{"record":{"id":"22e6bb925d315c21","repo":"vectordotdev/vector","slug":"failed-to-read","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Failed to read {}: {}","messagePattern":"Failed to read (.+?): (.+?)","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"vdev/src/commands/release/prepare.rs","lineNumber":154,"sourceCode":"    // Step 4\n    fn generate_release_cue(&self) -> Result<()> {\n        debug!(\"generate_release_cue\");\n        generate_cue::run(\n            &self.new_vector_version,\n            generate_cue::PullRequestMetadata::Required,\n        )?;\n        generate_cue::retire_all_fragments()?;\n\n        self.append_vrl_changelog_to_release_cue()?;\n        debug!(\"Generated release CUE file\");\n        Ok(())\n    }\n\n    /// Steps 5 & 6: Replace old version with the new version.\n    fn update_vector_version(&self, file_path: &Path) -> Result<()> {\n        debug!(\"update_vector_version for {file_path:?}\");\n        let contents = fs::read_to_string(file_path)\n            .map_err(|e| anyhow!(\"Failed to read {}: {}\", file_path.display(), e))?;\n\n        let latest_version = &self.latest_vector_version;\n        let new_version = &self.new_vector_version;\n        let old_version_str = format!(\"{}.{}\", latest_version.major, latest_version.minor);\n\n        if !contents.contains(&old_version_str) {\n            return Err(anyhow!(\n                \"Could not find version {} to update in {}\",\n                latest_version,\n                file_path.display()\n            ));\n        }\n\n        let updated_contents = replace_version_references(&contents, latest_version, new_version);\n\n        fs::write(file_path, updated_contents)\n            .map_err(|e| anyhow!(\"Failed to write {}: {}\", file_path.display(), e))?;\n","sourceCodeStart":136,"sourceCodeEnd":172,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/vectordotdev/vector/blob/0d4ab78a4f0d9c9e5d03a50108a2ae4d2f4b2460/vdev/src/commands/release/prepare.rs#L136-L172","documentation":"During release preparation, update_vector_version rewrites version strings in files like Cargo.toml/lockfiles. This error wraps the fs::read_to_string failure, meaning the target file could not be read (missing, permission denied, or not valid UTF-8). It aborts the version-bump step for that file.","triggerScenarios":"Calling Prepare::run during `vdev release prepare` when one of the configured version files does not exist at file_path, is unreadable, or contains invalid UTF-8.","commonSituations":"Repo layout changed upstream and a version file was renamed/moved; file locked by another process or wrong permissions; a binary/legacy-encoded file expected as text.","solutions":["Check the file exists at the printed path (`ls -l <path>`) and restore it (e.g. `git checkout -- <path>`) if missing.","Fix read permissions (`chmod u+r <path>`) or run from a checkout where the file is writable/readable.","If the file contains invalid UTF-8, restore the original from git or convert it to UTF-8 before re-running."],"exampleFix":"// before\nrm src/bin/vector/  # version file gone -> read fails\n// after\ngit checkout -- Cargo.toml && vdev release prepare ...","handlingStrategy":"try-catch","validationCode":"let path = \"Cargo.toml\";\nif !std::path::Path::new(path).exists() {\n    panic!(\"version file {path} missing before release prepare\");\n}","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"match std::fs::read_to_string(file_path) {\n    Ok(_) => /* proceed */,\n    Err(e) => eprintln!(\"restore file before re-running: {file_path:?}: {e}\"),\n}","preventionTips":["Run release prepare from a clean git checkout (`git status` clean first)","Never rename or move version files without updating vdev's prepare config","Check file readability/permissions before invoking release tooling"],"tags":["rust","filesystem","release"],"backgroundTag":"file-read-failed","analyzedSha":"0d4ab78a4f0d9c9e5d03a50108a2ae4d2f4b2460","analyzedAt":"2026-09-16T02:53:35.741Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-16T02:53:35.741Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-23T08:17:48.524Z"}