Devolutions/UniGetUI · error · InvalidOperationException

The manager action "{request.Action}" is not supported.

Error message

The manager action "{request.Action}" is not supported.

What it means

Thrown by the default arm of RunActionAsync's switch when request.Action is non-null but, after trim/lowercase, matches none of the supported cases (repair-winget, install-scoop, uninstall-scoop, cleanup-scoop). Distinct from error 37 (null action). The message echoes the raw request.Action for diagnostics.

Source

Thrown at src/UniGetUI.Interface.IpcApi/IpcManagerMaintenanceApi.cs:234

                    manager.Status.ExecutableCallArgs + " cache rm --all"
                );
                // Clear download cache (global scope, needs admin)
                await RunWindowsProcessAsync(
                    manager.Status.ExecutablePath,
                    manager.Status.ExecutableCallArgs + " cache rm --all --global",
                    runAsAdmin: true
                );
                await ReloadManagerAsync(manager);
                return Success(
                    "run-manager-action",
                    manager,
                    action,
                    "completed",
                    "Scoop cleanup completed."
                );

            default:
                throw new InvalidOperationException(
                    $"The manager action \"{request.Action}\" is not supported."
                );
        }
    }

    private static IpcManagerMaintenanceInfo ToMaintenanceInfo(IPackageManager manager)
    {
        string? configuredExecutablePath = Settings.GetDictionaryItem<string, string>(
            Settings.K.ManagerPaths,
            manager.Name
        );

        List<string> supportedActions =
        [
            "reload",
        ];

        if (manager.Name.Equals("WinGet", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase))

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Solutions

1. Use one of the exact supported actions: repair-winget, install-scoop, uninstall-scoop, cleanup-scoop.
2. Call GetMaintenanceInfo to read the supportedActions list for the target manager before submitting.
3. Check the action spelling and hyphenation character-for-character.

Example fix

// before
{ "managerName": "scoop", "action": "clean-scoop", "confirm": true }
// after
{ "managerName": "scoop", "action": "cleanup-scoop", "confirm": true }

static readonly HashSet<string> s_actions = new(StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase)
    { "repair-winget", "install-scoop", "uninstall-scoop", "cleanup-scoop" };

static bool IsValidAction(string? a) =>
    !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(a) && s_actions.Contains(a.Trim().ToLowerInvariant());

When it happens

Trigger: POSTing an Action like 'cleanup', 'repair', 'reset-scoop', 'update-scoop', or a typo like 'clean-scoop'. The switch is case-insensitive but spelling/hyphenation must match exactly.

Common situations: Guessing an action name. Copying an action token from an older/newer API version. Mixing the action vocabulary with another endpoint (e.g. 'reload' belongs to the reload endpoint, not RunAction). Trailing whitespace is trimmed but internal differences are not.

Related errors

• The bundle selection mode "{selection}" is not supported.
• The status parameter must be either keep or delete.
• The path field is required.
• The action field is required.
• Bundle export only supports .ubundle and .json output files.

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