4 files changed, 20 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/libpqpp/connection.cpp b/libpqpp/connection.cpp
index 98f9054..51aac63 100644
--- a/libpqpp/connection.cpp
+++ b/libpqpp/connection.cpp
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ PQ::Connection::Connection(const std::string & info) :
 	rolledback(false)
 {
 	if (PQstatus(conn) != CONNECTION_OK) {
-		throw ConnectionError();
+		throw ConnectionError(conn);
 	}
 	PQsetNoticeProcessor(conn, noNoticeProcessor, NULL);
 }
@@ -100,11 +100,11 @@ PQ::Connection::ping() const
 {
 	if (PQstatus(conn) != CONNECTION_OK) {
 		if (inTx()) {
-			throw ConnectionError();
+			throw ConnectionError(conn);
 		}
 		PQreset(conn);
 		if (PQstatus(conn) != CONNECTION_OK) {
-			throw ConnectionError();
+			throw ConnectionError(conn);
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/libpqpp/error.cpp b/libpqpp/error.cpp
index 0886238..8664b70 100644
--- a/libpqpp/error.cpp
+++ b/libpqpp/error.cpp
@@ -26,3 +26,8 @@ PQ::Error::what() const throw()
 	return msg ? msg : "No message";
 }
 
+PQ::ConnectionError::ConnectionError(const PGconn * conn) :
+	PQ::Error(PQerrorMessage(conn))
+{
+}
+
diff --git a/libpqpp/error.h b/libpqpp/error.h
index 2acbce3..8e7c4bc 100644
--- a/libpqpp/error.h
+++ b/libpqpp/error.h
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 #define PQ_ERROR_H
 
 #include <error.h>
+#include <libpq-fe.h>
+#include <visibility.h>
 
 namespace PQ {
-	class Error : public DB::Error {
+	class DLL_PUBLIC Error : public DB::Error {
 		public:
 			Error();
 			Error(const Error &);
@@ -16,7 +18,9 @@ namespace PQ {
 		private:
 			char * msg;
 	};
-	class ConnectionError : public Error, public virtual DB::ConnectionError {
+	class DLL_PUBLIC ConnectionError : public Error, public virtual DB::ConnectionError {
+		public:
+			ConnectionError(const PGconn *);
 	};
 }
 
diff --git a/libpqpp/unittests/testpq.cpp b/libpqpp/unittests/testpq.cpp
index cf366cb..5dc4b2d 100644
--- a/libpqpp/unittests/testpq.cpp
+++ b/libpqpp/unittests/testpq.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <testCore.h>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <boost/date_time/posix_time/posix_time.hpp>
+#include "../error.h"
 
 class StandardMockDatabase : public PQ::Mock {
 	public:
@@ -169,3 +170,8 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( insertId )
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END();
 
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( connfail )
+{
+	BOOST_REQUIRE_THROW(DB::ConnectionFactory::createNew("postgresql", "host=localhost user=no"), PQ::ConnectionError);
+}
+