Frends.JSON.Query: fix compliance findings (net8, static class, CancellationToken, error handling)

Frends.JSON.Query/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [1.3.0] - 2026-07-31
+### Changed
+- The task class is now properly declared as static, as required by Frends task standards.
+- Added a `CancellationToken` parameter so that Frends can cancel the task when needed.
+- Added `ThrowErrorOnFailure` and `ErrorMessageOnFailure` options. When `ThrowErrorOnFailure` is set to false, task failures are returned as a result object (with `Success = false` and an `Error` containing the message and exception) instead of raising an exception. The default behaviour (throwing on error) is unchanged.
+- The result object now includes an `Error` property that is populated when `ThrowErrorOnFailure` is false.
+- Updated target framework from .NET 6 to .NET 8.
+
 ## [1.2.0] - 2026-07-08
 ### Fixed
 - Fixed issue where Options.ErrorWhenNotMatched did not throw an exception when a JSONPath filter expression (e.g. `[?(...)]`) matched no results.

Frends.JSON.Query/Frends.JSON.Query.UnitTests/ErrorHandlerTests.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+using Frends.JSON.Query.Definitions;
+using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
+using System;
+using System.Threading;
+
+namespace Frends.JSON.Query.UnitTests;
+
+[TestClass]
+public class ErrorHandlerTests
+{
+    private const string CustomErrorMessage = "CustomErrorMessage";
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public void Should_Throw_Error_When_ThrowErrorOnFailure_Is_True()
+    {
+        var ex = Assert.ThrowsException<Exception>(() =>
+            JSON.Query(DefaultInput(), DefaultOptions(), CancellationToken.None));
+        Assert.IsNotNull(ex);
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public void Should_Return_Failed_Result_When_ThrowErrorOnFailure_Is_False()
+    {
+        var options = DefaultOptions();
+        options.ThrowErrorOnFailure = false;
+        var result = JSON.Query(DefaultInput(), options, CancellationToken.None);
+        Assert.IsFalse(result.Success);
+    }
+
+    [TestMethod]
+    public void Should_Use_Custom_ErrorMessageOnFailure()
+    {
+        var options = DefaultOptions();
+        options.ErrorMessageOnFailure = CustomErrorMessage;
+        var ex = Assert.ThrowsException<Exception>(() =>
+            JSON.Query(DefaultInput(), options, CancellationToken.None));
+        Assert.IsNotNull(ex);
+        StringAssert.Contains(ex.Message, CustomErrorMessage);
+    }
+
+    private static Input DefaultInput() => new()
+    {
+        Json = "{\"key\":\"value\"}",
+        Query = "$.nonexistent"
+    };
+
+    private static Options DefaultOptions() =>
+        new() { ErrorWhenNotMatched = true, ThrowErrorOnFailure = true, ErrorMessageOnFailure = string.Empty };
+}

Frends.JSON.Query/Frends.JSON.Query.UnitTests/Frends.JSON.Query.UnitTests.csproj

@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <ImplicitUsings>enable</ImplicitUsings>
     <Nullable>enable</Nullable>
 
     <IsPackable>false</IsPackable>
+    <PackageProjectUrl>https://frends.com/</PackageProjectUrl>
+    <Product>Frends</Product>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>

Frends.JSON.Query/Frends.JSON.Query.UnitTests/UnitTests.cs

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
+using System.Threading;
 
 namespace Frends.JSON.Query.UnitTests;
 
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ public void QueryShouldWorkWithStringInput()
             ErrorWhenNotMatched = true,
         };
 
-        var result = JSON.Query(input, options);
+        var result = JSON.Query(input, options, CancellationToken.None);
         Assert.IsTrue(result.Success);
         Assert.AreEqual(2, result.Data.Count());
         Assert.AreEqual("Anvil", result.Data.First().ToString());
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ public void QueryShouldWorkWithJTokenInput()
             ErrorWhenNotMatched = true,
         };
 
-        var result = JSON.Query(input, options);
+        var result = JSON.Query(input, options, CancellationToken.None);
         Assert.IsTrue(result.Success);
         Assert.AreEqual(2, result.Data.Count());
         Assert.AreEqual("Anvil", result.Data.First().ToString());
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ public void QueryShouldThrowIfOptionSetAndFilterMatchesNothing()
             ErrorWhenNotMatched = true,
         };
 
-        Assert.ThrowsException<JsonException>(() => JSON.Query(input, options));
+        Assert.ThrowsException<Exception>(() => JSON.Query(input, options, CancellationToken.None));
     }
 
     [TestMethod]
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ public void QueryShouldNotThrowIfOptionNotSetAndNothingIsFound()
             ErrorWhenNotMatched = false,
         };
 
-        var result = JSON.Query(input, options);
+        var result = JSON.Query(input, options, CancellationToken.None);
         Assert.IsTrue(result.Success);
         Assert.IsNotNull(result.Data);
         Assert.IsFalse(result.Data.Any());

Frends.JSON.Query/Frends.JSON.Query/Definitions/Error.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace Frends.JSON.Query.Definitions;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Error information returned when the task fails and ThrowErrorOnFailure is false.
+/// </summary>
+public class Error
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Error message.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string Message { get; internal set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The exception that caused the error.
+    /// </summary>
+    public Exception AdditionalInfo { get; internal set; }
+}

Frends.JSON.Query/Frends.JSON.Query/Definitions/Options.cs

@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-namespace Frends.JSON.Query.Definitions;
+using System.ComponentModel;
+
+namespace Frends.JSON.Query.Definitions;
 
