Add exceptions to docstrings and change a couple of exception types

src/astro_image_display_api/dummy_viewer.py

@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ def get_stretch(self, image_label: str | None = None) -> BaseStretch:
 
     def set_stretch(self, value: BaseStretch, image_label: str | None = None) -> None:
         if not isinstance(value, BaseStretch):
-            raise ValueError(f"Stretch option {value} is not valid. Must be an Astropy.visualization Stretch object.")
+            raise TypeError(f"Stretch option {value} is not valid. Must be an Astropy.visualization Stretch object.")
         image_label = self._resolve_image_label(image_label)
         if image_label not in self._images:
             raise ValueError(f"Image label '{image_label}' not found. Please load an image first.")
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ def set_cuts(self, value: tuple[numbers.Real, numbers.Real] | BaseInterval, imag
         elif isinstance(value, BaseInterval):
             self._cuts = value
         else:
-            raise ValueError("Cuts must be an Astropy.visualization Interval object or a tuple of two values.")
+            raise TypeError("Cuts must be an Astropy.visualization Interval object or a tuple of two values.")
         image_label = self._resolve_image_label(image_label)
         if image_label not in self._images:
             raise ValueError(f"Image label '{image_label}' not found. Please load an image first.")
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ def remove_catalog(self, catalog_label: str | None = None) -> None:
             then all markers will be removed.
         """
         if isinstance(catalog_label, list):
-            raise ValueError(
+            raise TypeError(
                 "Cannot remove multiple catalogs from a list. Please specify "
                 "a single catalog label or use '*' to remove all catalogs."
             )

src/astro_image_display_api/interface_definition.py

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from typing import Protocol, runtime_checkable, Any
 from abc import abstractmethod
+import numbers
 import os
 
 from astropy.coordinates import SkyCoord
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ def load_image(self, data: Any, image_label: str | None = None) -> None:
 
     # Setting and getting image properties
     @abstractmethod
-    def set_cuts(self, cuts: tuple | BaseInterval, image_label: str | None = None) -> None:
+    def set_cuts(self, cuts: tuple[numbers.Real, numbers.Real] | BaseInterval, image_label: str | None = None) -> None:
         """
         Set the cuts for the image.
 
@@ -69,6 +70,16 @@ def set_cuts(self, cuts: tuple | BaseInterval, image_label: str | None = None) -
         image_label : str, optional
             The label of the image to set the cuts for. If not given and there is
             only one image loaded, the cuts for that image are set.
+
+        Raises
+        ------
+        TypeError
+            If the `cuts` parameter is not a tuple or an `astropy.visualization.BaseInterval`
+            object.
+
+        ValueError
+            If the `image_label` is not provided when there are multiple images loaded,
+            or if the `image_label` does not correspond to a loaded image.
         """
         raise NotImplementedError
 
@@ -88,6 +99,12 @@ def get_cuts(self, image_label: str | None = None) -> BaseInterval:
         -------
         cuts : `~astropy.visualization.BaseInterval`
             The Astropy interval object representing the current cuts.
+
+        Raises
+        ------
+        ValueError
+            If the `image_label` is not provided when there are multiple images loaded,
+            or if the `image_label` does not correspond to a loaded image.
         """
         raise NotImplementedError
 
@@ -105,6 +122,15 @@ def set_stretch(self, stretch: BaseStretch, image_label: str | None = None) -> N
         image_label : str, optional
             The label of the image to set the cuts for. If not given and there is
             only one image loaded, the cuts for that image are set.
+
+        Raises
+        ------
+        TypeError
+            If the `stretch` is not a valid `BaseStretch` object
+
+        ValueError
+            if the `image_label` is not provided when there are multiple images loaded
+            or if the `image_label` does not correspond to a loaded image.
         """
         raise NotImplementedError
 
@@ -194,6 +220,11 @@ def save(self, filename: str | os.PathLike, overwrite: bool = False) -> None:
         overwrite : bool, optional
             If `True`, overwrite the file if it exists. Default is
             `False`.
+
+        Raises
+        ------
+        FileExistsError
+            If the file already exists and `overwrite` is `False`.
         """
         raise NotImplementedError
 
@@ -229,6 +260,13 @@ def load_catalog(self, table: Table, x_colname: str = 'x', y_colname: str = 'y',
             A dictionary that specifies the style of the markers used to
             represent the catalog. See `ImageViewerInterface.set_catalog_style`
             for details.
+
+        Raises
+        ------
+        ValueError
+            If the `table` does not contain the required columns, or if
+            the `catalog_label` is not provided when there are multiple
+            catalogs loaded.
         """
         raise NotImplementedError
 
