{"record":{"id":"1dcde4464d6cf445","repo":"plandex-ai/plandex","slug":"failed-to-read-file-w","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"failed to read file: %w","messagePattern":"failed to read file: %w","errorType":"console","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"app/cli/stream_tui/update.go","lineNumber":688,"sourceCode":"\t\tlog.Println(\"checkMissingFile - received missing file message | path:\", msg.MissingFilePath)\n\n\t\tif msg.MissingFileAutoContext {\n\t\t\tlog.Println(\"checkMissingFile - received missing file message | auto context\")\n\t\t\tm.updateState(func() {\n\t\t\t\tm.processing = true\n\t\t\t\tm.autoLoadedMissingFile = true\n\t\t\t})\n\n\t\t\treturn m, tea.Batch(\n\t\t\t\tfunc() tea.Msg {\n\t\t\t\t\t<-m.sharedTicker.C\n\t\t\t\t\treturn spinner.TickMsg{}\n\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\tfunc() tea.Msg {\n\t\t\t\t\tbytes, err := os.ReadFile(msg.MissingFilePath)\n\t\t\t\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tlog.Println(\"failed to read file:\", err)\n\t\t\t\t\t\tm.err = fmt.Errorf(\"failed to read file: %w\", err)\n\t\t\t\t\t\treturn tea.Quit\n\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\tcontent := string(shared.NormalizeEOL(bytes))\n\n\t\t\t\t\tlog.Println(\"checkMissingFile - calling RespondMissingFile\")\n\t\t\t\t\tapiErr := api.Client.RespondMissingFile(lib.CurrentPlanId, lib.CurrentBranch, shared.RespondMissingFileRequest{\n\t\t\t\t\t\tChoice:   shared.RespondMissingFileChoiceLoad,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFilePath: msg.MissingFilePath,\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBody:     content,\n\t\t\t\t\t})\n\n\t\t\t\t\tif apiErr != nil {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tlog.Println(\"missing file prompt api error:\", apiErr)\n\t\t\t\t\t\tm.updateState(func() {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tm.apiErr = apiErr\n\t\t\t\t\t\t})\n\t\t\t\t\t\treturn tea.Quit\n\t\t\t\t\t}","sourceCodeStart":670,"sourceCodeEnd":706,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex/blob/e2d772072efadbe41d2946d97d79be55532dbab5/app/cli/stream_tui/update.go#L670-L706","documentation":"Inside the stream TUI's checkMissingFile handler, os.ReadFile on msg.MissingFilePath failed, so the model records this error and quits the TUI. The user was asked to provide a file that the plan expects but that could not be read from disk.","triggerScenarios":"A tea.Msg command reads msg.MissingFilePath with os.ReadFile; the path doesn't exist, was deleted/moved between prompt and read, or the process lacks read permission.","commonSituations":"User typed a wrong path at the missing-file prompt, the file was deleted after being referenced, or a relative path was entered from a different working directory than the TUI expects.","solutions":["Check the path printed in the log line 'failed to read file:' — verify it exists with ls","Re-enter the missing-file prompt with an absolute path","Check file permissions (read access for the running user)","Restore or recreate the deleted file before responding to the prompt"],"exampleFix":"// before\nbytes, err := os.ReadFile(msg.MissingFilePath)\n// after\nif _, statErr := os.Stat(msg.MissingFilePath); statErr != nil {\n    log.Printf(\"missing file not readable: %v\", statErr)\n    return spinner.TickMsg{} // re-prompt instead of quitting\n}\nbytes, err := os.ReadFile(msg.MissingFilePath)","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"if fi, err := os.Stat(path); err != nil || fi.IsDir() {\n    // path missing or a directory — fix before responding to the prompt\n}\nif fi, err := os.Stat(path); err == nil && fi.Mode().Perm()&0o400 == 0 {\n    // not readable by current user\n}","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"bytes, err := os.ReadFile(msg.MissingFilePath)\nif err != nil {\n    return fmt.Errorf(\"failed to read file %s: %w\", msg.MissingFilePath, err)\n}","preventionTips":["Provide absolute paths at the missing-file prompt","Don't move/delete the file between selection and confirmation","Verify read permissions before submitting the path"],"tags":["go","filesystem","tui"],"backgroundTag":"file-read-failed","analyzedSha":"e2d772072efadbe41d2946d97d79be55532dbab5","analyzedAt":"2026-09-05T20:56:53.631Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-05T20:56:53.631Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-14T00:17:10.932Z"}