abpframework/abp · error · ApplicationException

repositoryNameWithOrganization '{repositoryNameWithOrganizat

Error message

repositoryNameWithOrganization '{repositoryNameWithOrganization}' is not valid! It should be formatted as 'organization-name/repository-name'.

What it means

Thrown by the `GithubRepositoryInfo` constructor when `repositoryNameWithOrganization` does not contain a `/` character, i.e. it is not in the `organization/repository` format. It is an `ApplicationException`. The constructor then splits on `/` to derive the repository name.

Source

Thrown at framework/src/Volo.Abp.Cli.Core/Volo/Abp/Cli/ProjectBuilding/Building/GithubRepositoryInfo.cs:17

using System;

namespace Volo.Abp.Cli.ProjectBuilding.Building;

public class GithubRepositoryInfo
{
    public string RepositoryNameWithOrganization { get; }

    public string RepositoryName { get; }

    public string AccessToken { get; }

    public GithubRepositoryInfo(string repositoryNameWithOrganization, string accessToken)
    {
        if (!repositoryNameWithOrganization.Contains("/"))
        {
            throw new ApplicationException($"{nameof(repositoryNameWithOrganization)} '{repositoryNameWithOrganization}' is not valid! It should be formatted as 'organization-name/repository-name'.");
        }

        RepositoryNameWithOrganization = repositoryNameWithOrganization;
        RepositoryName = repositoryNameWithOrganization.Split('/')[1];
        AccessToken = accessToken;
    }
}

View on GitHub (pinned to 7ed43b1931)

Solutions

Format the value as `organization/repository`, e.g. `abpframework/abp`.
If you meant a local path or URL, use the appropriate `template-source` form instead of the GitHub slug.
Optionally pass a GitHub access token as the second constructor argument once the slug is correct.

Example fix

// before
new GithubRepositoryInfo("myrepo", token);
// after
new GithubRepositoryInfo("acme/myrepo", token);

Defensive patterns

Strategy: validation

Validate before calling

static bool IsValidRepoSlug(string slug) =>
    !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(slug) && slug.Count(c => c == '/') == 1 && !slug.StartsWith("/") && !slug.EndsWith("/");

if (!IsValidRepoSlug(repositoryNameWithOrganization))
    throw new ArgumentException("Expected 'organization/repository'.", nameof(repositoryNameWithOrganization));

Type guard

static bool IsGithubRepoSlug(string value) =>
    !string.IsNullOrEmpty(value)
    && value.Split('/', StringSplitOptions.None) is { Length: 2 } parts
    && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(parts[0])
    && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(parts[1]);

Try / catch

try { var info = new GithubRepositoryInfo(slug, token); }
catch (ApplicationException ex) when (ex.Message.Contains("organization-name/repository-name"))
{
    logger.LogError("Invalid repo slug '{Slug}'. Use 'org/repo'.", slug);
    throw;
}

Prevention

Always provide the organization prefix when referencing GitHub repos.
Validate the slug format in UI/scripts before submission.
Copy the slug from the GitHub URL path (after the domain).

When it happens

Trigger: Providing a local module/template source as a GitHub repo reference (e.g. via `--template-source`/module source) using a bare repository name like `myrepo` instead of `acme/myrepo`.

Common situations: Typing the repo without the org prefix; copying just the repo name from a URL; using an SSH/HTTPS URL where the CLI expects the `org/repo` slug.

Related errors

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