_values(3))
    ///     .get_matches_from_safe(vec!["prog", "--opt", "too", "few"]);
    /// assert!(result.is_err());
    /// assert_eq!(result.unwrap_err().kind, ErrorKind::TooFewValues);
    /// ```
    /// [`Arg::min_values`]: ./struct.Arg.html#method.min_values
    TooFewValues,

    /// Occurs when the user provides a different number of values for an argument than what's
    /// been defined by setting [`Arg::number_of_values`] or than was implicitly set by
    /// [`Arg::value_names`].
    ///
    /// # Examples
    ///
    /// ```rust
    /// # use clap::{App, Arg, ErrorKind};
    /// let result = App::new("prog")
    ///     .arg(Arg::with_name("some_opt")
    ///         .long("opt")
    ///         .takes_value(true)
    ///         .number_of_values(2))
    ///     .get_matches_from_safe(vec!["prog", "--opt", "wrong"]);
    /// assert!(result.is_err());
    /// assert_eq!(result.unwrap_err().kind, ErrorKind::WrongNumberOfValues);
    /// ```
    /// [`Arg::number_of_values`]
    /// [`Arg::number_of_values`]: ./struct.Arg.html#method.number_of_values
    /// [`Arg::value_names`]: ./struct.Arg.html#method.value_names
    WrongNumberOfValues,

    /// Occurs when the user provides two values which conflict with each other and can't be used
    /// together.
    ///
    /// # Examples
    ///
    /// ```rust
    /// # use clap::{App, Arg, ErrorKind};
    /// let result = App::new("prog")
    ///     .arg(Arg::with_name("debug")
    ///         .long("debug")
    ///         .conflicts_with("color"))
    ///     .arg(Arg::with_name("color")
    ///         .long("color"))
    ///     .get_matches_from_safe(vec!["prog", "--debug", "--color"]);
    /// assert!(result.is_err());
    /// assert_eq!(result.unwrap_err().kind, ErrorKind::ArgumentConflict);
    /// ```
    ArgumentConflict,

    /// Occurs when the user does not provide one or more required arguments.
    ///
    /// # Examples
    ///
    /// ```rust
    /// # use clap::{App, Arg, ErrorKind};
    /// let result = App::new("prog")
    ///     .arg(Arg::with_name("debug")
    ///         .required(true))
    ///     .get_matches_from_safe(vec!["prog"]);
    /// assert!(result.is_err());
    /// assert_eq!(result.unwrap_err().kind, ErrorKind::MissingRequiredArgument);
    /// ```
    MissingRequiredArgument,

    /// Occurs when a subcommand is required (as defined by [`AppSettings::SubcommandRequired`]),
    /// but the user does not provide one.
    ///
    /// # Examples
    ///
    /// ```rust
    /// # use clap::{App, AppSettings, SubCommand, ErrorKind};
    /// let err = App::new("prog")
    ///     .setting(AppSettings::SubcommandRequired)
    ///     .subcommand(SubCommand::with_name("test"))
    ///     .get_matches_from_safe(vec![
    ///         "myprog",
    ///     ]);
    /// assert!(err.is_err());
    /// assert_eq!(err.unwrap_err().kind, ErrorKind::MissingSubcommand);
    /// # ;
    /// ```
    /// [`AppSettings::SubcommandRequired`]: ./enum.AppSettings.html#variant.SubcommandRequired
    MissingSubcommand,

