JuliusBrussee/caveman · error

forget: %w

Error message

forget: %w

What it means

The DELETE of the target memory row failed inside the Forget transaction after lineage pointers were staged for repair. The wrapped error is the SQLite delete failure; rollback undoes the repairs.

Source

Thrown at mem/store.go:357

	}
	if supersedes.Valid {
		if _, err := tx.Exec(
			`UPDATE memories SET superseded_by = ? WHERE id = ?`,
			nullableLineageID(supersededBy), supersedes.String,
		); err != nil {
			return false, fmt.Errorf("repair forgotten predecessor: %w", err)
		}
	}
	if supersededBy.Valid {
		if _, err := tx.Exec(
			`UPDATE memories SET supersedes = ? WHERE id = ?`,
			nullableLineageID(supersedes), supersededBy.String,
		); err != nil {
			return false, fmt.Errorf("repair forgotten successor: %w", err)
		}
	}
	if _, err := tx.Exec(`DELETE FROM memories WHERE id = ?`, id); err != nil {
		return false, fmt.Errorf("forget: %w", err)
	}
	if err := tx.Commit(); err != nil {
		return false, fmt.Errorf("forget commit: %w", err)
	}
	return true, nil
}

func nullableLineageID(value sql.NullString) any {
	if value.Valid {
		return value.String
	}
	return nil
}

// Count returns the number of durable memory blocks without loading their
// contents. Callers omit this number on error rather than presenting zero.
func (s *Store) Count() (int, error) {
	var count int

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Solutions

1. Retry the forget
2. Inspect the wrapped sqlite error (locks, disk)

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at mem/store.go:357 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of JuliusBrussee/caveman@766dce6b13 (2026-08-18). Data as JSON: /api/errors/7467698e2a5fbaa0. Report an issue: GitHub.