v0.0.510

exerr/constructor.go

@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import (
 var reflectTypeStr = reflect.TypeOf("")
 
 func FromError(err error) *ExErr {
+
+	//goland:noinspection GoTypeAssertionOnErrors
 	if verr, ok := err.(*ExErr); ok {
 		// A simple ExErr
 		return verr

exerr/helper.go

@@ -86,3 +86,28 @@ func MessageMatch(e error, matcher func(string) bool) bool {
 
 	return false
 }
+
+// OriginalError returns the lowest level error, probably the original/external error that was originally wrapped
+func OriginalError(e error) error {
+	if e == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	//goland:noinspection GoTypeAssertionOnErrors
+	bmerr, ok := e.(*ExErr)
+	for !ok {
+		return e
+	}
+
+	for bmerr.OriginalError != nil {
+		bmerr = bmerr.OriginalError
+	}
+
+	if bmerr.WrappedErr != nil {
+		if werr, ok := bmerr.WrappedErr.(error); ok {
+			return werr
+		}
+	}
+
+	return bmerr
+}