From ed5a23bce1018105ba6315265f5c65f4d2aa9ca1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: micha <micha.hoiting@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2026 04:26:32 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Updated error handling in the example command tool.

---
 .gitea/workflows/ci.yml     | 10 +++++++---
 cmd/triplex-example/main.go | 11 ++++++-----
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index e59298c..35ce5bd 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ jobs:
         run: go build -o ./bin/triplex-example ./cmd/triplex-example
 
       - name: Run example
-        run: ./bin/triplex-example && ./bin/triplex-example --complete ABC-1234-D && echo "Example ran successfully"
-
-
+        run: |
+          if ./bin/triplex-example && ./bin/triplex-example --complete ABC-123-D; then
+            echo "Example ran successfully"
+          else
+            echo "Example failed"
+            exit 1
+          fi
diff --git a/cmd/triplex-example/main.go b/cmd/triplex-example/main.go
index aac91e8..3d85271 100644
--- a/cmd/triplex-example/main.go
+++ b/cmd/triplex-example/main.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 
 	"git.hoiting.org/micha/triplex/serial"
 )
@@ -37,12 +38,12 @@ func main() {
 		full, idx, err := serial.CompleteCode(*complete)
 		if err != nil {
 			fmt.Println("complete error:", err)
-			return
+			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 
 		fmt.Println("code:", full)
 		fmt.Println("idx:", idx)
-		return
+		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 
 	opts := serial.RandomCodeOptions{
@@ -59,14 +60,14 @@ func main() {
 	if err != nil {
 		if errors.Is(err, serial.ErrRandomSourceFailed) {
 			fmt.Println("random source failed")
-			return
+			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 		if errors.Is(err, serial.ErrNoAvailableIndex) {
 			fmt.Println("no available index found")
-			return
+			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 		fmt.Println("unexpected error:", err)
-		return
+		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
 	fmt.Println("code:", code)