Lint-RescueException.md

Pattern: Rescuing Exception class

Issue: -

Description

This rule checks for rescue blocks targeting the Exception class.

Examples

# bad

begin
  do_something
rescue Exception
  handle_exception
end

# good

begin
  do_something
rescue ArgumentError
  handle_exception
end

Further Reading

• RuboCop - Lint/RescueException
• https://github.com/bbatsov/ruby-style-guide#no-blind-rescues