{"record":{"id":"074f6b80185ea8b0","repo":"HKUDS/Vibe-Trading","slug":"field-must-be-an-integer-got-value-r","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"{field} must be an integer, got {value!r}","messagePattern":"(.+?) must be an integer, got (.+?)","errorType":"validation","errorClass":"ValueError","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"agent/src/tools/shadow_account_tool.py","lineNumber":62,"sourceCode":"    Args:\n        value: Raw argument value; ``None`` and ``\"\"`` mean \"not supplied\".\n        field: Argument name, used in the error message.\n        default: Value to use when the argument was not supplied.\n\n    Returns:\n        The requested integer, or ``default`` when the argument was absent.\n\n    Raises:\n        ValueError: If the value is present but not an integer. Only an absent\n            value may fall back to the default — silently replacing a malformed\n            explicit value would answer a different question than was asked.\n    \"\"\"\n    if value is None or value == \"\":\n        return default\n    try:\n        return int(value)\n    except (TypeError, ValueError, OverflowError):\n        raise ValueError(f\"{field} must be an integer, got {value!r}\") from None\n\n\ndef _validate_optional_journal_path(raw: Any) -> str | None:\n    \"\"\"Validate a journal_path kwarg that may be missing/empty.\n\n    Returns the resolved path string, or None when the caller didn't pass\n    one. Raises ValueError (already the contract of `safe_user_path`) when\n    the path escapes the user envelope.\n    \"\"\"\n    if not raw:\n        return None\n    return str(safe_user_path(raw))\n\n\n# ---------------- Tool 1: extract ----------------\n\nclass ExtractShadowStrategyTool(BaseTool):\n    \"\"\"Extract a Shadow Account profile from a user's trade journal.\"\"\"","sourceCodeStart":44,"sourceCodeEnd":80,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/HKUDS/Vibe-Trading/blob/80ffdda44c5c4db0dd84d70e051cca591cea67df/agent/src/tools/shadow_account_tool.py#L44-L80","documentation":"The shadow_account tool's _int_arg helper converts a kwarg to int and raises ValueError when conversion fails. None and \"\" fall back to a default; anything else that int() cannot parse (TypeError/ValueError/OverflowError) produces this error naming the field and offending value. It's an input validation guard on integer parameters.","triggerScenarios":"Passing a non-numeric string like \"abc\" for an int field, a float string like \"1.5\" (int(\"1.5\") fails), a list/dict value, or a float NaN; e.g. execute(max_depth=\"1.5\").","commonSituations":"LLM tool calls quote numbers as strings with decimal points; JSON payloads that arrive as floats or nested objects; locale-formatted numbers like \"1,000\".","solutions":["Pass an actual integer or an integer-valued string like \"3\" or 3","If the value is a float, round/parse it first (e.g. int(float(value))) if truncation is acceptable","For optional fields, pass None or omit the kwarg entirely to get the default"],"exampleFix":"# before\ntool.execute(lookback=\"1.5\")\n# after\ntool.execute(lookback=1)  # or \"1\"","handlingStrategy":"type-guard","validationCode":"def to_int(value, field, default=None):\n    if value is None or value == \"\":\n        return default\n    try:\n        return int(value)\n    except (TypeError, ValueError, OverflowError):\n        raise ValueError(f\"{field} must be an integer, got {value!r}\") from None","typeGuard":"def is_int_like(v) -> bool:\n    if isinstance(v, bool) or v is None:\n        return False\n    try:\n        int(v)\n        return True\n    except (TypeError, ValueError, OverflowError):\n        return False","tryCatchPattern":"wrap the execute call in try/except ValueError and re-prompt/report the bad field","preventionTips":["Normalize numeric args with int(float(x)) when decimals are possible","Use strict JSON schemas (type: integer) for tool args"],"tags":["shadow-account","type-coercion","integer-args","validation"],"backgroundTag":"invalid-argument-type","analyzedSha":"80ffdda44c5c4db0dd84d70e051cca591cea67df","analyzedAt":"2026-08-28T12:46:38.989Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-28T16:17:29.566Z"}