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

working_dir '{}' is not a directory

Error message

working_dir '{}' is not a directory

What it means

Error "working_dir '{}' is not a directory" thrown in aaif-goose/goose.

Source

Thrown at crates/goose/src/agents/platform_extensions/summon.rs:2099

    let resolved = if requested_path.is_absolute() {
        requested_path
    } else {
        parent_dir.join(&requested_path)
    };
    let canonical = resolved
        .canonicalize()
        .map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("working_dir '{}' could not be resolved: {}", requested, e))?;
    let parent_canonical = parent_dir
        .canonicalize()
        .unwrap_or_else(|_| parent_dir.to_path_buf());
    if !canonical.starts_with(&parent_canonical) {
        anyhow::bail!(
            "working_dir '{}' is outside the parent session directory",
            requested
        );
    }
    if !canonical.is_dir() {
        anyhow::bail!("working_dir '{}' is not a directory", requested);
    }
    Ok(canonical)
}

#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
    use super::*;
    use serial_test::serial;
    use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
    use std::fs;
    use std::sync::Arc;
    use tempfile::TempDir;

    fn create_test_context() -> PlatformExtensionContext {
        PlatformExtensionContext {
            extension_manager: None,
            session_manager: Arc::new(crate::session::SessionManager::instance()),
            scheduler: None,

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at crates/goose/src/agents/platform_extensions/summon.rs:2099 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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