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+#ifndef error_hh
+#define error_hh
+
+#include "ansicolor.hh"
+#include <string>
+#include <optional>
+#include <iostream>
+#include "types.hh"
+
+namespace nix
+{
+
+typedef enum {
+    elWarning,
+    elError
+} ErrLevel;
+
+struct ErrPos
+{
+    int lineNumber;
+    int column;
+    string nixFile;
+
+    template <class P>
+    ErrPos& operator=(const P &pos)
+    {
+        lineNumber = pos.line;
+        column = pos.column;
+        nixFile = pos.file;
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    template <class P>
+    ErrPos(const P &p)
+    {
+      *this = p;
+    }
+};
+
+struct NixCode
+{
+    ErrPos errPos;
+    std::optional<string> prevLineOfCode;
+    string errLineOfCode;
+    std::optional<string> nextLineOfCode;
+};
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------
+// format function for hints.  same as fmt, except templated values
+// are always in yellow.
+
+template <class T>
+struct yellowify
+{
+    yellowify(T &s) : value(s) {}
+    T &value;
+};
+
+template <class T>
+std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream &out, const yellowify<T> &y)
+{
+    return out << ANSI_YELLOW << y.value << ANSI_NORMAL;
+}
+
+class hintformat
+{
+public:
+    hintformat(string format) :fmt(format)
+    {
+        fmt.exceptions(boost::io::all_error_bits ^ boost::io::too_many_args_bit);
+    }
+    template<class T>
+    hintformat& operator%(const T &value)
+    {
+        fmt % yellowify(value);
+        return *this;
+    }
+
+    std::string str() const
+    {
+        return fmt.str();
+    }
+
+    template <typename U>
+    friend class AddHint;
+private:
+    format fmt;
+};
+
+std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream &os, const hintformat &hf);
+
+template<typename... Args>
+inline hintformat hintfmt(const std::string & fs, const Args & ... args)
+{
+    hintformat f(fs);
+    formatHelper(f, args...);
+    return f;
+}
+
+// -------------------------------------------------
+// ErrorInfo.
+struct ErrorInfo
+{
+    ErrLevel level;
+    string name;
+    string description;
+    std::optional<hintformat> hint;
+    std::optional<NixCode> nixCode;
+
+    static std::optional<string> programName;
+};
+
+// --------------------------------------------------------
+// error printing
+
+// just to cout for now.
+void printErrorInfo(const ErrorInfo &einfo);
+
+}
+
+#endif