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+# Copyright (c) 2019 AT&T Intellectual Property.
+# Copyright (c) 2018-2019 Nokia.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"Exceptions raised by the shareddatalayer."
+
+class SdlTypeError(TypeError):
+ """
+ Exception for passing a function argument of wrong type.
+ It is likely that the same request will fail repeatedly. It is advised to investigate the exact
+ reason for the failure from the logs.
+ """
+ pass
+
+class SdlException(Exception):
+ """Base exception class for shareddatalayer exceptions."""
+ pass
+
+class NotConnected(SdlException):
+ """
+ Exception for not being connected to the database backend.
+ Shareddatalayer is not connected to the backend data storage and therefore could not deliver the
+ request to the backend data storage. Data in the backend data storage has not been altered.
+ Client is advised to try the operation again later.
+ """
+ pass
+
+class BackendError(SdlException):
+ """
+ Exception for request processing failure.
+ In case of a write type request, data in the backend data storage may or may not have been
+ altered. Client is advised to try the operation again later.
+ """
+ pass
+
+class RejectedByBackend(SdlException):
+ """
+ Exception for shareddatalayer rejecting the request.
+ Backend data storage rejected the request. In case of a write type request, data in the backend
+ data storage may or may not have been altered. It is likely that the same request will fail
+ repeatedly. It is advised to investigate the exact reason for the failure from the logs.
+ """
+ pass