New function to display exceptions

1 files changed, 39 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/include/functions b/include/functions
index 816d0cd1..9719b0ae 100644
--- a/include/functions
+++ b/include/functions
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #    DiscoverProfiles           Determine available profiles on system
 #    Display                    Output text to screen with colors and identation
 #    DisplayError               Show an error on screen
+#    DisplayException           Show an exception on screen
 #    DisplayManual              Output text to screen without any layout
 #    DisplayToolTip             Show a tip for improving usage of the tool
 #    DisplayWarning             Show a clear warning on screen
@@ -657,6 +658,40 @@
 
 
     ################################################################################
+    # Name        : DisplayException()
+    # Description : Show a discovered exception on screen
+    #
+    # Parameters  : $1 = function or test
+    #               $2 = text
+    # Returns     : <nothing>
+    # Note        : This function is usually triggered by ReportException
+    ################################################################################
+
+    DisplayException() {
+        ${ECHOCMD:-echo} ""
+        ${ECHOCMD:-echo} "================================================================="
+        ${ECHOCMD:-echo} ""
+        ${ECHOCMD:-echo} "  ${WARNING}Exception found!${NORMAL}"
+        ${ECHOCMD:-echo} ""
+        ${ECHOCMD:-echo} "  Function/test:  [$1]"
+        ${ECHOCMD:-echo} "  Message:        ${BOLD}$2${NORMAL}"
+        ${ECHOCMD:-echo} ""
+        ${ECHOCMD:-echo} "  Help improving the Lynis community with your feedback!"
+        ${ECHOCMD:-echo} ""
+        ${ECHOCMD:-echo} "  Steps:"
+        ${ECHOCMD:-echo} "  - Ensure you are running the latest version ($0 update check)"
+        ${ECHOCMD:-echo} "  - If so, create a GitHub issue at ${PROGRAM_SOURCE}"
+        ${ECHOCMD:-echo} "  - Include relevant parts of the log file or configuration file"
+        ${ECHOCMD:-echo} ""
+        ${ECHOCMD:-echo} "  Thanks!"
+        ${ECHOCMD:-echo} ""
+        ${ECHOCMD:-echo} "================================================================="
+        ${ECHOCMD:-echo} ""
+        sleep 5
+    }
+
+
+    ################################################################################
     # Name        : DisplayManual()
     # Description : Show text on screen, without any markup
     #
@@ -1429,7 +1464,7 @@
     ################################################################################
 
     IsDeveloperVersion() {
-        if [ "${PROGRAM_RELEASE_TYPE}" = "dev" ]; then return 0; else return 1; fi
+        if [ "${PROGRAM_RELEASE_TYPE}" = "pre-release" ]; then return 0; else return 1; fi
     }
 
 
@@ -2764,6 +2799,9 @@
     ReportException() {
         Report "exception_event[]=$1|${2-NoInfo}|"
         LogText "Exception: test has an exceptional event ($1) with text ${2-NoText}"
+        if [ ${QUIET} -eq 0 ]; then
+            DisplayException "$1" "$2"
+        fi
     }