Make OnWorker callback return an error

This lets us get rid of a few more calls to Error(), and it simplifies things
for clients of OnWorker: they can simply return an error from their callback
like we do everywhere else.

pkg/gui/background.go

@@ -87,9 +87,10 @@ func (self *BackgroundRoutineMgr) goEvery(interval time.Duration, stop chan stru
 				if self.pauseBackgroundRefreshes {
 					continue
 				}
-				self.gui.c.OnWorker(func(gocui.Task) {
+				self.gui.c.OnWorker(func(gocui.Task) error {
 					_ = function()
 					done <- struct{}{}
+					return nil
 				})
 				// waiting so that we don't bunch up refreshes if the refresh takes longer than the interval
 				<-done

pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/app_status_helper.go

@@ -59,15 +59,10 @@ func (self appStatusHelperTask) Continue() {
 
 // withWaitingStatus wraps a function and shows a waiting status while the function is still executing
 func (self *AppStatusHelper) WithWaitingStatus(message string, f func(gocui.Task) error) {
-	self.c.OnWorker(func(task gocui.Task) {
-		err := self.statusMgr().WithWaitingStatus(message, self.renderAppStatus, func(waitingStatusHandle *status.WaitingStatusHandle) error {
+	self.c.OnWorker(func(task gocui.Task) error {
+		return self.statusMgr().WithWaitingStatus(message, self.renderAppStatus, func(waitingStatusHandle *status.WaitingStatusHandle) error {
 			return f(appStatusHelperTask{task, waitingStatusHandle})
 		})
-		if err != nil {
-			self.c.OnUIThread(func() error {
-				return err
-			})
-		}
 	})
 }
 
@@ -91,7 +86,7 @@ func (self *AppStatusHelper) GetStatusString() string {
 }
 
 func (self *AppStatusHelper) renderAppStatus() {
-	self.c.OnWorker(func(_ gocui.Task) {
+	self.c.OnWorker(func(_ gocui.Task) error {
 		ticker := time.NewTicker(time.Millisecond * time.Duration(self.c.UserConfig.Gui.Spinner.Rate))
 		defer ticker.Stop()
 		for range ticker.C {
@@ -103,9 +98,10 @@ func (self *AppStatusHelper) renderAppStatus() {
 			})
 
 			if appStatus == "" {
-				return
+				break
 			}
 		}
+		return nil
 	})
 }
 

pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/inline_status_helper.go

@@ -68,17 +68,11 @@ func (self *InlineStatusHelper) WithInlineStatus(opts InlineStatusOpts, f func(g
 	view := context.GetView()
 	visible := view.Visible && self.windowHelper.TopViewInWindow(context.GetWindowName(), false) == view
 	if visible && context.IsItemVisible(opts.Item) {
-		self.c.OnWorker(func(task gocui.Task) {
+		self.c.OnWorker(func(task gocui.Task) error {
 			self.start(opts)
+			defer self.stop(opts)
 
-			err := f(inlineStatusHelperTask{task, self, opts})
-			if err != nil {
-				self.c.OnUIThread(func() error {
-					return err
-				})
-			}
-
-			self.stop(opts)
+			return f(inlineStatusHelperTask{task, self, opts})
 		})
 	} else {
 		message := presentation.ItemOperationToString(opts.Operation, self.c.Tr)

pkg/gui/controllers/helpers/refresh_helper.go

@@ -104,8 +104,9 @@ func (self *RefreshHelper) Refresh(options types.RefreshOptions) error {
 			// everything happens fast and it's better to have everything update
 			// in the one frame
 			if !self.c.InDemo() && options.Mode == types.ASYNC {
-				self.c.OnWorker(func(t gocui.Task) {
+				self.c.OnWorker(func(t gocui.Task) error {
 					f()
+					return nil
 				})
 			} else {
 				wg.Add(1)
@@ -246,10 +247,11 @@ func getModeName(mode types.RefreshMode) string {
 func (self *RefreshHelper) refreshReflogCommitsConsideringStartup() {
 	switch self.c.State().GetRepoState().GetStartupStage() {
 	case types.INITIAL:
-		self.c.OnWorker(func(_ gocui.Task) {
+		self.c.OnWorker(func(_ gocui.Task) error {
 			_ = self.refreshReflogCommits()
 			self.refreshBranches(false, true)
 			self.c.State().GetRepoState().SetStartupStage(types.COMPLETE)
+			return nil
 		})
 
 	case types.COMPLETE:

