{"record":{"id":"948f5548f05b48a8","repo":"vectordotdev/vector","slug":"failed-to-get-metadata-for","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Failed to get metadata for: {:?}","messagePattern":"Failed to get metadata for: (.+?)","errorType":"panic","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"src/convert_config.rs","lineNumber":29,"sourceCode":"\n#[derive(Parser, Debug)]\n#[command(rename_all = \"kebab-case\")]\npub struct Opts {\n    /// The input path. It can be a single file or a directory. If this points to a directory,\n    /// all files with a \"toml\", \"yaml\" or \"json\" extension will be converted.\n    pub(crate) input_path: PathBuf,\n\n    /// The output file or directory to be created. This command will fail if the output directory exists.\n    pub(crate) output_path: PathBuf,\n\n    /// The target format to which existing config files will be converted to.\n    #[arg(long, default_value = \"yaml\")]\n    pub(crate) output_format: Format,\n}\n\nfn check_paths(opts: &Opts) -> Result<(), String> {\n    let in_metadata = fs::metadata(&opts.input_path)\n        .unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!(\"Failed to get metadata for: {:?}\", &opts.input_path));\n\n    if opts.output_path.exists() {\n        return Err(format!(\n            \"Output path {:?} already exists. Please provide a non-existing output path.\",\n            opts.output_path\n        ));\n    }\n\n    if opts.output_path.extension().is_none() {\n        if in_metadata.is_file() {\n            return Err(format!(\n                \"{:?} points to a file but {:?} points to a directory.\",\n                opts.input_path, opts.output_path\n            ));\n        }\n    } else if in_metadata.is_dir() {\n        return Err(format!(\n            \"{:?} points to a directory but {:?} points to a file.\",","sourceCodeStart":11,"sourceCodeEnd":47,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/vectordotdev/vector/blob/bdb87aeaa4c4ff27c0ba643c1c77b21bf2ef4013/src/convert_config.rs#L11-L47","documentation":"check_paths validates the input path of the config-conversion CLI before converting. It calls fs::metadata on the input path and, if the filesystem call fails (path missing or inaccessible), it panics with 'Failed to get metadata for: <path>' instead of returning a friendly error.","triggerScenarios":"Running the convert-config command with --input-path pointing to a nonexistent file/directory, or a path the current user lacks permission to stat.","commonSituations":"Typo in the input path, running from the wrong working directory with a relative path, or the path was deleted/moved before the tool ran.","solutions":["Verify the input path exists: run `ls <input_path>` and correct typos","Use an absolute path or run the command from the correct working directory","Check read permissions on the path (and parent directories)","Optionally patch the tool to return Err instead of panicking so users get a clean message"],"exampleFix":"// before\nlet in_metadata = fs::metadata(&opts.input_path)\n    .unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!(\"Failed to get metadata for: {:?}\", &opts.input_path));\n// after\nlet in_metadata = fs::metadata(&opts.input_path)\n    .map_err(|e| format!(\"Failed to get metadata for {:?}: {}\", &opts.input_path, e))?;","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"use std::fs;\nif let Err(e) = fs::metadata(&opts.input_path) {\n    eprintln!(\"input path {:?} unusable: {}\", opts.input_path, e);\n    std::process::exit(2);\n}","typeGuard":"fn path_exists(p: &std::path::Path) -> bool { fs::metadata(p).is_ok() }","tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":["Verify input paths exist before invoking the converter","Use absolute paths to avoid working-directory surprises","Prefer a dry-run/list mode to validate all paths before conversion"],"tags":["rust","panic","filesystem","cli"],"backgroundTag":"file-not-found","analyzedSha":"bdb87aeaa4c4ff27c0ba643c1c77b21bf2ef4013","analyzedAt":"2026-09-16T02:53:35.741Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-16T02:53:35.741Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-23T08:17:48.524Z"}