Add GetError and GetErrorSlice methods to Gin Context

[raju-mechatronics]

Overview

This PR adds two new methods to the Gin Context for type-safe retrieval of error values:

• GetError(key any) error - retrieves a single error value from context
• GetErrorSlice(key any) []error - retrieves a slice of errors from context

Motivation

Currently, Gin provides type-safe getters for common types like GetString, GetInt, GetBool, etc., but lacks dedicated methods for retrieving error types from the context. This PR fills that gap by providing consistent, type-safe access to error values stored in the context.

Use Cases

• Middleware error handling and propagation
• Collecting validation errors across middleware chain
• Storing and retrieving domain-specific errors
• Error aggregation in complex request pipelines

Changes

New Methods

GetError(key any) error

Retrieves an error value from the context. Returns nil if the key doesn't exist or the value is not an error.

func (c *Context) GetError(key any) error {
    return getTyped[error](c, key)
}

GetErrorSlice(key any) []error

Retrieves a slice of errors from the context. Returns nil if the key doesn't exist or the value is not an error slice.

func (c *Context) GetErrorSlice(key any) []error {
    return getTyped[[]error](c, key)
}

Testing

Added TestContextGetError and TestContextGetErrorSlice tests in context_test.go:

All tests pass successfully and maintain consistency with existing context getter test patterns.

Checklist

• Code follows existing Gin conventions and patterns
• Uses existing getTyped helper for consistency
• Comprehensive unit tests added
• Tests follow existing test patterns in context_test.go
• Zero-value fallbacks for type safety
• No breaking changes to existing API
• Documentation updated in docs/doc.md (if required)

[raju-mechatronics]

@appleboy do you think it's helpful? I needed this in my project to collect warnings.

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