Fission-AI/OpenSpec · error · ChangeMetadataError

Failed to write metadata: ${ioError.message}

Error message

Failed to write metadata: ${ioError.message}

What it means

Error "Failed to write metadata: ${ioError.message}" thrown in Fission-AI/OpenSpec.

Source

Thrown at src/utils/change-metadata.ts:78

  // Validate schema exists
  validateSchemaName(metadata.schema, projectRoot);

  // Validate with Zod
  const parseResult = ChangeMetadataSchema.safeParse(metadata);
  if (!parseResult.success) {
    throw new ChangeMetadataError(
      `Invalid metadata: ${parseResult.error.message}`,
      metaPath
    );
  }

  // Write YAML file
  const content = yaml.stringify(parseResult.data);
  try {
    fs.writeFileSync(metaPath, content, 'utf-8');
  } catch (err) {
    const ioError = err instanceof Error ? err : new Error(String(err));
    throw new ChangeMetadataError(
      `Failed to write metadata: ${ioError.message}`,
      metaPath,
      ioError
    );
  }
}

/**
 * Reads change metadata from .openspec.yaml in the change directory.
 *
 * @param changeDir - The path to the change directory
 * @param projectRoot - Optional project root for project-local schema resolution
 * @returns The validated metadata, or null if no metadata file exists
 * @throws ChangeMetadataError if the file exists but is invalid
 */
export function readChangeMetadata(
  changeDir: string,
  projectRoot?: string

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/utils/change-metadata.ts:78 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of Fission-AI/OpenSpec@6926ccb18a (2026-08-25). Data as JSON: /api/errors/83edb9e7babf6499. Report an issue: GitHub.