{"record":{"id":"957d5a86d61e8c73","repo":"usebruno/bruno","slug":"failed-to-export-environmenttype-environments","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Failed to export ${environmentType} environments.","messagePattern":"Failed to export (.+?) environments\\.","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"Error","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"packages/bruno-app/src/utils/exporters/bruno-environment.js","lineNumber":22,"sourceCode":"  try {\n    const { ipcRenderer } = window;\n\n    let cleanEnvironments = environments.map((environment) => ({\n      name: environment.name,\n      variables: (environment.variables || []).map((envVariable) => buildEnvVariable({ envVariable })),\n      color: environment.color ?? undefined\n    }));\n\n    await ipcRenderer.invoke('renderer:export-environment', {\n      environments: cleanEnvironments,\n      environmentType,\n      format: 'json',\n      filePath,\n      exportFormat\n    });\n  } catch (error) {\n    console.error(`Error exporting ${environmentType} environment as .json:`, error);\n    throw new Error(`Failed to export ${environmentType} environments.`);\n  }\n};\n","sourceCodeStart":4,"sourceCodeEnd":25,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/usebruno/bruno/blob/9bdd81c7bdc57006e5f5ebffb79321a8d979f712/packages/bruno-app/src/utils/exporters/bruno-environment.js#L4-L25","documentation":"Thrown by exportBrunoEnvironment (bruno-environment.js:22). It wraps the renderer:export-environment IPC call; any rejection (unwritable filePath, missing directory, ENOSPC, IPC channel error, or an environment object that fails JSON serialization) is caught and re-thrown as a generic 'Failed to export <environmentType> environments.' message — the original cause is discarded (only console.error retains it).","triggerScenarios":"renderer:export-environment rejects because filePath points to a read-only/protected directory, a non-existent parent folder, a disconnected drive, or the disk is full; or an environment object contains a non-serializable value (function, circular ref).","commonSituations":"User picks a system-protected save location; exporting to a network mount that dropped; very large environment sets; filePath unset/invalid despite the modal guard.","solutions":["Validate filePath is within a writable directory before invoking export (pre-check with fs.access via IPC or a known downloads dir).","Validate each environment object shape (name, variables array) before mapping/cleaning.","Preserve the underlying cause: throw new Error(msg, { cause: error }) so callers and logs see the real failure.","Surface error.message (which already loses detail) — better, return the original IPC error text."],"exampleFix":"// before\ncatch (error) {\n  console.error(`Error exporting ${environmentType} environment as .json:`, error);\n  throw new Error(`Failed to export ${environmentType} environments.`);\n}\n\n// after\nthrow new Error(`Failed to export ${environmentType} environments.`, { cause: error });\n// caller (ExportEnvironmentModal) already does toast.error(error.message || 'Failed to export environments')","handlingStrategy":"try-catch","validationCode":"// validate environment shape + filePath before exporting\nconst isValidEnvironment = (e) =>\n  e && typeof e.name === 'string' && Array.isArray(e.variables);\n\nif (!environments.every(isValidEnvironment)) {\n  throw new Error('One or more environments are malformed');\n}\nif (!filePath || typeof filePath !== 'string') {\n  throw new Error('A valid export location is required');\n}","typeGuard":"const isExportableEnvironment = (e) =>\n  typeof e?.name === 'string' && e.name.trim().length > 0 && Array.isArray(e.variables);","tryCatchPattern":"try {\n  await exportBrunoEnvironment({ environments, environmentType, filePath, exportFormat });\n} catch (e) {\n  // e.message is generic; check console for the original IPC error\n  toast.error(e.message || 'Failed to export environments');\n}","preventionTips":["Pre-check that filePath is in a writable directory before invoking export.","Validate every environment object shape before mapping/cleaning.","Preserve the original cause: throw new Error(msg, { cause: error }).","Confirm the parent directory exists and the disk is not full."],"tags":["environments","export","ipc","filesystem","error-masking"],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"9bdd81c7bdc57006e5f5ebffb79321a8d979f712","analyzedAt":"2026-08-13T04:09:25.751Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-13T04:17:16.726Z"}