DioxusLabs/dioxus · error · anyhow::Error

A file or directory with the given project name "{}" already

Error message

A file or directory with the given project name "{}" already exists.

What it means

Pre-creation guard in check_path (called from create): a filesystem metadata probe on the target project path succeeded, meaning a file or directory with the requested project name already exists where `dx create` wants to scaffold a new project. The input at fault is the chosen project name/path, which would collide with existing content.

Source

Thrown at packages/cli/src/cli/create.rs:241

    Ok(())
}

fn remove_triple_newlines(string: &str) -> String {
    let mut new_string = String::new();
    for char in string.chars() {
        if char == '\n' && new_string.ends_with("\n\n") {
            continue;
        }
        new_string.push(char);
    }
    new_string
}

/// Check if the requested project can be created in the filesystem
pub(crate) async fn check_path(path: &std::path::PathBuf) -> Result<()> {
    match fs::metadata(path) {
        Ok(_metadata) => {
            bail!(
                "A file or directory with the given project name \"{}\" already exists.",
                path.to_string_lossy()
            )
        }
        Err(_err) => Ok(()),
    }
}

/// Perform a health check against github itself before we attempt to download any templates hosted
/// on github.
pub(crate) async fn check_connectivity() -> Result<()> {
    if crate::verbosity_or_default().offline {
        return Ok(());
    }

    use crate::styles::{GLOW_STYLE, LINK_STYLE};
    let client = reqwest::Client::new();
    for x in 0..=5 {

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Solutions

1. A file or directory with the project name already exists. Choose another name or remove the existing path.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/cli/src/cli/create.rs:241 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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