1 files changed, 14 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index cdd6e8a..3b345e7 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ use pidgin::{Grammar, Match, Matcher};
 use regex::Regex;
 
 lazy_static! {
-    // making this public is useful for testing, but best to keep it hidden to 
+    // making this public is useful for testing, but best to keep it hidden to
     // limit complexity and commitment
     #[doc(hidden)]
     pub static ref GRAMMAR: Grammar = grammar!{
@@ -402,6 +402,19 @@ pub enum TimeError {
     NoPayPeriod(String),
 }
 
+impl TimeError {
+    /// Extracts error message.
+    pub fn msg(&self) -> &str {
+        match self {
+            TimeError::Parse(s) => s.as_ref(),
+            TimeError::Misordered(s) => s.as_ref(),
+            TimeError::ImpossibleDate(s) => s.as_ref(),
+            TimeError::Weekday(s) => s.as_ref(),
+            TimeError::NoPayPeriod(s) => s.as_ref(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Converts a time expression into a pair or timestamps and a boolean indicating whether
 /// the expression was literally a range, such as "9 to 11", as opposed to "9 AM", say.
 ///