    /// Occurs when either an argument or [`SubCommand`] is required, as defined by
    /// [`AppSettings::ArgRequiredElseHelp`], but the user did not provide one.
    ///
    /// # Examples
    ///
    /// ```rust
    /// # use clap::{App, Arg, AppSettings, ErrorKind, SubCommand};
    /// let result = App::new("prog")
    ///     .setting(AppSettings::ArgRequiredElseHelp)
    ///     .subcommand(SubCommand::with_name("config")
    ///         .about("Used for configuration")
    ///         .arg(Arg::with_name("config_file")
    ///             .help("The configuration file to use")))
    ///     .get_matches_from_safe(vec!["prog"]);
    /// assert!(result.is_err());
    /// assert_eq!(result.unwrap_err().kind, ErrorKind::MissingArgumentOrSubcommand);
    /// ```
    /// [`SubCommand`]: ./struct.SubCommand.html
    /// [`AppSettings::ArgRequiredElseHelp`]: ./enum.AppSettings.html#variant.ArgRequiredElseHelp
    MissingArgumentOrSubcommand,

    /// Occurs when the user provides multiple values to an argument which doesn't allow that.
    ///
    /// # Examples
    ///
    /// ```rust
    /// # use clap::{App, Arg, ErrorKind};
    /// let result = App::new("prog")
    ///     .arg(Arg::with_name("debug")
    ///         .long("debug")
    ///         .multiple(false))
    ///     .get_matches_from_safe(vec!["prog", "--debug", "--debug"]);
    /// assert!(result.is_err());
    /// assert_eq!(result.unwrap_err().kind, ErrorKind::UnexpectedMultipleUsage);
    /// ```
    UnexpectedMultipleUsage,

    /// Occurs when the user provides a value containing invalid UTF-8 for an argument and
    /// [`AppSettings::StrictUtf8`] is set.
    ///
    /// # Platform Speicific
    ///
    /// Non-Windows platforms only (such as Linux, Unix, OSX, etc.)
    ///
    /// # Examples
    ///
    #[cfg_attr(not(unix), doc=" ```ignore")]
    #[cfg_attr(    unix , doc=" ```")]
    /// # use clap::{App, Arg, ErrorKind, AppSettings};
    /// # use std::os::unix::ffi::OsStringExt;
    /// # use std::ffi::OsString;
    /// let result = App::new("prog")
    ///     .setting(AppSettings::StrictUtf8)
    ///     .arg(Arg::with_name("utf8")
    ///         .short("u")
    ///         .takes_value(true))
    ///     .get_matches_from_safe(vec![OsString::from("myprog"),
    ///                                 OsString::from("-u"),
    ///                                 OsString::from_vec(vec![0xE9])]);
    /// assert!(result.is_err());
    /// assert_eq!(result.unwrap_err().kind, ErrorKind::InvalidUtf8);
    /// ```
    /// [`AppSettings::StrictUtf8`]: ./enum.AppSettings.html#variant.StrictUtf8
    InvalidUtf8,

    /// Not a true "error" as it means `--help` or similar was used.
    /// The help message will be sent to `stdout`.
    ///
    /// **Note**: If the help is displayed due to an error (such as missing subcommands) it will
    /// be sent to `stderr` instead of `stdout`.
    ///
    /// # Examples
    ///
    /// ```rust
    /// # use clap::{App, Arg, ErrorKind};
    /// let result = App::new("prog")
    ///     .get_matches_from_safe(vec!["prog", "--help"]);
    /// assert!(result.is_err());
    /// assert_eq!(result.unwrap_err().kind, ErrorKind::HelpDisplayed);
    /// ```
    HelpDisplayed,

    /// Not a true "error" as it means `--version` or similar was used.
    /// The message will be sent to `stdout`.
    ///
    /// # Examples
    ///
    /// ```rust
    /// # use clap::{App, Arg, ErrorKind};
    /// let result = App::new("prog")
    ///     .get_matches_from_safe(vec!["prog", "--version"]);
    /// assert!(result.is_err());
    /// assert_eq!(result.unwrap_err().kind, ErrorKind::VersionDisplayed);
    /// ```
    VersionDisplayed,

    /// Occurs when using the [`value_t!`] and [`values_t!`] macros to convert an argument value
    /// into type `T`, but the argument you requested wasn't used. I.e. you asked for an argument
    /// with name `config` to be converted, but `config` wasn't used by the user.
    /// [`value_t!`]: ./macro.value_t!.html
    /// [`values_t!`]: ./macro.values_t!.html
    ArgumentNotFound,

