Hmbown/CodeWhale · error · anyhow::Error
Failed to parse requirements file {}; file contents were omi
Error message
Failed to parse requirements file {}; file contents were omitted What it means
Error "Failed to parse requirements file {}; file contents were omitted" thrown in Hmbown/CodeWhale.
Source
Thrown at crates/tui/src/config.rs:10124
configured.is_some_and(|base| !base.trim().is_empty())
}
fn apply_requirements(config: &mut Config) -> Result<()> {
let path = config
.requirements_path
.as_deref()
.map(expand_path)
.or_else(default_requirements_path);
let Some(path) = path else {
return Ok(());
};
if !path.exists() {
return Ok(());
}
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(", ")
);View on GitHub (pinned to 8880682c63)
When it happens
Trigger: Thrown at crates/tui/src/config.rs:10124 when the library encounters an invalid state.
Common situations: See trigger scenarios.
Understand the failure class
- Parsing and encoding errors: unexpected token, malformed input — why parsers reject input and how to find the real culprit.
AI-assisted analysis of Hmbown/CodeWhale@8880682c63 (2026-08-16).
Data as JSON: /api/errors/58df96c52244bdd8.
Report an issue: GitHub.