Hmbown/CodeWhale · error · anyhow::Error

approval_policy '{policy}' is not allowed by requirements ({

Error message

approval_policy '{policy}' is not allowed by requirements ({})

What it means

Error "approval_policy '{policy}' is not allowed by requirements ({})" thrown in Hmbown/CodeWhale.

Source

Thrown at crates/tui/src/config.rs:10139

    let contents = fs::read_to_string(&path)
        .with_context(|| format!("Failed to read requirements file: {}", path.display()))?;
    let requirements: RequirementsFile = toml::from_str(&contents).map_err(|_| {
        anyhow::anyhow!(
            "Failed to parse requirements file {}; file contents were omitted",
            codewhale_config::quote_os_path(&path)
        )
    })?;

    if !requirements.allowed_approval_policies.is_empty()
        && let Some(policy) = config.approval_policy.as_ref()
    {
        let policy = policy.to_ascii_lowercase();
        if !requirements
            .allowed_approval_policies
            .iter()
            .any(|p| p.eq_ignore_ascii_case(&policy))
        {
            anyhow::bail!(
                "approval_policy '{policy}' is not allowed by requirements ({})",
                requirements.allowed_approval_policies.join(", ")
            );
        }
    }
    if !requirements.allowed_sandbox_modes.is_empty()
        && let Some(mode) = config.sandbox_mode.as_ref()
    {
        let mode = mode.to_ascii_lowercase();
        if !requirements
            .allowed_sandbox_modes
            .iter()
            .any(|m| m.eq_ignore_ascii_case(&mode))
        {
            anyhow::bail!(
                "sandbox_mode '{mode}' is not allowed by requirements ({})",
                requirements.allowed_sandbox_modes.join(", ")
            );

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at crates/tui/src/config.rs:10139 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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