    /// Represents an [I/O error].
    /// Can occur when writing to `stderr` or `stdout` or reading a configuration file.
    /// [I/O error]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/io/struct.Error.html
    Io,

    /// Represents a [Format error] (which is a part of [`Display`]).
    /// Typically caused by writing to `stderr` or `stdout`.
    /// [`Display`]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/fmt/trait.Display.html
    /// [Format error]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/std/fmt/struct.Error.html
    Format,
}

/// Command Line Argument Parser Error
#[derive(Debug)]
pub struct Error {
    /// Formated error message
    pub message: String,
    /// The type of error
    pub kind: ErrorKind,
    /// Any additional information passed along, such as the argument name that caused the error
    pub info: Option<Vec<String>>,
}

impl Error {
    /// Should the message be written to `stdout` or not
    pub fn use_stderr(&self) -> bool {
        match self.kind {
            ErrorKind::HelpDisplayed |
            ErrorKind::VersionDisplayed => false,
            _ => true,
        }
    }

    /// Prints the error to `stderr` and exits with a status of `1`
    pub fn exit(&self) -> ! {
        if self.use_stderr() {
            wlnerr!("{}", self.message);
            process::exit(1);
        }
        let out = io::stdout();
        writeln!(&mut out.lock(), "{}", self.message).expect("Error writing Error to stdout");
        process::exit(0);
    }

    #[doc(hidden)]
    pub fn write_to<W: Write>(&self, w: &mut W) -> io::Result<()> { write!(w, "{}", self.message) }

    #[doc(hidden)]
    pub fn argument_conflict<'a, 'b, A, O, U>(arg: &A,
                                              other: Option<O>,
                                              usage: U,
                                              color: ColorWhen)
                                              -> Self
        where A: AnyArg<'a, 'b> + Display,
              O: Into<String>,
              U: Display
    {
        let mut v = vec![arg.name().to_owned()];
        let c = Colorizer::new(ColorizerOption {
            use_stderr: true,
            when: color,
        });
        Error {
            message: format!("{} The argument '{}' cannot be used with {}\n\n\
                            {}\n\n\
                            For more information try {}",
                             c.error("error:"),
                             c.warning(&*arg.to_string()),
                             match other {
                                 Some(name) => {
                                     let n = name.into();
                                     v.push(n.clone());
                                     c.warning(format!("'{}'", n))
                                 }
                                 None => {
                                     c.none("one or more of the other specified arguments"
                                         .to_owned())
                                 }
                             },
                             usage,
                             c.good("--help")),
            kind: ErrorKind::ArgumentConflict,
            info: Some(v),
        }
    }

    #[doc(hidden)]
    pub fn empty_value<'a, 'b, A, U>(arg: &A, usage: U, color: ColorWhen) -> Self
        where A: AnyArg<'a, 'b> + Display,
              U: Display
    {
        let c = Colorizer::new(ColorizerOption {
            use_stderr: true,
            when: color,
        });
        Error {
            message: format!("{} The argument '{}' requires a value but none was supplied\
                            \n\n\
                            {}\n\n\
                            For more information try {}",
                             c.error("error:"),
                             c.warning(arg.to_string()),
                             usage,
                             c.good("--help")),
            kind: ErrorKind::EmptyValue,
            info: Some(vec![arg.name().to_owned()]),
        }
    }

