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+"""
+Custom exceptions hierarchy for Valkyrie.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+import logging
+from typing import Optional
+
+from valkyrie.utilss import get_logger
+
+# Configure a logger
+logger = get_logger('Valkyrie')
+
+
+####
+##      BASE VALKYRIE EXCEPTION CLASS
+#####
+class ValkyrieException(Exception):
+    """
+    Base exception for all Valkyrie-specific errors.
+    Automatically logs itself when raised to avoid stopping execution.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self, 
+        message: str, 
+        *, 
+        context: Optional[dict] = None
+    ) -> None:
+
+        self.message = message
+        self.context = context or {}
+
+        # Log the error immediately when raised
+        self._log_error()
+
+    def _log_error(self) -> None:
+        """Log the error in a structured way instead of stopping execution."""
+
+        if self.context:
+            logger.error(
+                f"{self.__class__.__name__}: {self.message} | Context: {self.context}"
+            )
+        else:
+            logger.error(f"{self.__class__.__name__}: {self.message}")
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return f"{self.__class__.__name__}: {self.message}"
+
+
+####
+##      RULE LOAD EXCEPTION CLASS
+#####
+class RuleError(ValkyrieException):
+    """Base exception for rule-related errors."""
+    pass
+
+####
+##      RULE LOAD EXCEPTION CLASS
+#####
+class RuleLoadError(RuleError):
+    """Raised when a rule fails to load (syntax error, invalid schema, etc.)."""
+    pass
+
+
+####
+##      RULE NOT FOUND EXCEPTION CLASS
+#####
+class RuleNotFoundError(RuleError):
+    """Raised when a requested rule is not found."""
+    pass
+
+
+####
+##      RULE VALIDATION EXCEPTION CLASS
+#####
+class RuleValidationError(RuleError):
+    """Raised when a rule fails validation."""
+    pass
+
+
+####
+##      SCAN EXECUTION EXCEPTION CLASS
+#####
+class ScanExecutionError(ValkyrieException):
+    """Raised when a rule fails during its scan execution."""
+    pass
+
+
+####
+##      INTEGRATION ERROR EXCEPTION CLASS
+#####
+class IntegrationError(ValkyrieException):
+    """Raised when a CI/CD integration fails (GitHub, GitLab, etc.)."""
+    pass
+
+
+####
+##      CONFIGURATION EXCEPTION CLASS
+#####
+class ConfigurationError(ValkyrieException):
+    """Raised when the valkyrie.yaml configuration is invalid or missing fields."""
+    pass
+
+
+####
+##      REPOSITORY ERROR EXCEPTION CLASS
+#####
+class RepositoryError(ValkyrieException):
+    """Raised when rules cannot be fetched from a repository (local/remote)."""
+    pass