Hmbown/CodeWhale · error

telemetry permission changed before arming

Error message

telemetry permission changed before arming

What it means

Error "telemetry permission changed before arming" thrown in Hmbown/CodeWhale.

Source

Thrown at crates/telemetry/src/buffer.rs:466

}

/// Clear the tombstone and drop anything buffered before this process was
/// permitted.
///
/// Called by `init` on every arming. Both the exact tombstone generation and a
/// fresh durable permission check must still match while the wipe lock is held.
/// A stale buffer left by an earlier run or by a bug cannot enter the new
/// process's batch.
pub(crate) fn arm(
    root: &Path,
    observed_generation: Option<&TombstoneGeneration>,
    permission_still_enabled: impl FnOnce() -> bool,
) -> Result<()> {
    ensure_dir(root)?;
    with_lock(root, || {
        let current_generation = tombstone_generation(root)?;
        if current_generation.as_ref() != observed_generation {
            anyhow::bail!("telemetry permission changed before arming");
        }
        if !permission_still_enabled() {
            anyhow::bail!("telemetry permission is no longer enabled");
        }
        let tombstone = tombstone_path(root);
        if tombstone.exists() {
            fs::remove_file(&tombstone)
                .with_context(|| format!("failed to remove {}", tombstone.display()))?;
        }
        truncate(&buffer_path(root))
    })
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at crates/telemetry/src/buffer.rs:466 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/640d2f032574bfb5. Report an issue: GitHub.