Hmbown/CodeWhale · error · anyhow::Error

plugin name is not a safe directory name: {error:#}

Error message

plugin name is not a safe directory name: {error:#}

What it means

Error "plugin name is not a safe directory name: {error:#}" thrown in Hmbown/CodeWhale.

Source

Thrown at crates/tui/src/plugins/install/place.rs:125

        fs::remove_dir_all(&backup).ok();
    }

    Ok(PluginInstallOutcome::Installed(InstalledPlugin {
        name: staged.name,
        path: final_path,
        content_hash: staged.content_hash,
        installed_content_hash,
        source_checksum: source_checksum.to_string(),
    }))
}

// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
// Path guards
// ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

pub(super) fn plugin_target_path(name: &str, user_plugins_dir: &Path) -> Result<PathBuf> {
    let name = validate_skill_name_segment(name)
        .map_err(|error| anyhow::anyhow!("plugin name is not a safe directory name: {error:#}"))?;
    Ok(user_plugins_dir.join(name))
}

/// The resolved bundle must be a direct child of the resolved plugins root,
/// matching discovery's fail-closed containment rule.
pub(super) fn ensure_target_within_plugins_dir(
    target: &Path,
    user_plugins_dir: &Path,
) -> Result<()> {
    let root = fs::canonicalize(user_plugins_dir).with_context(|| {
        format!(
            "failed to resolve plugins directory {}",
            user_plugins_dir.display()
        )
    })?;
    let target = fs::canonicalize(target)
        .with_context(|| format!("failed to resolve {}", target.display()))?;
    if target.parent() != Some(root.as_path()) {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at crates/tui/src/plugins/install/place.rs:125 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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