1 files changed, 30 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/formats/packfile/error.go b/formats/packfile/error.go
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+++ b/formats/packfile/error.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package packfile
+
+import "fmt"
+
+// Error specifies errors returned during packfile parsing.
+type Error struct {
+	reason, details string
+}
+
+// NewError returns a new error.
+func NewError(reason string) *Error {
+	return &Error{reason: reason}
+}
+
+// Error returns a text representation of the error.
+func (e *Error) Error() string {
+	if e.details == "" {
+		return e.reason
+	}
+
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s: %s", e.reason, e.details)
+}
+
+// AddDetails adds details to an error, with additional text.
+func (e *Error) AddDetails(format string, args ...interface{}) *Error {
+	return &Error{
+		reason:  e.reason,
+		details: fmt.Sprintf(format, args...),
+	}
+}