KPN/docs/error-handling.md
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# Error Handling & Events
KPN++ provides three complementary layers for observing and reacting to failures.
---
## 1. Per-node error handler
Called when a node's function throws an unhandled exception. Return `true` to skip the failed invocation and keep running; `false` to stop the node.
```cpp
--8<-- "examples/15_node_error_handler/main.cpp:error_handler"
```
When a node stops (either from `false` return or no handler installed), it:
1. Disables its **input** channels — upstream stops pushing into dead queues.
2. Disables its **output** channels — downstream nodes receive `ChannelClosedError` on their next pop, propagating the shutdown naturally through the graph.
---
## 2. Per-node overflow callback
Fired with a timestamp each time an output push is dropped because the channel is full. The node name is known at registration so it is not included — keeping the callback zero-overhead when unused.
```cpp
--8<-- "examples/16_event_callbacks/main.cpp:per_node_callback"
```
!!! note
The callback is purely informational — the node always continues after an overflow. To stop the node on overflow, call `node.stop()` from inside the callback.
A matching `set_closed_callback()` fires (also with just a timestamp) when the node stops due to a closed upstream channel:
```cpp
node.set_closed_callback([](std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point ts) {
std::cerr << "node stopped at t=" << ts.time_since_epoch().count() << '\n';
});
```
Each node holds two callback slots per event type — one user-set (registered above) and one injected by the network (see below). Both fire independently.
---
## 3. Network-level event handler
One callback for the whole network. Receives the node name (captured in a closure by the network at `build()` / `start()`), a `NodeEvent`, and a timestamp:
```cpp
--8<-- "examples/16_event_callbacks/main.cpp:network_event_handler"
```
`NodeEvent` values:
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| `NodeEvent::Overflow` | An output push was dropped (channel full) |
| `NodeEvent::Closed` | The node stopped (crash or upstream close cascade) |
The network handler and any per-node callbacks are **independent** — both fire when set.
---
## Complete example
`examples/16_event_callbacks/main.cpp` shows a fast producer overflowing a slow consumer, with both a per-node overflow callback and a network-level event handler active simultaneously.
Node functions:
```cpp
--8<-- "examples/16_event_callbacks/main.cpp:node_fns"
```
Per-node overflow callback:
```cpp
--8<-- "examples/16_event_callbacks/main.cpp:per_node_callback"
```
Network-level event handler:
```cpp
--8<-- "examples/16_event_callbacks/main.cpp:network_event_handler"
```