{"record":{"id":"3ce20eeda535e337","repo":"paperclipai/paperclip","slug":"rollback-is-only-available-for-managed-installs","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"--rollback is only available for managed installs.","messagePattern":"--rollback is only available for managed installs\\.","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"Error","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"cli/src/commands/update.ts","lineNumber":174,"sourceCode":"  try {\n    await restartActiveService(rolledBack.version);\n  } catch (restartError) {\n    throw new Error(\n      `${payloadLabel} failed service validation and was rolled back to ${rolledBack.version}, but the rolled-back service also failed to restart.`,\n      { cause: new AggregateError([validationError, restartError]) },\n    );\n  }\n  throw new Error(`${payloadLabel} failed service validation and was rolled back to ${rolledBack.version}.`, { cause: validationError });\n}\n\nexport async function updateCommand(options: UpdateOptions, overrides: Partial<Dependencies> = {}): Promise<void> {\n  const paths = overrides.paths ?? resolveInstallStorePaths();\n  const executablePath = overrides.executablePath ?? process.argv[1] ?? \"\";\n  const runCommand = overrides.runCommand ?? execFileAsync;\n  const mode = detectInstallMode(executablePath, paths);\n  const manifest = readInstallManifest(paths);\n  if (options.rollback) {\n    if (mode !== \"managed\") throw new Error(\"--rollback is only available for managed installs.\");\n    if (options.dryRun) { emit(options, { mode, action: \"rollback\", dryRun: true, target: manifest?.previous[0]?.version ?? null }, `Would roll back to ${manifest?.previous[0]?.version ?? \"the previous payload\"}.`); return; }\n    const next = await withInstallStoreLock(async () => rollbackManagedInstall(paths), paths);\n    const restarted = await (overrides.restartActiveService ?? restartActiveManagedService)(next.version);\n    emit(options, { mode, action: \"rollback\", version: next.version, restarted }, pc.green(`Rolled back to paperclipai ${next.version}${restarted ? \" and restarted the active service\" : \"\"}. 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