sealed trait OpError sealed trait RequestErrorType sealed trait ProcessingErrorType final case class InvalidEndpoint(reason: String) extends RequestErrorType final case class InvalidParameters(reason: String) extends RequestErrorType final case class InvalidFormat(response: String) extends ProcessingErrorType final case class EntityNotFound(id: Long) extends ProcessingErrorType final case class RequestError(errorType: RequestErrorType) extends OpError final case class ProcessingError(errorType: ProcessingErrorType) extends OpError object Test{ def printMatches(error: OpError): Unit = error match { case RequestError(InvalidEndpoint(reason)) => //print something case RequestError(InvalidParameters(reason)) => //print something case ProcessingError(InvalidFormat(format)) => //print something case ProcessingError(EntityNotFound(entityId)) => //print something } }