JuliusBrussee/caveman · error

inspect sqlite parent %q: %w

Error message

inspect sqlite parent %q: %w

What it means

Error "inspect sqlite parent %q: %w" thrown in JuliusBrussee/caveman.

Source

Thrown at engine/ccr/store_sqlite.go:222

func PrepareSQLitePathCanonical(path string) (string, error) {
	if path == ":memory:" {
		return path, nil
	}
	if strings.TrimSpace(path) == "" {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("ccr sqlite path is required")
	}
	parent := filepath.Dir(path)
	absoluteParent, err := filepath.Abs(parent)
	if err != nil {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("resolve sqlite parent %q: %w", parent, err)
	}
	resolvedParent, err := filepath.EvalSymlinks(absoluteParent)
	if err != nil {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("resolve sqlite parent %q: %w", parent, err)
	}
	parentInfo, err := os.Stat(resolvedParent)
	if err != nil {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("inspect sqlite parent %q: %w", resolvedParent, err)
	}
	if !parentInfo.IsDir() {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("sqlite parent %q must be a directory", resolvedParent)
	}
	if err := validateSQLiteParentSecurity(resolvedParent, parentInfo); err != nil {
		return "", err
	}
	canonicalPath := filepath.Join(resolvedParent, filepath.Base(path))
	if err := secureSQLiteFile(canonicalPath, true); err != nil {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("secure sqlite %q: %w", canonicalPath, err)
	}
	for _, suffix := range []string{"-wal", "-shm"} {
		if err := secureSQLiteFile(canonicalPath+suffix, false); err != nil {
			return "", fmt.Errorf("secure sqlite sidecar %q: %w", canonicalPath+suffix, err)
		}
	}
	return canonicalPath, nil
}

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Solutions

1. Fix inspection of the sqlite parent directory.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at engine/ccr/store_sqlite.go:222 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of JuliusBrussee/caveman@27d5a3981a (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/004ad3d1e7c7fbed. Report an issue: GitHub.