aaif-goose/goose · error · anyhow::Error

On_failure command failed: command '{}' exited with status {

Error message

On_failure command failed: command '{}' exited with status {}, stderr: {}

What it means

Error "On_failure command failed: command '{}' exited with status {}, stderr: {}" thrown in aaif-goose/goose.

Source

Thrown at crates/goose/src/agents/retry.rs:312

                );
                warn!("{}", error_msg);
                return Err(anyhow::anyhow!(error_msg));
            } else {
                warn!("On_failure command execution error: {}", e);
                return Err(e);
            }
        }
    };

    if !output.status.success() {
        let error_msg = format!(
            "On_failure command failed: command '{}' exited with status {}, stderr: {}",
            command,
            output.status,
            String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr)
        );
        warn!("{}", error_msg);
        return Err(anyhow::anyhow!(error_msg));
    } else {
        info!("On_failure command completed successfully: {}", command);
    }

    Ok(())
}

#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
    use super::*;
    use crate::agents::types::SuccessCheck;

    fn create_test_retry_config() -> RetryConfig {
        RetryConfig {
            max_retries: 3,
            checks: vec![],
            on_failure: None,
            timeout_seconds: Some(60),

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at crates/goose/src/agents/retry.rs:312 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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