Hmbown/CodeWhale · error · Error

Usage: node scripts/release/ensure-release-assets-absent.js…

Error message

Usage: node scripts/release/ensure-release-assets-absent.js OWNER/REPO vX.Y.Z

What it means

Argument-count guard in main(): fires when the script is not invoked with exactly two arguments, OWNER/REPO and vX.Y.Z (or receives extra ones). It is pure CLI usage validation; the message is the canonical usage string, and the caller passed the wrong number of arguments.

Solutions

1. Invoke as: node scripts/release/ensure-release-assets-absent.js OWNER/REPO vX.Y.Z
2. Ensure both arguments are present and quoted, with no extra positional arguments
3. Fix the calling workflow step's argument wiring

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at scripts/release/ensure-release-assets-absent.js:74 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of Hmbown/CodeWhale@433685b202 (2026-09-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/993f9607022dc2e2. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at scripts/release/ensure-release-assets-absent.js:74

  }
  if (!release || !Array.isArray(release.assets)) {
    throw new Error(`GitHub Release ${tag} did not provide an asset inventory`);
  }
  if (release.assets.length === 0) {
    return;
  }

  const names = release.assets.map((asset) => asset && asset.name).filter(Boolean);
  const inventory = names.length > 0 ? names.join(", ") : `${release.assets.length} unnamed asset(s)`;
  throw new Error(
    `Refusing to replace existing assets for ${tag}: ${inventory}. ` +
      "A normal Release workflow rerun must never delete or overwrite public bytes.",
  );
}

function main() {
  if (process.argv.length !== 4) {
    throw new Error(usage());
  }
  const repo = process.argv[2];
  const tag = process.argv[3];
  const release = fetchRelease(repo, tag);
  assertReleaseAssetsAbsent(release, tag);
  console.log(
    release === null
      ? `No existing GitHub Release assets found for ${tag}.`
      : `Existing GitHub Release ${tag} has no assets; first upload may proceed.`,
  );
}

if (require.main === module) {
  try {
    main();
  } catch (error) {
    console.error(`Release immutability check failed: ${error.message}`);
    process.exit(1);

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