ankane/pgsync · error · Error

No destination

Error message

No destination

What it means

Error "No destination" thrown in ankane/pgsync.

Source

Thrown at lib/pgsync/sync.rb:31

      args = @arguments
      opts = @options

      # only resolve commands from config, not CLI arguments
      [:to, :from].each do |opt|
        opts[opt] ||= resolve_source(config[opt.to_s])
      end

      # merge other config
      [:to_safe, :exclude, :schemas].each do |opt|
        opts[opt] ||= config[opt.to_s]
      end

      if args.size > 2
        raise Error, "Usage:\n    pgsync [options]"
      end

      raise Error, "No source" unless source.exists?
      raise Error, "No destination" unless destination.exists?

      unless opts[:to_safe] || destination.local?
        raise Error, "Danger! Add `to_safe: true` to `.pgsync.yml` if the destination is not localhost or 127.0.0.1"
      end

      print_description("From", source)
      print_description("To", destination)

      if (opts[:preserve] || opts[:overwrite]) && destination.server_version_num < 90500
        raise Error, "Postgres 9.5+ is required for --preserve and --overwrite"
      end

      resolver = TaskResolver.new(args: args, opts: opts, source: source, destination: destination, config: config, first_schema: first_schema)
      tasks =
        resolver.tasks.map do |task|
          Task.new(source: source, destination: destination, config: config, table: task[:table], opts: opts.merge(sql: task[:sql]))
        end

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/pgsync/sync.rb:31 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of ankane/pgsync@57bdddf5db (2026-08-23). Data as JSON: /api/errors/ddde7c2853408596. Report an issue: GitHub.