2 files changed, 24 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/src/parse/mod.rs b/src/parse/mod.rs
index 0a2f73f5..10aaad23 100644
--- a/src/parse/mod.rs
+++ b/src/parse/mod.rs
@@ -275,13 +275,13 @@ fn primary(p: &mut Parser, atomic: bool) -> ParseResult {
 
         Some(NodeKind::Error(_, _)) => {
             p.eat();
-            Err(())
+            Err(ParseError)
         }
 
         // Nothing.
         _ => {
             p.expected("expression");
-            Err(())
+            Err(ParseError)
         }
     }
 }
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ fn item(p: &mut Parser) -> ParseResult<NodeKind> {
                 marker.end(p, error);
                 p.eat();
                 expr(p).ok();
-                Err(())
+                Err(ParseError)
             }
         })?;
 
@@ -519,7 +519,7 @@ fn args(p: &mut Parser, direct: bool, brackets: bool) -> ParseResult {
         Some(NodeKind::LeftBracket) if brackets => {}
         _ => {
             p.expected("argument list");
-            return Err(());
+            return Err(ParseError);
         }
     }
 
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ fn ident(p: &mut Parser) -> ParseResult {
         }
         _ => {
             p.expected("identifier");
-            Err(())
+            Err(ParseError)
         }
     }
 }
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ fn body(p: &mut Parser) -> ParseResult {
         Some(NodeKind::LeftBrace) => block(p),
         _ => {
             p.expected_at("body");
-            return Err(());
+            return Err(ParseError);
         }
     }
     Ok(())
diff --git a/src/parse/parser.rs b/src/parse/parser.rs
index 503158a9..af8a7c5c 100644
--- a/src/parse/parser.rs
+++ b/src/parse/parser.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
+use std::fmt::{self, Display, Formatter};
 use std::mem;
 
 use super::{TokenMode, Tokens};
 use crate::syntax::{ErrorPos, Green, GreenData, GreenNode, NodeKind};
 use crate::util::EcoString;
 
-/// Allows parser methods to use the try operator. Not exposed as the parser
-/// recovers from all errors.
-pub(crate) type ParseResult<T = ()> = Result<T, ()>;
-
 /// A convenient token-based parser.
 pub struct Parser<'s> {
     /// An iterator over the source tokens.
@@ -121,7 +118,7 @@ impl<'s> Parser<'s> {
         if !eaten {
             self.expected_at(t.as_str());
         }
-        if eaten { Ok(()) } else { Err(()) }
+        if eaten { Ok(()) } else { Err(ParseError) }
     }
 
     /// Eat, debug-asserting that the token is the given one.
@@ -448,3 +445,19 @@ pub enum Group {
     /// A group for import items, ended by a semicolon, line break or `from`.
     Imports,
 }
+
+/// Allows parser methods to use the try operator. Never returned top-level
+/// because the parser recovers from all errors.
+pub type ParseResult<T = ()> = Result<T, ParseError>;
+
+/// The error type for parsing.
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone, Eq, PartialEq)]
+pub struct ParseError;
+
+impl Display for ParseError {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        f.pad("failed to parse")
+    }
+}
+
+impl std::error::Error for ParseError {}