Molunerfinn/PicGo · warning

TIPS_UPLOADER_CONFIG_NAME_EMPTY

Error message

TIPS_UPLOADER_CONFIG_NAME_EMPTY

What it means

The UPDATE_UPLOADER_CONFIG route requires a non-empty _configName when updating an existing config (configId present). If config._configName is not a non-empty string, it throws TIPS_UPLOADER_CONFIG_NAME_EMPTY. Names identify configs within an uploader type's list and are used for rename diffing.

Source

Thrown at src/main/events/rpc/routes/config.ts:102

      return fail(e)
    }
  })
  .add(IRPCActionType.SELECT_UPLOADER, async (args) => {
    try {
      const [type, configName] = args as ISelectUploaderConfigArgs
      const activeConfig = picgo.uploaderConfig.use(type, configName)
      notifyAppConfigUpdated()
      return ok(activeConfig._id)
    } catch (e) {
      return fail(e)
    }
  })
  .add(IRPCActionType.UPDATE_UPLOADER_CONFIG, async (args) => {
    try {
      const [type, configId, config] = args as IUpdateUploaderConfigArgs
      const configName = typeof config._configName === 'string' ? config._configName : ''
      if (configId && !configName) {
        throw new Error(T('TIPS_UPLOADER_CONFIG_NAME_EMPTY'))
      }

      let oldConfigName = ''
      if (configId) {
        const configList = picgo.uploaderConfig.getConfigList(type)
        const existConfig = configList.find(item => item._id === configId)
        if (!existConfig) {
          throw new Error(T('TIPS_UPLOADER_CONFIG_NOT_FOUND'))
        }
        oldConfigName = existConfig._configName
      }

      if (oldConfigName && oldConfigName !== configName) {
        picgo.uploaderConfig.rename(type, oldConfigName, configName)
      }
      picgo.uploaderConfig.createOrUpdate(type, configName, config)
      notifyAppConfigUpdated()
      return ok(true)

View on GitHub (pinned to 07ec7068a5)

Solutions

1. Include a non-empty _configName in the config payload when a configId is provided
2. In the edit form, prefill _configName from the existing config and validate it's non-empty before submitting
3. If the caller only wants to change settings without naming, pass through the existing config's _configName unchanged

Example fix

// before
await updateUploaderConfig(type, configId, { ...settings }) // _configName missing
// after
await updateUploaderConfig(type, configId, { ...settings, _configName: existing._configName })

if (configId && (typeof config._configName !== 'string' || !config._configName.trim())) {
  throw new Error('_configName is required when updating an existing config')
}

function hasConfigName(config) {
  return typeof config._configName === 'string' && config._configName.trim() !== ''
}

try {
  await updateUploaderConfig(type, configId, config)
} catch (e) {
  if (e.message.includes('CONFIG_NAME_EMPTY')) {
    config._configName = originalConfig._configName
    await updateUploaderConfig(type, configId, config)
  } else throw e
}

When it happens

Trigger: Calling UPDATE_UPLOADER_CONFIG with [type, configId, config] where configId is truthy but config._configName is undefined, null, or '' — e.g. a form that omits the name field on edit.

Common situations: Editing an existing uploader profile after the name input was cleared; client code that builds the config payload without copying _configName; older clients sending a payload shape missing the field after an API change.

Understand the failure class

Background: "Missing required field" and "field is required" errors: why libraries reject payloads that omit mandatory fields — this error's family across 20 libraries.

Related errors

• Config not found
• TIPS_UPLOADER_CONFIG_CANNOT_DELETE_LAST
• TIPS_UPLOADER_CONFIG_NOT_FOUND
• Failed to change current uploader
• Failed to delete provider config

AI-assisted analysis of Molunerfinn/PicGo@07ec7068a5 (2026-08-30). Data as JSON: /api/errors/0c9455ee7c33f392. Report an issue: GitHub.