Improve error handling in parser module

src/parser.rs

@@ -22,33 +22,60 @@ pub fn parse(reader: impl BufRead) -> Result<Vec<Story>> {
             _ => SourceError("Could not read index line."),
         })?;
 
-        if 3 < line.len() {
-            tx.send(line).unwrap();
+        if tx.send(line).is_ok() {
+            continue;
         }
+
+        return Err(match rx.recv() {
+            Err(_) => SourceError("Parser disappeared unexpectedly."),
+            Ok(Ok(_)) => SourceError("Parser returned unexpectedly."),
+            Ok(Err(error)) => error,
+        });
     }
 
     drop(tx);
 
-    rx.recv().unwrap()
+    rx.recv().map_err(|e| match e {
+        _ => SourceError("Missing parser result."),
+    })?
 }
 
 fn spawn_parser(stream: Receiver<String>) -> Receiver<Result<Vec<Story>>> {
+    use Error::*;
+
     let (tx, rx) = channel();
 
     spawn(move || {
         let mut stories = Vec::with_capacity(250_000);
+        let mut wrappers = String::with_capacity(2);
 
         while let Ok(line) = stream.recv() {
+            if line.len() == 1 {
+                wrappers.push_str(&line);
+                continue;
+            }
+
             match deserialize(line) {
                 Ok(story) => stories.push(story),
-                Err(e) => return tx.send(Err(e)).unwrap(),
+                Err(e) => return tx.send(Err(e)),
             };
         }
 
-        stories.shrink_to_fit();
-        stories.sort_by_key(|story| story.id);
+        let count = stories.len();
 
-        tx.send(Ok(stories)).unwrap();
+        stories.sort_by_key(|story| story.id);
+        stories.dedup_by_key(|story| story.id);
+        stories.shrink_to_fit();
+
+        if wrappers != "{}" {
+            return tx.send(Err(SourceError("Invalid index structure.")));
+        }
+
+        if count != stories.len() {
+            return tx.send(Err(SourceError("Index contains duplicates.")));
+        }
+
+        tx.send(Ok(stories))
     });
 
     rx