#30: add `IocContainerException` base exception:

- all exceptions inherit this base class
- allows handling of exceptions outside of the LightweightIocContainer

LightweightIocContainer/Exceptions/CircularDependencyException.cs

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ namespace LightweightIocContainer.Exceptions
     /// <summary>
     /// A circular dependency was detected during <see cref="IIocContainer.Resolve{T}()"/>
     /// </summary>
-    internal class CircularDependencyException : Exception
+    internal class CircularDependencyException : IocContainerException
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// A circular dependency was detected during <see cref="IIocContainer.Resolve{T}()"/>

LightweightIocContainer/Exceptions/ConstructorNotMatchingException.cs

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace LightweightIocContainer.Exceptions
     /// <summary>
     /// The constructor does not match the given or resolvable arguments
     /// </summary>
-    internal class ConstructorNotMatchingException : Exception
+    internal class ConstructorNotMatchingException : IocContainerException
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// The constructor does not match the given or resolvable arguments

LightweightIocContainer/Exceptions/IllegalAbstractMethodCreationException.cs

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 // Created: 2019-06-28
 // Copyright(c) 2019 SimonG. All Rights Reserved.
 
-using System;
 using System.Reflection;
 
 namespace LightweightIocContainer.Exceptions
@@ -10,7 +9,7 @@ namespace LightweightIocContainer.Exceptions
     /// <summary>
     /// The creation of the abstract method is illegal in its current state
     /// </summary>
-    internal class IllegalAbstractMethodCreationException : Exception
+    internal class IllegalAbstractMethodCreationException : IocContainerException
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// The creation of the abstract method is illegal in its current state

LightweightIocContainer/Exceptions/InternalResolveException.cs

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 // Created: 2019-05-27
 // Copyright(c) 2019 SimonG. All Rights Reserved.
 
-using System;
 using LightweightIocContainer.Interfaces;
 
 namespace LightweightIocContainer.Exceptions
@@ -10,7 +9,7 @@ namespace LightweightIocContainer.Exceptions
     /// <summary>
     /// An internal Error happened while the <see cref="IIocContainer"/> tried to resolve an instance
     /// </summary>
-    internal class InternalResolveException : Exception
+    internal class InternalResolveException : IocContainerException
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// An internal Error happened while the <see cref="IIocContainer"/> tried to resolve an instance

LightweightIocContainer/Exceptions/InvalidRegistrationException.cs

@@ -2,14 +2,12 @@
 // Created: 2019-05-20
 // Copyright(c) 2019 SimonG. All Rights Reserved.
 
-using System;
-
 namespace LightweightIocContainer.Exceptions
 {
     /// <summary>
     /// The registration is not valid
     /// </summary>
-    internal class InvalidRegistrationException : Exception
+    internal class InvalidRegistrationException : IocContainerException
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// The registration is not valid

LightweightIocContainer/Exceptions/IocContainerException.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+// Author: Gockner, Simon
+// Created: 2019-11-22
+// Copyright(c) 2019 SimonG. All Rights Reserved.
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using JetBrains.Annotations;
+
+namespace LightweightIocContainer.Exceptions
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// A base <see cref="Exception"/> for the <see cref="LightweightIocContainer"/>
+    /// </summary>
+    public abstract class IocContainerException : Exception
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        ///  A base <see cref="Exception"/> for the <see cref="LightweightIocContainer"/>
+        /// </summary>
+        protected IocContainerException()
+        {
+
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// A base <see cref="Exception"/> for the <see cref="LightweightIocContainer"/>
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="message">The message of the <see cref="Exception"/></param>
+        protected IocContainerException(string message)
+            : base(message)
+        {
+
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// A base <see cref="Exception"/> for the <see cref="LightweightIocContainer"/>
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="message">The message of the <see cref="Exception"/></param>
+        /// <param name="innerException">The inner <see cref="Exception"/></param>
+        protected IocContainerException(string message, Exception innerException)
+            : base(message, innerException)
+        {
+            InnerExceptions = new List<Exception>()
+            {
+                innerException
+            };
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The inner exceptions of the <see cref="IocContainerException"/>
+        /// </summary>
+        [UsedImplicitly]
+        public List<Exception> InnerExceptions { get; protected set; }
+    }
+}

LightweightIocContainer/Exceptions/MultipleRegistrationException.cs

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace LightweightIocContainer.Exceptions
     /// <summary>
     /// The <see cref="System.Type"/> is already registered in this <see cref="IIocContainer"/>
     /// </summary>
-    internal class MultipleRegistrationException : Exception
+    internal class MultipleRegistrationException : IocContainerException
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// The <see cref="System.Type"/> is already registered in this <see cref="IIocContainer"/>

LightweightIocContainer/Exceptions/NoMatchingConstructorFoundException.cs

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace LightweightIocContainer.Exceptions
     /// <summary>
     /// No matching constructor was found for the given or resolvable arguments
     /// </summary>
-    internal class NoMatchingConstructorFoundException : AggregateException
+    internal class NoMatchingConstructorFoundException : IocContainerException
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// No matching constructor was found for the given or resolvable arguments
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ namespace LightweightIocContainer.Exceptions
             Type = type;
 
             if (exceptions == null)
-                InnerExceptions = new List<ConstructorNotMatchingException>();
+                InnerExceptions = new List<Exception>();
             else
-                InnerExceptions = exceptions.ToList();
+                InnerExceptions = exceptions.OfType<Exception>().ToList();
         }
 
