{"record":{"id":"772681cafd62104a","repo":"sveltejs/kit","slug":"expected-to-find-metadata-for-remote-file-id","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Expected to find metadata for remote file ${id}","messagePattern":"Expected to find metadata for remote file (.+?)","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"Error","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"packages/kit/src/exports/vite/plugins/remote.js","lineNumber":92,"sourceCode":"\t\t\t\tid: prefixRegex('\\0sveltekit-remote:')\n\t\t\t},\n\t\t\thandler(id) {\n\t\t\t\treturn id;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t},\n\n\t\tload: {\n\t\t\tfilter: {\n\t\t\t\tid: prefixRegex('\\0sveltekit-remote:')\n\t\t\t},\n\t\t\thandler(id) {\n\t\t\t\t// On-the-fly generated entry point for remote file just forwards the original module\n\t\t\t\t// We're not using manualChunks because it can cause problems with circular dependencies\n\t\t\t\t// (e.g. https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/issues/14679) and module ordering in general\n\t\t\t\t// (e.g. https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/issues/14590).\n\t\t\t\tconst hash_id = id.slice('\\0sveltekit-remote:'.length);\n\t\t\t\tconst original = remote_original_by_hash.get(hash_id);\n\t\t\t\tif (!original) throw new Error(`Expected to find metadata for remote file ${id}`);\n\t\t\t\treturn `import * as m from ${s(original)};\\nexport default m;`;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t},\n\n\t\ttransform: {\n\t\t\tfilter: {\n\t\t\t\tid: remote_module_pattern\n\t\t\t},\n\t\t\tasync handler(code, id) {\n\t\t\t\tif (!is_remote_module(id)) return;\n\n\t\t\t\tconst file = posixify(path.relative(root, id));\n\t\t\t\tconst remote = {\n\t\t\t\t\thash: hash(file),\n\t\t\t\t\tfile\n\t\t\t\t};\n\n\t\t\t\tif (this.environment.config.consumer === 'server') {","sourceCodeStart":74,"sourceCodeEnd":110,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/sveltejs/kit/blob/03f1687fe612ce3d2d9131139b5b188d9cf90c64/packages/kit/src/exports/vite/plugins/remote.js#L74-L110","documentation":"During build, the remote-functions plugin generates a virtual entry module (`\\0sveltekit-remote:<hash>`) for each remote file and looks up the original module path from an internal map keyed by hash. If the hash has no recorded metadata, the plugin cannot emit the forwarding module and throws. It indicates the virtual id and the registry got out of sync.","triggerScenarios":"A virtual `sveltekit-remote:` module id whose hash is absent from `remote_original_by_hash` — e.g. stale cached build artifacts referencing remote files that changed/removed, or an id generated by a different plugin pass.","commonSituations":"Stale Vite build cache after renaming/deleting `.remote.ts` files; mixing dev-generated ids into a production build; concurrent edits during build; plugin version mismatch between SvelteKit packages.","solutions":["Clear build caches (`node_modules/.vite`, dist output) and rebuild","Revert/reapply recent renames or deletions of remote (`*.remote.ts`) files so hashes regenerate consistently","Ensure all @sveltejs/kit and related packages are on the same version","Update the SvelteKit packages and rebuild to pick up registry fixes"],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"try-catch","validationCode":"// before build, ensure remote files are stable and caches are clean\nimport { rmSync } from 'node:fs';\nrmSync('node_modules/.vite', { recursive: true, force: true });","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"try {\n  await build();\n} catch (err) {\n  if (/Expected to find metadata for remote file/.test(err.message)) {\n    rmSync('node_modules/.vite', { recursive: true, force: true });\n    await build(); // retry with clean caches\n  } else {\n    throw err;\n  }\n}","preventionTips":["Clear node_modules/.vite after renaming/deleting *.remote.ts files","Keep all @sveltejs packages on identical versions","Avoid editing remote files during a running build","Use lockfile-pinned dependencies to prevent plugin version drift"],"tags":["vite","build","remote-functions","virtual-module"],"backgroundTag":"virtual-module-metadata-missing","analyzedSha":"03f1687fe612ce3d2d9131139b5b188d9cf90c64","analyzedAt":"2026-09-02T02:01:50.504Z","contentChangedAt":null,"schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-09T06:17:21.866Z"}