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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2021 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+//! Common items useful for binder clients and/or servers.
+
+use binder::public_api::{ExceptionCode, Status};
+use std::ffi::CString;
+
+/// Constructs a new Binder error `Status` with the given `ExceptionCode` and message.
+pub fn new_binder_exception<T: AsRef<str>>(exception: ExceptionCode, message: T) -> Status {
+    match exception {
+        ExceptionCode::SERVICE_SPECIFIC => new_binder_service_specific_error(-1, message),
+        _ => Status::new_exception(exception, to_cstring(message).as_deref()),
+    }
+}
+
+/// Constructs a Binder `Status` representing a service-specific exception with the given code and
+/// message.
+pub fn new_binder_service_specific_error<T: AsRef<str>>(code: i32, message: T) -> Status {
+    Status::new_service_specific_error(code, to_cstring(message).as_deref())
+}
+
+fn to_cstring<T: AsRef<str>>(message: T) -> Option<CString> {
+    CString::new(message.as_ref()).ok()
+}