 
@@ -36,13 +36,7 @@ namespace LightweightIocContainer.Exceptions
         public Type Type { get; }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// The inner exceptions of the <see cref="NoMatchingConstructorFoundException"/>
-        /// </summary>
-        public new List<ConstructorNotMatchingException> InnerExceptions { get; }
-
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Add an inner exception to the <see cref="InnerExceptions"/>
+        /// Add an inner exception to the <see cref="IocContainerException.InnerExceptions"/>
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="exception">The <see cref="ConstructorNotMatchingException"/></param>
         public void AddInnerException(ConstructorNotMatchingException exception)

LightweightIocContainer/Exceptions/NoPublicConstructorFoundException.cs

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ namespace LightweightIocContainer.Exceptions
     /// <summary>
     /// No public constructor can be found for a <see cref="Type"/>
     /// </summary>
-    internal class NoPublicConstructorFoundException : Exception
+    internal class NoPublicConstructorFoundException : IocContainerException
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// No public constructor can be found for a <see cref="Type"/>

LightweightIocContainer/Exceptions/TypeNotRegisteredException.cs

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ namespace LightweightIocContainer.Exceptions
     /// <summary>
     /// The <see cref="System.Type"/> is not registered in this <see cref="IIocContainer"/>
     /// </summary>
-    internal class TypeNotRegisteredException : Exception
+    internal class TypeNotRegisteredException : IocContainerException
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// The <see cref="System.Type"/> is not registered in this <see cref="IIocContainer"/>

LightweightIocContainer/Exceptions/UnknownRegistrationException.cs

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 // Created: 2019-05-21
 // Copyright(c) 2019 SimonG. All Rights Reserved.
 
-using System;
 using LightweightIocContainer.Interfaces.Registrations;
 
 namespace LightweightIocContainer.Exceptions
@@ -10,7 +9,7 @@ namespace LightweightIocContainer.Exceptions
     /// <summary>
     /// An unknown <see cref="IRegistration"/> was used
     /// </summary>
-    internal class UnknownRegistrationException : Exception
+    internal class UnknownRegistrationException : IocContainerException
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// An unknown <see cref="IRegistration"/> was used

LightweightIocContainer/LightweightIocContainer.xml

@@ -127,6 +127,34 @@
             </summary>
             <param name="message">The exception message</param>
         </member>
+        <member name="T:LightweightIocContainer.Exceptions.IocContainerException">
+            <summary>
+            A base <see cref="T:System.Exception"/> for the <see cref="N:LightweightIocContainer"/>
+            </summary>
+        </member>
+        <member name="M:LightweightIocContainer.Exceptions.IocContainerException.#ctor">
+            <summary>
+             A base <see cref="T:System.Exception"/> for the <see cref="N:LightweightIocContainer"/>
+            </summary>
+        </member>
+        <member name="M:LightweightIocContainer.Exceptions.IocContainerException.#ctor(System.String)">
+            <summary>
+            A base <see cref="T:System.Exception"/> for the <see cref="N:LightweightIocContainer"/>
+            </summary>
+            <param name="message">The message of the <see cref="T:System.Exception"/></param>
+        </member>
+        <member name="M:LightweightIocContainer.Exceptions.IocContainerException.#ctor(System.String,System.Exception)">
+            <summary>
+            A base <see cref="T:System.Exception"/> for the <see cref="N:LightweightIocContainer"/>
+            </summary>
+            <param name="message">The message of the <see cref="T:System.Exception"/></param>
+            <param name="innerException">The inner <see cref="T:System.Exception"/></param>
+        </member>
+        <member name="P:LightweightIocContainer.Exceptions.IocContainerException.InnerExceptions">
+            <summary>
+            The inner exceptions of the <see cref="T:LightweightIocContainer.Exceptions.IocContainerException"/>
+            </summary>
+        </member>
         <member name="T:LightweightIocContainer.Exceptions.MultipleRegistrationException">
             <summary>
             The <see cref="T:System.Type"/> is already registered in this <see cref="T:LightweightIocContainer.Interfaces.IIocContainer"/>
@@ -177,14 +205,9 @@
             The <see cref="P:LightweightIocContainer.Exceptions.NoMatchingConstructorFoundException.Type"/> with no matching constructor
             </summary>
         </member>
-        <member name="P:LightweightIocContainer.Exceptions.NoMatchingConstructorFoundException.InnerExceptions">
-            <summary>
-            The inner exceptions of the <see cref="T:LightweightIocContainer.Exceptions.NoMatchingConstructorFoundException"/>
-            </summary>
-        </member>
         <member name="M:LightweightIocContainer.Exceptions.NoMatchingConstructorFoundException.AddInnerException(LightweightIocContainer.Exceptions.ConstructorNotMatchingException)">
             <summary>
-            Add an inner exception to the <see cref="P:LightweightIocContainer.Exceptions.NoMatchingConstructorFoundException.InnerExceptions"/>
+            Add an inner exception to the <see cref="P:LightweightIocContainer.Exceptions.IocContainerException.InnerExceptions"/>
             </summary>
             <param name="exception">The <see cref="T:LightweightIocContainer.Exceptions.ConstructorNotMatchingException"/></param>
         </member>