GraphiteEditor/Graphite · critical

Spiral node can't be found

Error message

Spiral node can't be found

What it means

Spiral::create_node resolves the Spiral generator via DefinitionIdentifier::ProtoNode(graphene_std::vector::generator_nodes::spiral::IDENTIFIER) and resolve_document_node_type(...).expect("Spiral node can't be found") (spiral_shape.rs:104). The resolver is a get on the static DOCUMENT_NODE_TYPES HashMap (document_node_definitions.rs:130/1484); None — hence the panic — means the Spiral node is unregistered under that identifier. It fires the first time the Spiral tool inserts its node (with the type/turns defaults computed just above).

Source

Thrown at editor/src/messages/tool/common_functionality/shapes/spiral_shape.rs:104

	let (spiral_type, start_angle, a, outer_radius, turns, _) = extract_spiral_parameters(layer, document)?;
	let b = calculate_growth_factor(a, turns, outer_radius, spiral_type);
	let theta = turns * theta + start_angle.to_radians();

	Some(viewport.transform_point2(spiral_point(theta, a, b, spiral_type)))
}

#[derive(Default)]
pub struct Spiral;

impl Spiral {
	pub fn create_node(spiral_type: SpiralType, turns: f64) -> NodeTemplate {
		let inner_radius = match spiral_type {
			SpiralType::Archimedean => 0.,
			SpiralType::Logarithmic => 0.1,
		};

		let identifier = DefinitionIdentifier::ProtoNode(graphene_std::vector::generator_nodes::spiral::IDENTIFIER);
		let node_type = resolve_document_node_type(&identifier).expect("Spiral node can't be found");
		node_type.node_template_input_override([
			None,
			Some(NodeInput::value(TaggedValue::SpiralType(spiral_type), false)),
			Some(NodeInput::value(TaggedValue::F64(turns), false)),
			Some(NodeInput::value(TaggedValue::F64(0.), false)),
			Some(NodeInput::value(TaggedValue::F64(inner_radius), false)),
			Some(NodeInput::value(TaggedValue::F64(0.1), false)),
			Some(NodeInput::value(TaggedValue::F64(90.), false)),
		])
	}

	pub fn update_shape(
		document: &DocumentMessageHandler,
		ipp: &InputPreprocessorMessageHandler,
		viewport: &ViewportMessageHandler,
		layer: LayerNodeIdentifier,
		shape_tool_data: &mut ShapeToolData,
		responses: &mut VecDeque<Message>,

View on GitHub (pinned to c507b35645)

Solutions

1. Confirm the spiral identifier is registered by checking DOCUMENT_NODE_TYPES (grep its string in document_node_definitions.rs)
2. Fix the identifier/registration mismatch and rebuild
3. Use let-else so the spiral tool logs and skips layer creation instead of panicking
4. Add Spiral to the cross-tool registry-drift test

Example fix

// before
let node_type = resolve_document_node_type(&identifier).expect("Spiral node can't be found");
// after
let Some(node_type) = resolve_document_node_type(&identifier) else {
	log::error!("Spiral node definition missing from DOCUMENT_NODE_TYPES");
	return None;
};

fn spiral_node_available() -> bool {
	document_node_definitions::resolve_document_node_type(&DefinitionIdentifier::ProtoNode(graphene_std::vector::generator_nodes::spiral::IDENTIFIER)).is_some()
}

When it happens

Trigger: Drawing with the Spiral tool while generator_nodes::spiral::IDENTIFIER is absent from DOCUMENT_NODE_TYPES (renamed const, removed node, or edited registration list).

Common situations: Renaming/moving the spiral generator during refactors; Graphite upgrades re-namespacing generator nodes; feature-gated builds excluding spiral; stale 7-element override arrays after the node's inputs change (separate index panic at document_node_definitions.rs:1536).

Related errors

• Solidify Stroke node should exist
• Merge node
• Node
• Boolean node does not exist
• Blend node does not exist

AI-assisted analysis of GraphiteEditor/Graphite@c507b35645 (2026-08-16). Data as JSON: /api/errors/4b1174d95a7f95a8. Report an issue: GitHub.