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#
# Copyright (c) 2010 Authors
# Licensed under the GNU GPL version 3.0 or later. See the file LICENSE for details.
+import traceback
+
class InkstitchException(Exception):
pass
+
+
+def format_uncaught_exception():
+ """Format the current exception as a request for a bug report.
+
+ Call this inside an except block so that there is an exception that we can
+ call traceback.format_exc() on.
+ """
+
+ # importing locally to avoid any possibility of circular import
+ from lib.utils import version
+ from .i18n import _
+
+ message = ""
+ message += _("Ink/Stitch experienced an unexpected error. This means it is a bug in Ink/Stitch.")
+ message += "\n\n"
+ # L10N this message is followed by a URL: https://github.com/inkstitch/inkstitch/issues/new
+ message += _("If you'd like to help please\n"
+ "- copy the entire error message below\n"
+ "- save your SVG file and\n"
+ "- create a new issue at")
+ message += " https://github.com/inkstitch/inkstitch/issues/new\n\n"
+ message += _("Include the error description and also (if possible) the svg file.")
+ message += '\n\n\n'
+ message += version.get_inkstitch_version() + '\n'
+ message += traceback.format_exc()
+
+ return message