HKUDS/nanobot · error · ValueError

ChannelPlugin.management.instance_specs for '{plugin.name}'

Error message

ChannelPlugin.management.instance_specs for '{plugin.name}' returned duplicate runtime name '{runtime_name}'

What it means

Error "ChannelPlugin.management.instance_specs for '{plugin.name}' returned duplicate runtime name '{runtime_name}'" thrown in HKUDS/nanobot.

Source

Thrown at nanobot/channels/contracts.py:366

            f"ChannelPlugin.management.instance_specs for '{plugin.name}' returned an invalid item"
        )

    instance_ids: set[str] = set()
    runtime_names: set[str] = set()
    for spec in specs:
        instance_id = cast(object, spec.instance_id)
        if not isinstance(instance_id, str) or not instance_id.strip():
            raise ValueError(
                f"ChannelPlugin.management.instance_specs for '{plugin.name}' returned an empty instance id"
            )
        if spec.instance_id in instance_ids:
            raise ValueError(
                f"ChannelPlugin.management.instance_specs for '{plugin.name}' returned duplicate instance id "
                f"'{spec.instance_id}'"
            )
        runtime_name = channel_runtime_name(plugin, spec.instance_id)
        if runtime_name in runtime_names:
            raise ValueError(
                f"ChannelPlugin.management.instance_specs for '{plugin.name}' returned duplicate runtime name "
                f"'{runtime_name}'"
            )
        instance_ids.add(spec.instance_id)
        runtime_names.add(runtime_name)
    return specs


def _all_channel_instance_specs(
    values: list[object],
) -> TypeGuard[list[ChannelInstanceSpec]]:
    return all(isinstance(value, ChannelInstanceSpec) for value in values)


def resolve_channel_action_target(
    requested_instance_id: str | None,
) -> str:
    """Resolve a feature action to an explicit or default instance."""

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at nanobot/channels/contracts.py:366 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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