Zackriya-Solutions/meetily · error · anyhow::Error

Failed to get current directory: {}

Error message

Failed to get current directory: {}

What it means

When no models_dir is supplied, WhisperEngine::new falls back to std::env::current_dir() to probe development model directories. The OS call failed - on Unix this almost always means the process's working directory was deleted while the process was still running.

Source

Thrown at frontend/src-tauri/src/whisper_engine/whisper_engine.rs:98

        Self::new_with_models_dir(None)
    }

    /// Create a new WhisperEngine with optional custom models directory
    /// If models_dir is None, uses default location (app data dir for production, local for dev)
    pub fn new_with_models_dir(models_dir: Option<PathBuf>) -> Result<Self> {
        // PERFORMANCE: Suppress verbose whisper.cpp and Metal logs
        // These C library logs bypass Rust logging and clutter output
        // Set environment variables to reduce C library verbosity
        std::env::set_var("GGML_METAL_LOG_LEVEL", "1"); // 0=off, 1=error, 2=warn, 3=info
        std::env::set_var("WHISPER_LOG_LEVEL", "1");    // Reduce whisper.cpp verbosity

        let models_dir = if let Some(dir) = models_dir {
            // Use provided directory (for production with app_data_dir)
            dir
        } else {
            // Fallback: determine based on debug/release mode
            let current_dir = std::env::current_dir()
                .map_err(|e| anyhow!("Failed to get current directory: {}", e))?;

            // Development: Use frontend/models or backend directories
            // Production: Use system directories (should be overridden by caller)
            if cfg!(debug_assertions) {
                // Development mode - try frontend and backend directories
                if current_dir.join("models").exists() {
                    current_dir.join("models")
                } else if current_dir.join("../models").exists() {
                    current_dir.join("../models")
                } else if current_dir.join("backend/whisper-server-package/models").exists() {
                    current_dir.join("backend/whisper-server-package/models")
                } else if current_dir.join("../backend/whisper-server-package/models").exists() {
                    current_dir.join("../backend/whisper-server-package/models")
                } else {
                    // Create models directory in current directory for development
                    current_dir.join("models")
                }
            } else {

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Solutions

1. Pass an explicit models_dir when constructing WhisperEngine - production code should never rely on the cwd fallback
2. Restart the app from a directory that currently exists
3. Avoid deleting/recreating the working directory while the dev server or app process is running

// Never rely on the cwd fallback in app code
let models_dir = app.path().app_data_dir()?.join("models");
let engine = WhisperEngine::new(Some(models_dir)).await?;

When it happens

Trigger: Constructing WhisperEngine without an explicit models_dir while the cwd has been removed: running the dev binary from a directory that a clean/rebuild script deleted and recreated, or launching from a temp or unmounted path.

Common situations: Running cargo tauri dev after clean_run.sh removed directories out from under the shell; launching the binary from a removable/unmounted drive; sandboxed environments that restrict getcwd.

Related errors

• Could not find config directory
• Failed to get current directory: {}
• Failed to get current directory: {}
• Could not find system data directory
• Model {} is corrupted and cannot be loaded

AI-assisted analysis of Zackriya-Solutions/meetily@0281737d87 (2026-08-16). Data as JSON: /api/errors/55f6128bd99fda4d. Report an issue: GitHub.