    #[doc(hidden)]
    pub fn invalid_value<'a, 'b, B, G, A, U>(bad_val: B,
                                             good_vals: &[G],
                                             arg: &A,
                                             usage: U,
                                             color: ColorWhen)
                                             -> Self
        where B: AsRef<str>,
              G: AsRef<str> + Display,
              A: AnyArg<'a, 'b> + Display,
              U: Display
    {
        let c = Colorizer::new(ColorizerOption {
            use_stderr: true,
            when: color,
        });
        let suffix =
            suggestions::did_you_mean_value_suffix(
                bad_val.as_ref(),
                good_vals.iter());

        let mut sorted = vec![];
        for v in good_vals {
            let val = format!("{}", c.good(v));
            sorted.push(val);
        }
        sorted.sort();
        let valid_values = sorted.join(", ");
        Error {
            message: format!("{} '{}' isn't a valid value for '{}'\n\t\
                            [values: {}]\n\
                            {}\n\n\
                            {}\n\n\
                            For more information try {}",
                             c.error("error:"),
                             c.warning(bad_val.as_ref()),
                             c.warning(arg.to_string()),
                             valid_values,
                             suffix.0,
                             usage,
                             c.good("--help")),
            kind: ErrorKind::InvalidValue,
            info: Some(vec![arg.name().to_owned(), bad_val.as_ref().to_owned()]),
        }
    }

    #[doc(hidden)]
    pub fn invalid_subcommand<S, D, N, U>(subcmd: S,
                                          did_you_mean: D,
                                          name: N,
                                          usage: U,
                                          color: ColorWhen)
                                          -> Self
        where S: Into<String>,
              D: AsRef<str> + Display,
              N: Display,
              U: Display
    {
        let s = subcmd.into();
        let c = Colorizer::new(ColorizerOption {
            use_stderr: true,
            when: color,
        });
        Error {
            message: format!("{} The subcommand '{}' wasn't recognized\n\t\
                            Did you mean '{}'?\n\n\
                            If you believe you received this message in error, try \
                            re-running with '{} {} {}'\n\n\
                            {}\n\n\
                            For more information try {}",
                             c.error("error:"),
                             c.warning(&*s),
                             c.good(did_you_mean.as_ref()),
                             name,
                             c.good("--"),
                             &*s,
                             usage,
                             c.good("--help")),
            kind: ErrorKind::InvalidSubcommand,
            info: Some(vec![s]),
        }
    }

    #[doc(hidden)]
    pub fn unrecognized_subcommand<S, N>(subcmd: S, name: N, color: ColorWhen) -> Self
        where S: Into<String>,
              N: Display
    {
        let s = subcmd.into();
        let c = Colorizer::new(ColorizerOption {
            use_stderr: true,
            when: color,
        });
        Error {
            message: format!("{} The subcommand '{}' wasn't recognized\n\n\
                            {}\n\t\
                                {} help <subcommands>...\n\n\
                            For more information try {}",
                             c.error("error:"),
                             c.warning(&*s),
                             c.warning("USAGE:"),
                             name,
                             c.good("--help")),
            kind: ErrorKind::UnrecognizedSubcommand,
            info: Some(vec![s]),
        }
    }

    #[doc(hidden)]
    pub fn missing_required_argument<R, U>(required: R, usage: U, color: ColorWhen) -> Self
        where R: Display,
              U: Display
    {
        let c = Colorizer::new(ColorizerOption {
            use_stderr: true,
            when: color,
        });
        Error {
            message: format!("{} The following required arguments were not provided:{}\n\n\
                            {}\n\n\
                            For more information try {}",
                             c.error("error:"),
                             required,
                             usage,
                             c.good("--help")),
            kind: ErrorKind::MissingRequiredArgument,
            info: None,
        }
    }

    #[doc(hidden)]
    pub fn missing_subcommand<N, U>(name: N, usage: U, color: ColorWhen) -> Self
        where N: AsRef<str> + Display,
              U: Display
    {
        let c = Colorizer::new(ColorizerOption {
            use_stderr: true,
            when: color,
        });
        Error {
            message: format!("{} '{}' requires a subcommand, but one was not provided\n\n\
                            {}\n\n\
                            For more information try {}",
                             c.error("error:"),
                             c.warning(name),
                             usage,
                             c.good("--help")),
            kind: ErrorKind::MissingSubcommand,
            info: None,
        }
    }


