{"record":{"id":"2399fb77a2482e40","repo":"abiosoft/colima","slug":"empty-file-template-edit-aborted","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"empty file, template edit aborted","messagePattern":"empty file, template edit aborted","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"cmd/template.go","lineNumber":49,"sourceCode":"\t\tabort, err := embedded.ReadString(\"defaults/abort.yaml\")\n\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"error reading embedded file: %w\", err)\n\t\t}\n\t\tinfo, err := embedded.ReadString(\"defaults/template.yaml\")\n\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"error reading embedded file: %w\", err)\n\t\t}\n\t\ttemplate, err := templateFileOrDefault()\n\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"error reading template file: %w\", err)\n\t\t}\n\n\t\ttmpFile, err := waitForUserEdit(templateCmdArgs.Editor, []byte(abort+\"\\n\"+info+\"\\n\"+template))\n\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"error editing template file: %w\", err)\n\t\t}\n\t\tif tmpFile == \"\" {\n\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"empty file, template edit aborted\")\n\t\t}\n\t\tdefer func() {\n\t\t\t_ = os.Remove(tmpFile)\n\t\t}()\n\n\t\t// load and resave template to ensure the format is correct\n\t\tcf, err := configmanager.LoadFrom(tmpFile)\n\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"error in template: %w\", err)\n\t\t}\n\t\tif err := configmanager.SaveToFile(cf, templateFile()); err != nil {\n\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"error saving template: %w\", err)\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tlog.Println(\"configurations template saved\")\n\n\t\treturn nil\n\t},","sourceCodeStart":31,"sourceCodeEnd":67,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/abiosoft/colima/blob/c3a5f9184d83a197184f897a9f07eb3c01b3bc88/cmd/template.go#L31-L67","documentation":"Returned by `colima template` when the editor buffer is saved containing only whitespace: waitForUserEdit returns the empty-name abort convention and the command converts it into this error, exiting non-zero. Clearing the file is the designed abort gesture for template editing.","triggerScenarios":"During `colima template`, deleting all buffer content and saving before closing; automation that truncates the temp file.","commonSituations":"Users intending to cancel the template edit; accidental select-all deletion; scripts expecting exit code 0.","solutions":["Treat this as a clean abort if that was the intent — the template file on disk is untouched","Re-run `colima template` and save with content (or quit without deleting everything) to keep or change the template","Non-interactively reset the template by deleting the file at `colima template --print`'s path; colima then falls back to the embedded default"],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"try-catch","validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"err := templateCmd.Execute()\nif err != nil && err.Error() == \"empty file, template edit aborted\" {\n    // deliberate abort; the persisted template is unchanged\n    err = nil\n}","preventionTips":["Expect a non-zero exit when clearing the buffer to cancel","Quit the editor without emptying the file to accept the template unchanged"],"tags":["editor","abort","template","ux"],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"c3a5f9184d83a197184f897a9f07eb3c01b3bc88","analyzedAt":"2026-08-15T18:58:08.334Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-15T22:17:37.221Z"}