{"record":{"id":"6670fd83ad9ddbef","repo":"remotion-dev/remotion","slug":"could-not-find-a-jsx-element-at-the-specified-location-to","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Could not find a JSX element at the specified location to split audio from","messagePattern":"Could not find a JSX element at the specified location to split audio from","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"Error","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"packages/studio-codemods/src/split-video-from-audio.ts","lineNumber":411,"sourceCode":"\t// replaced the full-file formatting pass.\n\tformatFile?: (input: {\n\t\tcontents: string;\n\t\tprettierConfigOverride: Record<string, unknown> | null;\n\t}) => Promise<{output: string; formatted: boolean}>;\n\tprettierConfigOverride?: Record<string, unknown> | null;\n}): Promise<{\n\toutput: string;\n\tformatted: boolean;\n\tnodeLabel: string;\n\tlogLine: number;\n\tnodePathRemappings: SequenceNodePathRemapping[];\n}> => {\n\tconst ast = parseAst(input);\n\tconst capturedNodePaths = captureJsxNodePaths(ast);\n\tconst importSnapshots = captureImportSnapshots(ast);\n\tconst jsxPath = findJsxElementPathForDeletion(ast, nodePath);\n\tif (!jsxPath) {\n\t\tthrow new Error(\n\t\t\t'Could not find a JSX element at the specified location to split audio from',\n\t\t);\n\t}\n\n\tconst jsxElement = jsxPath.node as JSXElement;\n\tconst nodeLabel = getJsxElementTagLabel(jsxElement);\n\n\tif (jsxElement.openingElement.name.type !== 'JSXIdentifier') {\n\t\tthrow new Error(`Cannot split audio from <${nodeLabel}>`);\n\t}\n\n\tconst tagName = jsxElement.openingElement.name.name;\n\tconst importSource = findImportSourceOfLocalName(ast, tagName);\n\tif (!importSource) {\n\t\tthrow new Error(`Could not find the import of <${tagName}>`);\n\t}\n\n\tconst hasSrc = jsxElement.openingElement.attributes.some(","sourceCodeStart":393,"sourceCodeEnd":429,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/remotion-dev/remotion/blob/46a3a6bf13ca367376ff18bbb06dae2e87e0d068/packages/studio-codemods/src/split-video-from-audio.ts#L393-L429","documentation":"splitVideoFromAudio throws this when findJsxElementPathForDeletion cannot locate a JSX element at the supplied nodePath in the parsed AST. The nodePath (a Studio sequence node path) does not resolve to a JSX element in the current source, so there is nothing to split audio from.","triggerScenarios":"Calling splitVideoFromAudio({input, nodePath}) where nodePath points to a node that is not a JSX element (e.g. a Sequence wrapper, fragment, expression), the file changed since the path was captured, or the path indices no longer match the AST.","commonSituations":"Studio out of sync with the file on disk (edits made outside the Studio), stale sequence paths after hot reload or code reformat, or passing a path captured from a different file.","solutions":["Reload the file/Studio so the node path is re-captured against the current source","Confirm the file on disk hasn't changed since the path was created","Verify the nodePath targets an actual JSX element in the composition","Re-open the composition and retry the split-audio action"],"exampleFix":"// before (stale path from previous file version)\nsplitVideoFromAudio({input: currentInput, nodePath: oldCapturedPath});\n// after (recapture path from current AST)\nconst ast = parseAst(currentInput);\nconst nodePath = captureSequenceNodePath(ast, currentSelection);\nsplitVideoFromAudio({input: currentInput, nodePath});","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"const ast = parseAst(input);\nconst jsxPath = findJsxElementPathForDeletion(ast, nodePath);\nif (!jsxPath) throw new Error('nodePath does not resolve to a JSX element in the current source');","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"try {\n  const result = await splitVideoFromAudio({input, nodePath});\n} catch (e) {\n  if (e instanceof Error && e.message.startsWith('Could not find a JSX element')) {\n    const freshPath = captureSequenceNodePath(parseAst(input), selection); // recapture against current source\n    return splitVideoFromAudio({input, nodePath: freshPath});\n  }\n  throw e;\n}","preventionTips":["Recapture node paths immediately before invoking the codemod","Reload the Studio/file when the source on disk changed externally","Verify the target node is a JSX element, not a Sequence or fragment"],"tags":["codemod","node-path","stale-reference"],"backgroundTag":"record-not-found","analyzedSha":"46a3a6bf13ca367376ff18bbb06dae2e87e0d068","analyzedAt":"2026-09-18T00:12:20.256Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-18T00:12:20.256Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-23T08:17:48.524Z"}