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+use std::error;
+
+use axum::{
+    http::StatusCode,
+    response::{IntoResponse, Response},
+};
+
+// I'm making an effort to avoid `anyhow` here, as that crate is _enormously_
+// complex (though very usable). We don't need to be overly careful about
+// allocations on errors in this app, so this is fine for most "general
+// failure" cases.
+//
+// If that changes, my hope is to use `thiserror` or something with a similar
+// strategy, before resorting to `anyhow`.
+pub type BoxedError = Box<dyn error::Error + Send + Sync>;
+
+// Returns a 500 Internal Server Error to the client. Meant to be used via the
+// `?` operator; _does not_ return the originating error to the client.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct InternalError;
+
+impl<E> From<E> for InternalError
+where
+    E: Into<BoxedError>,
+{
+    fn from(_: E) -> InternalError {
+        // At some point it may be useful for this to record the originating
+        // error so that it can be logged… -oj
+        InternalError
+    }
+}
+
+impl IntoResponse for InternalError {
+    fn into_response(self) -> Response {
+        (StatusCode::INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR, "internal server error").into_response()
+    }
+}