    #[doc(hidden)]
    pub fn invalid_utf8<U>(usage: U, color: ColorWhen) -> Self
        where U: Display
    {
        let c = Colorizer::new(ColorizerOption {
            use_stderr: true,
            when: color,
        });
        Error {
            message: format!("{} Invalid UTF-8 was detected in one or more arguments\n\n\
                            {}\n\n\
                            For more information try {}",
                             c.error("error:"),
                             usage,
                             c.good("--help")),
            kind: ErrorKind::InvalidUtf8,
            info: None,
        }
    }

    #[doc(hidden)]
    pub fn too_many_values<'a, 'b, V, A, U>(val: V,
                                            arg: &A,
                                            usage: U,
                                            color: ColorWhen)
                                            -> Self
        where V: AsRef<str> + Display + ToOwned,
              A: AnyArg<'a, 'b> + Display,
              U: Display
    {
        let v = val.as_ref();
        let c = Colorizer::new(ColorizerOption {
            use_stderr: true,
            when: color,
        });
        Error {
            message: format!("{} The value '{}' was provided to '{}', but it wasn't expecting \
                            any more values\n\n\
                            {}\n\n\
                            For more information try {}",
                             c.error("error:"),
                             c.warning(v),
                             c.warning(arg.to_string()),
                             usage,
                             c.good("--help")),
            kind: ErrorKind::TooManyValues,
            info: Some(vec![arg.name().to_owned(), v.to_owned()]),
        }
    }

    #[doc(hidden)]
    pub fn too_few_values<'a, 'b, A, U>(arg: &A,
                                        min_vals: u64,
                                        curr_vals: usize,
                                        usage: U,
                                        color: ColorWhen)
                                        -> Self
        where A: AnyArg<'a, 'b> + Display,
              U: Display
    {
        let c = Colorizer::new(ColorizerOption {
            use_stderr: true,
            when: color,
        });
        Error {
            message: format!("{} The argument '{}' requires at least {} values, but only {} w{} \
                            provided\n\n\
                            {}\n\n\
                            For more information try {}",
                             c.error("error:"),
                             c.warning(arg.to_string()),
                             c.warning(min_vals.to_string()),
                             c.warning(curr_vals.to_string()),
                             if curr_vals > 1 { "ere" } else { "as" },
                             usage,
                             c.good("--help")),
            kind: ErrorKind::TooFewValues,
            info: Some(vec![arg.name().to_owned()]),
        }
    }

    #[doc(hidden)]
    pub fn value_validation<'a, 'b, A>(arg: Option<&A>, err: String, color: ColorWhen) -> Self
        where A: AnyArg<'a, 'b> + Display
    {
        let c = Colorizer::new(ColorizerOption {
            use_stderr: true,
            when: color,
        });
        Error {
            message: format!("{} Invalid value{}: {}",
                             c.error("error:"),
                             if let Some(a) = arg {
                                 format!(" for '{}'", c.warning(a.to_string()))
                             } else {
                                 "".to_string()
                             },
                             err),
            kind: ErrorKind::ValueValidation,
            info: None,
        }
    }

    #[doc(hidden)]
    pub fn value_validation_auto(err: String) -> Self {
        let n: Option<&FlagBuilder> = None; 
        Error::value_validation(n, err, ColorWhen::Auto)
    }

    #[doc(hidden)]
    pub fn wrong_number_of_values<'a, 'b, A, S, U>(arg: &A,
                                                   num_vals: u64,
                                                   curr_vals: usize,
                                                   suffix: S,
                                                   usage: U,
                                                   color: ColorWhen)
                                                   -> Self
        where A: AnyArg<'a, 'b> + Display,
              S: Display,
              U: Display
    {
        let c = Colorizer::new(ColorizerOption {
            use_stderr: true,
            when: color,
        });
        Error {
            message: format!("{} The argument '{}' requires {} values, but {} w{} \
                            provided\n\n\
                            {}\n\n\
                            For more information try {}",
                             c.error("error:"),
                             c.warning(arg.to_string()),
                             c.warning(num_vals.to_string()),
                             c.warning(curr_vals.to_string()),
                             suffix,
                             usage,
                             c.good("--help")),
            kind: ErrorKind::WrongNumberOfValues,
            info: Some(vec![arg.name().to_owned()]),
        }
    }

