HKUDS/nanobot · error · TypeError

ChannelPlugin.management.update_instance_config for '{plugin

Error message

ChannelPlugin.management.update_instance_config for '{plugin.name}' must return a dict

What it means

Error "ChannelPlugin.management.update_instance_config for '{plugin.name}' must return a dict" thrown in HKUDS/nanobot.

Source

Thrown at nanobot/channels/contracts.py:434

        copied_config[cast(str, key)] = value
    return copied_config


def channel_update_instance_config(
    plugin: ChannelPlugin,
    section: Any,
    values: dict[str, Any],
    *,
    instance_id: str = "default",
) -> dict[str, Any]:
    updater = plugin.management.update_instance_config
    if updater is None:
        if instance_id not in {"", "default"}:
            raise ValueError(f"{plugin.name} does not support multiple instances")
        return values
    updated = cast(object, updater(section, values, instance_id=instance_id))
    if not isinstance(updated, dict):
        raise TypeError(f"ChannelPlugin.management.update_instance_config for '{plugin.name}' must return a dict")
    return cast(dict[str, Any], updated)


def channel_set_config_enabled(
    plugin: ChannelPlugin,
    section: Any,
    enabled: bool,
    *,
    instance_id: str = "default",
) -> dict[str, Any]:
    """Toggle one instance while preserving channel-owned config shape."""
    from nanobot.config.loader import merge_missing_defaults

    values = channel_instance_config(plugin, section, instance_id=instance_id)
    values = cast(dict[str, Any], merge_missing_defaults(values, channel_default_config(plugin)))
    values["enabled"] = enabled
    return channel_update_instance_config(
        plugin,

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at nanobot/channels/contracts.py:434 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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