 /// <summary>
 /// Options parameters.
@@ -10,4 +12,18 @@ public class Options
     /// </summary>
     /// <example>true</example>
     public bool ErrorWhenNotMatched { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// If true, exceptions are thrown on failure. If false, errors are returned as part of the result.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <example>true</example>
+    [DefaultValue(true)]
+    public bool ThrowErrorOnFailure { get; set; } = true;
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Custom error message to use when an error occurs. Leave empty to use the original exception message.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <example></example>
+    [DefaultValue("")]
+    public string ErrorMessageOnFailure { get; set; } = string.Empty;
 }

Frends.JSON.Query/Frends.JSON.Query/Definitions/Result.cs

@@ -11,17 +11,16 @@ public class Result
     /// Operation complete without errors.
     /// </summary>
     /// <example>true</example>
-    public bool Success { get; private set; }
+    public bool Success { get; internal set; }
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Result data.
     /// </summary>
     /// <example>[ { Foo }, { Bar } ]</example>
-    public IEnumerable<object> Data { get; private set; }
+    public IEnumerable<object> Data { get; internal set; }
 
-    internal Result(bool success, IEnumerable<object> data)
-    {
-        Success = success;
-        Data = data;
-    }
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Error information, populated when the task fails and ThrowErrorOnFailure is false.
+    /// </summary>
+    public Error Error { get; internal set; }
 }

Frends.JSON.Query/Frends.JSON.Query/Frends.JSON.Query.csproj

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-	<TargetFrameworks>net6.0</TargetFrameworks>
-	<Version>1.2.0</Version>
+	<TargetFrameworks>net8.0</TargetFrameworks>
+	<Version>1.3.0</Version>
 	<Authors>Frends</Authors>
 	<Copyright>Frends</Copyright>
 	<Company>Frends</Company>

Frends.JSON.Query/Frends.JSON.Query/Helpers/ErrorHandler.cs

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+using Frends.JSON.Query.Definitions;
+using System;
+
+namespace Frends.JSON.Query.Helpers;
+
+internal static class ErrorHandler
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Handle an exception according to the task options.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="exception">The exception to handle.</param>
+    /// <param name="options">Task options that control whether failures are returned as a Result object or thrown.</param>
+    /// <param name="throwCanceled">
+    /// When true, an OperationCanceledException is rethrown immediately.
+    /// When false, cancellation is handled like any other failure.
+    /// </param>
+    internal static Result Handle(this Exception exception, Options options, bool throwCanceled = true)
+    {
+        ThrowIfCanceled(exception, throwCanceled);
+        if (options.ThrowErrorOnFailure) ThrowBaseException(exception, options.ErrorMessageOnFailure);
+
+        return ReturnResult(exception, options.ErrorMessageOnFailure);
+    }
+
+    private static void ThrowIfCanceled(Exception exception, bool throwCanceled = true)
+    {
+        if (throwCanceled && exception is OperationCanceledException) throw exception;
+    }
+
+    private static void ThrowBaseException(Exception exception, string customMessage = null)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(customMessage))
+            throw new Exception(exception.Message, exception);
+
+        throw new Exception(customMessage, exception);
+    }
+
+    private static Result ReturnResult(Exception exception, string customMessage = null)
+    {
+        var errorMessage = string.IsNullOrEmpty(customMessage)
+            ? exception.Message
+            : $"{customMessage}: {exception.Message}";
+
+        return new Result
+        {
+            Success = false,
+            Error = new Error
+            {
+                Message = errorMessage,
+                AdditionalInfo = exception,
+            },
+        };
+    }
+}

Frends.JSON.Query/Frends.JSON.Query/Query.cs

@@ -1,18 +1,21 @@
 using Frends.JSON.Query.Definitions;
+using Frends.JSON.Query.Helpers;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
 using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
+using System;
 using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.IO;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Reflection;
 using System.Runtime.Loader;
+using System.Threading;
 
 namespace Frends.JSON.Query;
 
 /// <summary>
 /// JSON Task.
 /// </summary>
-public class JSON
+public static class JSON
 {
     /// Mem cleanup.
     static JSON()
@@ -29,16 +32,25 @@ static JSON()
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="input">Input parameters</param>
     /// <param name="options">Optional parameter.</param>
-    /// <returns>Object { bool Success, IEnumerable&lt;object&gt; Data }</returns>
-    public static Result Query([PropertyTab] Input input, [PropertyTab] Options options)
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken">Token generated by frends to stop this Task.</param>
+    /// <returns>Object { bool Success, IEnumerable&lt;object&gt; Data, Error Error }</returns>
+    public static Result Query([PropertyTab] Input input, [PropertyTab] Options options, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
-        JToken jToken = GetJTokenFromInput(input.Json);
-        var tokens = jToken.SelectTokens(input.Query, options.ErrorWhenNotMatched).ToList();
+        try
+        {
+            cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+            JToken jToken = GetJTokenFromInput(input.Json);
+            var tokens = jToken.SelectTokens(input.Query, options.ErrorWhenNotMatched).ToList();
 
-        if (tokens.Count == 0 && options.ErrorWhenNotMatched)
-            throw new JsonException($"No matches found for query '{input.Query}'.");
+            if (tokens.Count == 0 && options.ErrorWhenNotMatched)
+                throw new JsonException($"No matches found for query '{input.Query}'.");
 
-        return new Result(true, tokens);
+            return new Result { Success = true, Data = tokens };
+        }
+        catch (Exception ex)
+        {
+            return ex.Handle(options);
+        }
     }
 
     private static object GetJTokenFromInput(dynamic json)