pkg/gui/controllers/local_commits_controller.go

@@ -1153,10 +1153,8 @@ func (self *LocalCommitsController) GetOnFocus() func(types.OnFocusOpts) error {
 		context := self.context()
 		if context.GetSelectedLineIdx() > COMMIT_THRESHOLD && context.GetLimitCommits() {
 			context.SetLimitCommits(false)
-			self.c.OnWorker(func(_ gocui.Task) {
-				if err := self.c.Refresh(types.RefreshOptions{Scope: []types.RefreshableView{types.COMMITS}}); err != nil {
-					_ = self.c.Error(err)
-				}
+			self.c.OnWorker(func(_ gocui.Task) error {
+				return self.c.Refresh(types.RefreshOptions{Scope: []types.RefreshableView{types.COMMITS}})
 			})
 		}
 

pkg/gui/controllers/sub_commits_controller.go

@@ -68,10 +68,8 @@ func (self *SubCommitsController) GetOnFocus() func(types.OnFocusOpts) error {
 		context := self.context()
 		if context.GetSelectedLineIdx() > COMMIT_THRESHOLD && context.GetLimitCommits() {
 			context.SetLimitCommits(false)
-			self.c.OnWorker(func(_ gocui.Task) {
-				if err := self.c.Refresh(types.RefreshOptions{Scope: []types.RefreshableView{types.SUB_COMMITS}}); err != nil {
-					_ = self.c.Error(err)
-				}
+			self.c.OnWorker(func(_ gocui.Task) error {
+				return self.c.Refresh(types.RefreshOptions{Scope: []types.RefreshableView{types.SUB_COMMITS}})
 			})
 		}
 

pkg/gui/controllers/workspace_reset_controller.go

@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ func (self *FilesController) Explode(v *gocui.View, onDone func()) {
 		style.FgBlack.SetBold(),
 	}
 
-	self.c.OnWorker(func(_ gocui.Task) {
+	self.c.OnWorker(func(_ gocui.Task) error {
 		max := 25
 		for i := 0; i < max; i++ {
 			image := getExplodeImage(width, height, i, max)
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ func (self *FilesController) Explode(v *gocui.View, onDone func()) {
 			onDone()
 			return nil
 		})
+		return nil
 	})
 }
 

pkg/gui/gui.go

@@ -958,13 +958,8 @@ func (gui *Gui) onUIThread(f func() error) {
 	})
 }
 
-func (gui *Gui) onWorker(f func(t gocui.Task)) {
-	gui.g.OnWorker(func(t gocui.Task) error {
-		// Hack: adapt to the changed signature in the simplest possible way.
-		// We'll make this cleaner in subsequent commits in this branch.
-		f(t)
-		return nil
-	})
+func (gui *Gui) onWorker(f func(gocui.Task) error) {
+	gui.g.OnWorker(f)
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) getWindowDimensions(informationStr string, appStatus string) map[string]boxlayout.Dimensions {

pkg/gui/gui_common.go

@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func (self *guiCommon) OnUIThread(f func() error) {
 	self.gui.onUIThread(f)
 }
 
-func (self *guiCommon) OnWorker(f func(gocui.Task)) {
+func (self *guiCommon) OnWorker(f func(gocui.Task) error) {
 	self.gui.onWorker(f)
 }
 

pkg/gui/types/common.go

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ type IGuiCommon interface {
 	OnUIThread(f func() error)
 	// Runs a function in a goroutine. Use this whenever you want to run a goroutine and keep track of the fact
 	// that lazygit is still busy. See docs/dev/Busy.md
-	OnWorker(f func(gocui.Task))
+	OnWorker(f func(gocui.Task) error)
 	// Function to call at the end of our 'layout' function which renders views
 	// For example, you may want a view's line to be focused only after that view is
 	// resized, if in accordion mode.

pkg/tasks/async_handler.go

@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ type AsyncHandler struct {
 	lastId    int
 	mutex     deadlock.Mutex
 	onReject  func()
-	onWorker  func(func(gocui.Task))
+	onWorker  func(func(gocui.Task) error)
 }
 
-func NewAsyncHandler(onWorker func(func(gocui.Task))) *AsyncHandler {
+func NewAsyncHandler(onWorker func(func(gocui.Task) error)) *AsyncHandler {
 	return &AsyncHandler{
 		mutex:    deadlock.Mutex{},
 		onWorker: onWorker,
@@ -34,9 +34,10 @@ func (self *AsyncHandler) Do(f func() func()) {
 	id := self.currentId
 	self.mutex.Unlock()
 
-	self.onWorker(func(gocui.Task) {
+	self.onWorker(func(gocui.Task) error {
 		after := f()
 		self.handle(after, id)
+		return nil
 	})
 }
 

pkg/tasks/async_handler_test.go

@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ func TestAsyncHandler(t *testing.T) {
 	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
 	wg.Add(2)
 
-	onWorker := func(f func(gocui.Task)) {
-		go f(gocui.NewFakeTask())
+	onWorker := func(f func(gocui.Task) error) {
+		go func() { _ = f(gocui.NewFakeTask()) }()
 	}
 	handler := NewAsyncHandler(onWorker)
 	handler.onReject = func() {