@@ -262,6 +300,13 @@ def set_catalog_style(
         -----
         The following shapes are supported: "circle", "square", "crosshair", "plus",
         "diamond".
+
+        Raises
+        ------
+        ValueError
+            If there are multiple catalog styles set and the user has not
+            specified a `catalog_label` for which to set the style, or if
+            an style is set for a catalog that does not exist.
         """
         raise NotImplementedError
 
@@ -270,6 +315,15 @@ def get_catalog_style(self, catalog_label: str | None = None) -> dict:
         """
         Get the style of the catalog markers.
 
+        Parameters
+        ----------
+        catalog_label : str, optional
+            The name of the catalog. If not given and there is
+            only one catalog loaded, the style for that catalog is returned.
+            If there are multiple catalogs and no label is provided, an error
+            is raised. If the label does not correspond to a loaded
+            catalog, an empty dictionary is returned.
+
         Returns
         -------
         dict
@@ -281,19 +335,32 @@ def get_catalog_style(self, catalog_label: str | None = None) -> dict:
         ValueError
             If there are multiple catalog styles set and the user has not
             specified a `catalog_label` for which to get the style.
+
         """
         raise NotImplementedError
 
     @abstractmethod
-    def remove_catalog(self, catalog_label: str | list[str] | None = None) -> None:
+    def remove_catalog(self, catalog_label: str | None = None) -> None:
         """
         Remove markers from the image.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
         catalog_label : str, optional
-            The name of the marker set to remove. If the value is ``"all"``,
-            then all markers will be removed.
+            The name of the catalog to remove. The value ``'*'`` can be used to
+            remove all catalogs. If not given and there is
+            only one catalog loaded, that catalog is removed.
+
+        Raises
+        ------
+        ValueError
+            If the `catalog_label` is not provided when there are multiple
+            catalogs loaded, or if the `catalog_label` does not correspond to a
+            loaded catalog.
+
+        TypeError
+            If the `catalog_label` is not a string or `None`, or if it is not
+            one of the allowed values.
         """
         raise NotImplementedError
 
@@ -324,6 +391,11 @@ def get_catalog(self, x_colname: str = 'x', y_colname: str = 'y',
         table : `astropy.table.Table`
             The table containing the marker positions. If no markers match the
             ``catalog_label`` parameter, an empty table is returned.
+
+        Raises
+        ------
+        ValueError
+            If the `catalog_label` is not provided when there are multiple catalogs loaded.
         """
         raise NotImplementedError
 
@@ -408,6 +480,7 @@ def get_viewport(self, sky_or_pixel: str | None = None, image_label: str | None
         -------
         ValueError
             If the `sky_or_pixel` parameter is not one of 'sky', 'pixel', or `None`, or if
-            the `image_label` is not provided when there are multiple images loaded.
+            the `image_label` is not provided when there are multiple images loaded, or if
+            the `image_label` does not correspond to a loaded image.
         """
         raise NotImplementedError

src/astro_image_display_api/widget_api_test.py

@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ def test_remove_catalog_does_not_accept_list(self):
         self.image.load_catalog(tab, catalog_label='test2', use_skycoord=False)
 
         with pytest.raises(
-            ValueError,
+            TypeError,
             match='Cannot remove multiple catalogs from a list'
         ):
             self.image.remove_catalog(catalog_label=['test1', 'test2'])
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ def test_adding_catalog_as_world(self, data, wcs):
     def test_stretch(self):
         original_stretch = self.image.get_stretch()
 
-        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=r'Stretch.*not valid.*'):
+        with pytest.raises(TypeError, match=r'Stretch.*not valid.*'):
             self.image.set_stretch('not a valid value')
 
         # A bad value should leave the stretch unchanged
@@ -658,10 +658,10 @@ def test_stretch(self):
         assert isinstance(self.image.get_stretch(), LogStretch)
 
     def test_cuts(self, data):
-        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match='[mM]ust be'):
+        with pytest.raises(TypeError, match='[mM]ust be'):
             self.image.set_cuts('not a valid value')
 
-        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match='[mM]ust be'):
+        with pytest.raises(TypeError, match='[mM]ust be'):
             self.image.set_cuts((1, 10, 100))
 
         # Setting using histogram requires data