JuliusBrussee/caveman · error

memory %s is not current

Error message

memory %s is not current

What it means

Error "memory %s is not current" thrown in JuliusBrussee/caveman.

Source

Thrown at mem/store.go:220

	if strings.TrimSpace(oldID) == "" {
		return Memory{}, fmt.Errorf("supersede requires old memory id")
	}
	if strings.TrimSpace(newText) == "" {
		return Memory{}, fmt.Errorf("cannot supersede with empty text")
	}
	if err := validateMemorySize(newText); err != nil {
		return Memory{}, err
	}
	tx, err := s.db.Begin()
	if err != nil {
		return Memory{}, fmt.Errorf("supersede begin: %w", err)
	}
	defer tx.Rollback()

	var old Memory
	if err := scanMemory(tx.QueryRow(memorySelect+` WHERE id = ? AND valid_until IS NULL`, oldID), &old); err != nil {
		if err == sql.ErrNoRows {
			return Memory{}, fmt.Errorf("memory %s is not current", oldID)
		}
		return Memory{}, fmt.Errorf("read current memory: %w", err)
	}
	if old.Text == newText {
		return Memory{}, fmt.Errorf("replacement text is identical to current memory")
	}
	newID := memID(newText)
	var exists int
	if err := tx.QueryRow(`SELECT COUNT(*) FROM memories WHERE id = ?`, newID).Scan(&exists); err != nil {
		return Memory{}, fmt.Errorf("check replacement memory: %w", err)
	}
	if exists > 0 {
		return Memory{}, fmt.Errorf("replacement memory %s already exists", newID)
	}
	now := time.Now().UTC().Format(time.RFC3339Nano)
	if _, err := tx.Exec(
		`INSERT INTO memories
		   (id, text, created_at, valid_from, supersedes)

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Solutions

1. Supersede only a current memory; the named memory is not current.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at mem/store.go:220 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/30dab7344e88b64c. Report an issue: GitHub.