NewInquiring returns error instead of swallowing it

lite/inquirer.go

@@ -23,16 +23,20 @@ type Inquiring struct {
 //
 // Example: The trusted provider should a CacheProvider, MemProvider or files.Provider. The source
 // provider should be a client.HTTPProvider.
-func NewInquiring(chainID string, fc FullCommit, trusted Provider, source Provider) *Inquiring {
+func NewInquiring(chainID string, fc FullCommit, trusted Provider,
+	source Provider) (*Inquiring, error) {
+
 	// store the data in trusted
-	// TODO: StoredCommit() can return an error and we need to handle this.
-	trusted.StoreCommit(fc)
+	err := trusted.StoreCommit(fc)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 
 	return &Inquiring{
 		cert:    NewDynamic(chainID, fc.Validators, fc.Height()),
 		trusted: trusted,
 		Source:  source,
-	}
+	}, nil
 }
 
 // ChainID returns the chain id.

lite/inquirer_test.go

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func TestInquirerValidPath(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// initialize a certifier with the initial state
-	cert := lite.NewInquiring(chainID, commits[0], trust, source)
+	cert, _ := lite.NewInquiring(chainID, commits[0], trust, source)
 
 	// this should fail validation....
 	commit := commits[count-1].Commit
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func TestInquirerMinimalPath(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// initialize a certifier with the initial state
-	cert := lite.NewInquiring(chainID, commits[0], trust, source)
+	cert, _ := lite.NewInquiring(chainID, commits[0], trust, source)
 
 	// this should fail validation....
 	commit := commits[count-1].Commit
@@ -130,11 +130,12 @@ func TestInquirerVerifyHistorical(t *testing.T) {
 		h := int64(20 + 10*i)
 		appHash := []byte(fmt.Sprintf("h=%d", h))
 		resHash := []byte(fmt.Sprintf("res=%d", h))
-		commits[i] = keys.GenFullCommit(chainID, h, nil, vals, appHash, consHash, resHash, 0, len(keys))
+		commits[i] = keys.GenFullCommit(chainID, h, nil, vals, appHash, consHash, resHash, 0,
+			len(keys))
 	}
 
 	// initialize a certifier with the initial state
-	cert := lite.NewInquiring(chainID, commits[0], trust, source)
+	cert, _ := lite.NewInquiring(chainID, commits[0], trust, source)
 
 	// store a few commits as trust
 	for _, i := range []int{2, 5} {

lite/proxy/certifier.go

@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ func GetCertifier(chainID, rootDir, nodeAddr string) (*lite.Inquiring, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	cert := lite.NewInquiring(chainID, fc, trust, source)
+
+	cert, err := lite.NewInquiring(chainID, fc, trust, source)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	return cert, nil
 }