Add error handling to general example

chat.go

@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ func getNewMessages(k *Keybase, c chan<- ChatAPI, execOptions []string) {
 			for scanner.Scan() {
 				var jsonData ChatAPI
 				json.Unmarshal([]byte(scanner.Text()), &jsonData)
-				if len([]byte(jsonData.ErrorRaw)) > 0 {
+				if jsonData.ErrorRaw != nil {
-					var errorListen = string(jsonData.ErrorRaw)
+					var errorListen = string(*jsonData.ErrorRaw)
 					jsonData.ErrorListen = &errorListen
 				}
 				c <- jsonData
@@ -155,9 +155,9 @@ func chatAPIOut(k *Keybase, c ChatAPI) (ChatAPI, error) {
 	if err := json.Unmarshal(cmdOut, &r); err != nil {
 		return ChatAPI{}, err
 	}
-	if len([]byte(r.ErrorRaw)) > 0 {
+	if r.ErrorRaw != nil {
 		var errorRead Error
-		json.Unmarshal([]byte(r.ErrorRaw), &errorRead)
+		json.Unmarshal([]byte(*r.ErrorRaw), &errorRead)
 		r.ErrorRead = &errorRead
 		return r, errors.New(r.ErrorRead.Message)
 	}

docs.go

@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ in @mkbot#test1:
     }
 
     func handler(m keybase.ChatAPI) {
+	if m.ErrorListen != nil {
+		fmt.Printf("Error: %s\n", *m.ErrorListen)
+		return
+	}
+
     	msgType := m.Msg.Content.Type
     	msgID := m.Msg.ID
     	deviceName := m.Msg.Sender.DeviceName

types.go

@@ -19,21 +19,21 @@ type RunOptions struct {
 
 // ChatAPI holds information about a message received by the `keybase chat api-listen` command
 type ChatAPI struct {
-	Type         string          `json:"type,omitempty"`
+	Type         string           `json:"type,omitempty"`
-	Source       string          `json:"source,omitempty"`
+	Source       string           `json:"source,omitempty"`
-	Msg          *msg            `json:"msg,omitempty"`
+	Msg          *msg             `json:"msg,omitempty"`
-	Method       string          `json:"method,omitempty"`
+	Method       string           `json:"method,omitempty"`
-	Params       *params         `json:"params,omitempty"`
+	Params       *params          `json:"params,omitempty"`
-	Message      string          `json:"message,omitempty"`
+	Message      string           `json:"message,omitempty"`
-	ID           int             `json:"id,omitempty"`
+	ID           int              `json:"id,omitempty"`
-	Ratelimits   []rateLimits    `json:"ratelimits,omitempty"`
+	Ratelimits   []rateLimits     `json:"ratelimits,omitempty"`
-	Notification *notification   `json:"notification,omitempty"`
+	Notification *notification    `json:"notification,omitempty"`
-	Result       *result         `json:"result,omitempty"`
+	Result       *result          `json:"result,omitempty"`
-	Pagination   *pagination     `json:"pagination,omitempty"`
+	Pagination   *pagination      `json:"pagination,omitempty"`
-	ErrorRaw     json.RawMessage `json:"error,omitempty"` // Raw JSON string containit any errors returned
+	ErrorRaw     *json.RawMessage `json:"error,omitempty"` // Raw JSON string containing any errors returned
-	ErrorRead    *Error          `json:"-"`               // Errors returned by any outgoing chat functions such as Read(), Edit(), etc
+	ErrorRead    *Error           `json:"-"`               // Errors returned by any outgoing chat functions such as Read(), Edit(), etc
-	ErrorListen  *string         `json:"-"`               // Errors returned by the api-listen command (used in the Run() function)
+	ErrorListen  *string          `json:"-"`               // Errors returned by the api-listen command (used in the Run() function)
-	keybase      Keybase         // Some methods will need this, so I'm passing it but keeping it unexported
+	keybase      Keybase          // Some methods will need this, so I'm passing it but keeping it unexported
 }
 
 type sender struct {