{"record":{"id":"9fdeaa8a9a0733fa","repo":"Hmbown/CodeWhale","slug":"unknown-privacy-mode","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Unknown privacy mode.","messagePattern":"Unknown privacy mode\\.","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"Error","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"pet/src/core/ingest.ts","lineNumber":220,"sourceCode":"      raw: rec,\n    };\n    events.push(e);\n    for (const [i, record] of list(s.events).entries()) {\n      const ea = attributes(record.attributes), time = Number(ns(record.timeUnixNano, 'event.timeUnixNano') - origin) / 1e6;\n      const ename = String(record.name ?? 'span event');\n      events.push({ schemaVersion: 1, id: `${s.spanId}/event/${i}`, traceId: s.traceId, parentId: s.spanId,\n        startTime: time, endTime: time, agentId: e.agentId, name: ename, category: categoryFor(ename, ea),\n        status: ename === 'exception' ? 'error' : 'unknown', attributes: ea, raw: { event: record, spanId: s.spanId, resource: rec.resource, scope: rec.scope } });\n    }\n    if (events.length > maxEvents) throw new Error(`Import exceeds the ${maxEvents.toLocaleString()} event limit, including span events.`);\n  }\n  return { events, origins: new Map([...bases].map(([k, v]) => [k, v.toString()])), warnings };\n}\n\n/** Parse strictly: malformed lines or duplicate identities never disappear silently. */\nexport function importTrace(text: string, filename = 'Imported trace', options: ImportOptions = {}): Trace[] {\n  const mode = options.privacy ?? 'redact', maxEvents = options.maxEvents ?? 250_000;\n  if (!['redact', 'metadata', 'retain'].includes(mode)) throw new Error('Unknown privacy mode.');\n  const maxTraces = options.maxTraces ?? 8;\n  if (!Number.isInteger(maxEvents) || maxEvents < 1 || maxEvents > 250_000) throw new Error('maxEvents must be in [1, 250000].');\n  if (!Number.isInteger(maxTraces) || maxTraces < 1 || maxTraces > 64) throw new Error('maxTraces must be in [1, 64].');\n  if (new TextEncoder().encode(text).length > (options.maxBytes ?? 64 * 1024 * 1024)) throw new Error('File exceeds the 64 MiB MVP import limit. Split the export by trace.');\n  const trimmed = text.replace(/^\\uFEFF/, '').trim();\n  if (!trimmed) throw new Error('The trace file is empty.');\n  let document: unknown;\n  try { document = JSON.parse(trimmed); }\n  catch {\n    document = trimmed.split(/\\r?\\n/).filter(l => l.trim()).map((line, i) => {\n      try { return JSON.parse(line); } catch { throw new Error(`Invalid JSON on nonempty line ${i + 1}. Import cancelled; no rows were skipped.`); }\n    });\n  }\n  // Transform before both normalization and raw retention, so raw cannot bypass redaction.\n  const safe = mode === 'retain' ? (options.redactor ? options.redactor(document, '') : document) : redact(document, '', options.redactor);\n  const root = obj(safe);\n  if(root.format === 'whalesong.evidence/v1') return [evidenceToTrace(validateBundle(root, Math.min(maxEvents, 100_000)))];\n  if (isCodewhaleSession(safe)) {","sourceCodeStart":202,"sourceCodeEnd":238,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/Hmbown/CodeWhale/blob/433685b2024e7bc4c99e1e2e326bcad39b4d9d65/pet/src/core/ingest.ts#L202-L238","documentation":"importTrace validates the options.privacy mode against the closed set ['redact', 'metadata', 'retain']. An unrecognized privacy mode string makes the import ambiguous about how sensitive attribute values are treated, so it is rejected.","triggerScenarios":"Calling importTrace(text, name, { privacy: 'redacted' }) or any value other than exactly 'redact', 'metadata', or 'retain' (wrong casing, synonyms like 'full'/'none', typos).","commonSituations":"Passing user-supplied CLI/config strings straight through; casing mistakes ('Redact'); API drift after a mode was renamed in a newer version; UI dropdowns not synced with the allowed values.","solutions":["Use one of the exact literals: 'redact', 'metadata', or 'retain'.","Normalize/validate the incoming option (lowercase, whitelist check) before calling importTrace.","Omit options.privacy entirely to get the default 'redact' behavior."],"exampleFix":"// before\nimportTrace(text, 't.json', { privacy: 'Redact' });\n// after\nimportTrace(text, 't.json', { privacy: 'redact' });","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"const PRIVACY_MODES = ['redact', 'metadata', 'retain'];\nconst mode = options.privacy ?? 'redact';\nif (!PRIVACY_MODES.includes(mode)) throw new Error(`privacy must be one of ${PRIVACY_MODES.join(', ')}`);","typeGuard":"type PrivacyMode = 'redact' | 'metadata' | 'retain';\nconst isPrivacyMode = (m: unknown): m is PrivacyMode =>\n  m === 'redact' || m === 'metadata' || m === 'retain';","tryCatchPattern":"try {\n  traces = importTrace(text, file, { privacy });\n} catch (e) {\n  if (e instanceof Error && e.message === 'Unknown privacy mode.') {\n    console.error(`Invalid privacy '${privacy}', using default 'redact'`);\n    traces = importTrace(text, file, { privacy: 'redact' });\n  } else throw e;\n}","preventionTips":["Use a typed enum/union for the privacy option instead of raw strings.","Validate CLI/env-supplied modes against the whitelist before calling.","Rely on the default 'redact' when unsure."],"tags":["config","enum","import-options"],"backgroundTag":"invalid-config-value","analyzedSha":"433685b2024e7bc4c99e1e2e326bcad39b4d9d65","analyzedAt":"2026-09-15T12:24:24.634Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-15T12:24:24.634Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-23T08:17:48.524Z"}