{"record":{"id":"00d469ee16d91e89","repo":"santifer/career-ops","slug":"gmail-could-not-persist-processed-id-state-er","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"gmail: could not persist processed-id state — ${err.message}","messagePattern":"gmail: could not persist processed-id state — (.+?)","errorType":"console","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"warning","filePath":"plugins/gmail/index.mjs","lineNumber":66,"sourceCode":"  return data.access_token;\n}\n\nfunction loadProcessedIds() {\n  if (!existsSync(STATE_PATH)) return new Set();\n  try {\n    const state = JSON.parse(readFileSync(STATE_PATH, 'utf-8'));\n    return new Set(state.processed_message_ids || []);\n  } catch {\n    return new Set();\n  }\n}\n\nfunction saveProcessedIds(ids) {\n  try {\n    mkdirSync('data', { recursive: true });\n    writeFileSync(STATE_PATH, JSON.stringify({ processed_message_ids: [...ids] }, null, 2), 'utf-8');\n  } catch (err) {\n    console.warn(`gmail: could not persist processed-id state — ${err.message}`);\n  }\n}\n\n/** @type {{ ingest: (ctx: any) => Promise<object[]> }} */\nexport default {\n  async ingest(ctx) {\n    const clientId = ctx?.env?.GMAIL_CLIENT_ID;\n    const clientSecret = ctx?.env?.GMAIL_CLIENT_SECRET;\n    const refreshToken = ctx?.env?.GMAIL_REFRESH_TOKEN;\n    if (!clientId || !clientSecret || !refreshToken) {\n      throw new Error('gmail: missing GMAIL_CLIENT_ID / GMAIL_CLIENT_SECRET / GMAIL_REFRESH_TOKEN in .env');\n    }\n\n    const label = ctx?.settings?.label || 'Job Leads';\n    const daysBack = Number(ctx?.settings?.days_back ?? 7);\n    if (!Number.isInteger(daysBack) || daysBack <= 0) {\n      throw new Error(`gmail: invalid days_back \"${ctx?.settings?.days_back}\" (must be a positive integer)`);\n    }","sourceCodeStart":48,"sourceCodeEnd":84,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/santifer/career-ops/blob/aac998c7ed7248ea853b720ceeb1fdbeb322fc5d/plugins/gmail/index.mjs#L48-L84","documentation":"Warning in plugins/gmail/index.mjs's saveProcessedIds: persisting the processed Gmail message IDs to STATE_PATH (JSON in data/) failed. The IDs are then re-processed on the next ingest run, causing duplicate work; the error is logged and swallowed so the current ingest continues.","triggerScenarios":"writeFileSync to data/.gmail-state.json fails: data/ cannot be created (EACCES on mkdirSync despite recursive), disk full, read-only filesystem, or file locked by another process.","commonSituations":"Running the plugin in a sandbox/CI where the repo is read-only; concurrent plugin runs writing the state file simultaneously; disk quota exceeded.","solutions":["Check err.message for the fs error code (EACCES/ENOSPC/EPERM)","Ensure the working directory is writable: mkdir -p data and verify permissions","Avoid concurrent plugin runs sharing the same state file, or add file locking","Re-run ingest; duplicates from the failed save are re-fetched and re-classified next time"],"exampleFix":"// before\nmkdirSync('data', { recursive: true });\nwriteFileSync(STATE_PATH, JSON.stringify({ processed_message_ids: [...ids] }, null, 2), 'utf-8');\n// after\nmkdirSync(dirname(STATE_PATH), { recursive: true });\nconst tmp = STATE_PATH + '.tmp';\nwriteFileSync(tmp, JSON.stringify({ processed_message_ids: [...ids] }, null, 2), 'utf-8');\nrenameSync(tmp, STATE_PATH); // atomic, avoids partial state on crash","handlingStrategy":"try-catch","validationCode":"import { accessSync, constants } from 'fs';\ntry { accessSync('data', constants.W_OK); } catch { mkdirSync('data', { recursive: true }); }","typeGuard":"function isFsError(e) { return e instanceof Error && typeof e.code === 'string'; }","tryCatchPattern":"try { atomicWriteJson(STATE_PATH, { processed_message_ids: [...ids] }); } catch (err) { console.warn(`gmail: could not persist processed-id state — ${err.message}`); }","preventionTips":["Write state atomically (tmp file + rename) to survive crashes","Never run two plugin instances against the same state file","Confirm the repo/data dir is writable in CI sandboxes","Re-run ingest after a failed save; duplicates are re-processed safely"],"tags":["nodejs","gmail","state-persistence","filesystem"],"backgroundTag":"file-write-failed","analyzedSha":"aac998c7ed7248ea853b720ceeb1fdbeb322fc5d","analyzedAt":"2026-09-16T06:35:29.214Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-16T06:35:29.214Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-23T08:17:48.524Z"}