{"record":{"id":"7805c5ad7de46fd8","repo":"plandex-ai/plandex","slug":"failed-to-parse-the-content-v","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"failed to parse the content: %v","messagePattern":"failed to parse the content: (.+?)","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"app/server/syntax/validate.go","lineNumber":52,"sourceCode":"\nfunc ValidateWithParsers(ctx context.Context, lang shared.Language, parser *tree_sitter.Parser, fallbackLang shared.Language, fallbackParser *tree_sitter.Parser, file string) (*ValidationRes, error) {\n\tif file == \"\" {\n\t\treturn &ValidationRes{Lang: lang, Parser: parser, Valid: true}, nil\n\t}\n\n\t// Set a timeout duration for the parsing operations\n\tctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, parserTimeout)\n\tdefer cancel()\n\n\t// Parse the content\n\ttree, err := parser.ParseCtx(ctx, nil, []byte(file))\n\n\tif err != nil || tree == nil {\n\t\tif err != nil && err.Error() == \"operation limit was hit\" {\n\t\t\treturn &ValidationRes{Lang: lang, Parser: parser, TimedOut: true}, nil\n\t\t}\n\n\t\treturn nil, fmt.Errorf(\"failed to parse the content: %v\", err)\n\t}\n\tdefer tree.Close()\n\n\t// Get the root node of the syntax tree and check for errors\n\troot := tree.RootNode()\n\n\tif root.HasError() {\n\t\tif fallbackParser != nil {\n\t\t\tfallbackTree, err := fallbackParser.ParseCtx(ctx, nil, []byte(file))\n\t\t\tif err != nil || fallbackTree == nil {\n\n\t\t\t\tif err != nil && strings.Contains(err.Error(), \"timeout\") {\n\t\t\t\t\treturn &ValidationRes{Lang: lang, Parser: parser, TimedOut: true}, nil\n\t\t\t\t}\n\n\t\t\t\treturn nil, fmt.Errorf(\"failed to parse the content with fallback parser: %v\", err)\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tdefer fallbackTree.Close()","sourceCodeStart":34,"sourceCodeEnd":70,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/plandex-ai/plandex/blob/e2d772072efadbe41d2946d97d79be55532dbab5/app/server/syntax/validate.go#L34-L70","documentation":"ValidateWithParsers parses content with a tree-sitter parser to detect syntax errors. If ParseCtx returns an error or a nil tree — and it is not the specific 'operation limit was hit' case (which yields a TimedOut result instead) — the function returns 'failed to parse the content: %v'.","triggerScenarios":"Calling ValidateWithParsers (directly or via ValidateFile/validateSyntax/loadBuildFile) on content that ParseCtx cannot parse, with an error other than the operation-limit timeout — e.g. context cancellation mid-parse.","commonSituations":"Validating files with a cancelled or expired context; parser/language lookup succeeded but the parse aborted for an unusual cause (resource exhaustion, internal parser error).","solutions":["Check the wrapped '%v' cause; if cancellation-related, extend the context deadline","Retry validation with a fresh, non-cancelled context","If the cause is 'operation limit was hit', treat as timeout (the code already maps this to TimedOut) — raise the limit if needed","Verify content was read fully (not truncated) before validating"],"exampleFix":"// before\nres, err := syntax.ValidateWithParsers(lang, content, parsers)\n// after\nctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Second)\ndefer cancel()\nres, err := syntax.ValidateWithParsers(lang, content, parsers, ctx)","handlingStrategy":"retry","validationCode":"if ctx == nil || ctx.Err() != nil {\n    ctx = context.Background() // never validate with a dead context\n}\nif len(content) == 0 {\n    return nil // nothing to validate\n}","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"res, err := ValidateWithParsers(lang, content, parsers)\nif err != nil {\n    if strings.Contains(err.Error(), \"failed to parse the content\") &&\n       !strings.Contains(err.Error(), \"operation limit\") {\n        res, err = ValidateWithParsers(lang, content, parsers) // retry with fresh ctx\n    }\n}","preventionTips":["Always pass a live context with adequate deadline","Distinguish the 'operation limit was hit' timeout case from real failures","Validate only fully-read, non-truncated content","Retry once on transient parse aborts"],"tags":["tree-sitter","validation","parse-error","go"],"backgroundTag":"file-parse-failed","analyzedSha":"e2d772072efadbe41d2946d97d79be55532dbab5","analyzedAt":"2026-09-05T20:56:53.631Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-05T20:56:53.631Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-12T22:17:10.623Z"}