    #[doc(hidden)]
    pub fn unexpected_multiple_usage<'a, 'b, A, U>(arg: &A, usage: U, color: ColorWhen) -> Self
        where A: AnyArg<'a, 'b> + Display,
              U: Display
    {
        let c = Colorizer::new(ColorizerOption {
            use_stderr: true,
            when: color,
        });
        Error {
            message: format!("{} The argument '{}' was provided more than once, but cannot \
                            be used multiple times\n\n\
                            {}\n\n\
                            For more information try {}",
                             c.error("error:"),
                             c.warning(arg.to_string()),
                             usage,
                             c.good("--help")),
            kind: ErrorKind::UnexpectedMultipleUsage,
            info: Some(vec![arg.name().to_owned()]),
        }
    }

    #[doc(hidden)]
    pub fn unknown_argument<A, U>(arg: A,
                                  did_you_mean: &str,
                                  usage: U,
                                  color: ColorWhen)
                                  -> Self
        where A: Into<String>,
              U: Display
    {
        let a = arg.into();
        let c = Colorizer::new(ColorizerOption {
            use_stderr: true,
            when: color,
        });
        Error {
            message: format!("{} Found argument '{}' which wasn't expected, or isn't valid in \
            this context{}\n\
                            {}\n\n\
                            For more information try {}",
                             c.error("error:"),
                             c.warning(&*a),
                             if did_you_mean.is_empty() {
                                 "\n".to_owned()
                             } else {
                                 format!("{}\n", did_you_mean)
                             },
                             usage,
                             c.good("--help")),
            kind: ErrorKind::UnknownArgument,
            info: Some(vec![a]),
        }
    }

    #[doc(hidden)]
    pub fn io_error(e: &Error, color: ColorWhen) -> Self {
        let c = Colorizer::new(ColorizerOption {
            use_stderr: true,
            when: color,
        });
        Error {
            message: format!("{} {}", c.error("error:"), e.description()),
            kind: ErrorKind::Io,
            info: None,
        }
    }

    #[doc(hidden)]
    pub fn argument_not_found_auto<A>(arg: A) -> Self
        where A: Into<String>
    {
        let a = arg.into();
        let c = Colorizer::new(ColorizerOption {
            use_stderr: true,
            when: ColorWhen::Auto,
        });
        Error {
            message: format!("{} The argument '{}' wasn't found",
                             c.error("error:"),
                             a.clone()),
            kind: ErrorKind::ArgumentNotFound,
            info: Some(vec![a]),
        }
    }

    /// Create an error with a custom description.
    ///
    /// This can be used in combination with `Error::exit` to exit your program
    /// with a custom error message.
    pub fn with_description(description: &str, kind: ErrorKind) -> Self {
        let c = Colorizer::new(ColorizerOption {
            use_stderr: true,
            when: ColorWhen::Auto,
        });
        Error {
            message: format!("{} {}", c.error("error:"), description),
            kind: kind,
            info: None,
        }
    }
}

impl StdError for Error {
    fn description(&self) -> &str { &*self.message }
}

impl Display for Error {
    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std_fmt::Formatter) -> std_fmt::Result { writeln!(f, "{}", self.message) }
}

impl From<io::Error> for Error {
    fn from(e: io::Error) -> Self { Error::with_description(e.description(), ErrorKind::Io) }
}

impl From<std_fmt::Error> for Error {
    fn from(e: std_fmt::Error) -> Self {
        Error::with_description(e.description(), ErrorKind::Format)
    }
}