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esp-idf/docs/en/api-reference/system/esp_err.rst
Guillaume Souchere d670774f5c feat(esp_common): implement composable error code registration via link-time arrays
Refactor the esp_err_to_name() system to decouple esp_common from
higher-level components. Instead of a monolithic generated table,
each component registers its error codes into a dedicated linker
section (.esp_err_msg_table) via idf_define_esp_err_codes() in its
CMakeLists.txt.

New files:
- tools/err_codes_extract.py: extract ESP_ERR_* defines from headers to CSV
- tools/err_codes_to_c.py: generate C source placing entries into linker section
- tools/err_codes_to_rst.py: generate RST documentation from error codes
- tools/cmake/err_codes.cmake: CMake module providing idf_define_esp_err_codes()
- components/esp_common/include/esp_err_codes.h: esp_err_msg_t typedef
- components/esp_common/src/esp_err_to_name_new.c: new lookup using link-time array
- tools/test_apps/build_system/err_codes_check/: CI test app

Changes:
- Remove all optional component dependencies from esp_common/CMakeLists.txt
- Add .esp_err_msg_table section to all 5 linker scripts
- Register error codes in 18 components via idf_define_esp_err_codes()
- Add new scripts to .gitlab/ci/rules.yml build_check patterns
- use new scripts to generate doc and add CI validation
- Update esp_err.rst to add description of composable code registration
2026-05-28 09:53:32 +02:00

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Error Code and Helper Functions
================================
:link_to_translation:`zh_CN:[中文]`
This section lists definitions of common ESP-IDF error codes and several helper functions related to error handling.
For general information about error codes in ESP-IDF, see :doc:`Error Handling <../../api-guides/error-handling>`.
For the full list of error codes defined in ESP-IDF, see :doc:`Error Codes Reference <../error-codes>`.
.. _registering-error-codes:
Registering Error Codes
------------------------
ESP-IDF uses a composable error code registration system that automatically collects error code definitions from all components at build time. This allows :cpp:func:`esp_err_to_name` and :cpp:func:`esp_err_to_name_r` to look up error codes defined across the entire project without requiring manual maintenance of a central registry.
How It Works
^^^^^^^^^^^^
Error codes are registered at link time using a linker section called ``.esp_err_msg_tbl``. When you define error codes in your component's header files, you need to register those headers with the build system, which will:
1. Extract the error code definitions during the build
2. Generate C code that places them into the ``.esp_err_msg_tbl`` section
3. Link them into your application automatically
The linker collects all error code entries from all components into a single array that :cpp:func:`esp_err_to_name` searches at runtime.
Registering Your Component's Error Codes
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
To register error codes from your component, add the following line to your component's ``CMakeLists.txt``:
.. code-block:: cmake
idf_define_esp_err_codes(HEADERS include/my_component.h)
Replace ``include/my_component.h`` with the path to your header file(s) that contain error code definitions. You can specify multiple headers:
.. code-block:: cmake
idf_define_esp_err_codes(HEADERS
include/my_api.h
include/my_driver.h
)
The build system will automatically process these headers and register any ``#define`` directives that match the error code pattern (typically starting with ``ESP_ERR_`` or similar).
Example
^^^^^^^
In your component's header file ``include/my_component.h``:
.. code-block:: c
#pragma once
#include "esp_err.h"
#define ESP_ERR_MY_COMPONENT_BASE 0x7000
#define ESP_ERR_MY_COMPONENT_INIT (ESP_ERR_MY_COMPONENT_BASE + 1) /*!< Component initialization failed */
#define ESP_ERR_MY_COMPONENT_BUSY (ESP_ERR_MY_COMPONENT_BASE + 2) /*!< Component is busy */
In your component's ``CMakeLists.txt``:
.. code-block:: cmake
idf_component_register(SRCS "my_component.c"
INCLUDE_DIRS "include"
PRIV_REQUIRES esp_common)
# Register error codes
idf_define_esp_err_codes(HEADERS include/my_component.h)
After building your project, calls to ``esp_err_to_name(ESP_ERR_MY_COMPONENT_INIT)`` will return the string ``"ESP_ERR_MY_COMPONENT_INIT"``.
.. note::
Most ESP-IDF components already have their error codes registered. You only need to add ``idf_define_esp_err_codes()`` for your own custom components or when adding new error codes to existing components.
.. _esp-check-api-ref:
API Reference
-------------
.. include-build-file:: inc/esp_check.inc
.. include-build-file:: inc/esp_err.inc