Hmbown/CodeWhale · error · anyhow::Error

memory edits require non-empty evidence

Error message

memory edits require non-empty evidence

What it means

Error "memory edits require non-empty evidence" thrown in Hmbown/CodeWhale.

Source

Thrown at crates/tui/src/native_memory.rs:876

            several.len()
        ),
    }
}

/// The note body of a Markdown bullet, if the line is one.
fn bullet_text(line: &str) -> Option<&str> {
    let trimmed = line.trim();
    trimmed
        .strip_prefix("- ")
        .or_else(|| trimmed.strip_prefix("* "))
        .map(str::trim)
}

/// Evidence is required on every in-place edit and held to the same bounds
/// as a note. An unexplained rewrite of durable context is the thing the
/// journal exists to prevent.
fn normalize_evidence(evidence: &str) -> Result<String> {
    normalize_note(evidence).map_err(|_| anyhow!("memory edits require non-empty evidence"))
}

fn normalize_note(note: &str) -> Result<String> {
    let note = note.replace("\r\n", "\n").replace('\r', "\n");
    let note = note
        .lines()
        .map(str::trim)
        .filter(|line| !line.is_empty())
        .collect::<Vec<_>>()
        .join(" ");
    if note.is_empty() {
        bail!("memory note is empty");
    }
    if note.len() > MAX_NOTE_BYTES {
        bail!("memory note exceeds {MAX_NOTE_BYTES} bytes");
    }
    Ok(note.trim_start_matches('-').trim().to_string())
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at crates/tui/src/native_memory.rs:876 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of Hmbown/CodeWhale@8880682c63 (2026-08-16). Data as JSON: /api/errors/15c06b542f9e17da. Report an issue: GitHub.