denoland/deno · error

Could not detect a supported framework in the current direct

Error message

Could not detect a supported framework in the current directory.\nSupported frameworks: Next.js, Astro, Fresh, Remix, React Router, SvelteKit, Nuxt, SolidStart, TanStack Start, Vite\nProvide an explicit entrypoint instead.

What it means

Error "Could not detect a supported framework in the current directory.\nSupported frameworks: Next.js, Astro, Fresh, Remix, React Router, SvelteKit, Nuxt, SolidStart, TanStack Start, Vite\nProvide an explicit entrypoint instead." thrown in denoland/deno.

Source

Thrown at cli/tools/desktop.rs:417

      }
      let entrypoint_path = entrypoint_temp.path().to_path_buf();
      desktop_flags.source_file = entrypoint_path.display().to_string();
      if desktop_flags.output.is_none()
        && let Some(dir_name) = cwd.file_name()
      {
        desktop_flags.output = Some(dir_name.to_string_lossy().into_owned());
      }
      // Add framework build output to includes. Skipped in HMR mode.
      if !use_framework_hmr {
        for inc in &detection.include_paths {
          if !desktop_flags.include.contains(inc) {
            desktop_flags.include.push(inc.clone());
          }
        }
      }
      Some(entrypoint_temp)
    } else {
      bail!(
        "Could not detect a supported framework in the current directory.\nSupported frameworks: Next.js, Astro, Fresh, Remix, React Router, SvelteKit, Nuxt, SolidStart, TanStack Start, Vite\nProvide an explicit entrypoint instead."
      );
    }
  } else {
    None
  };

  let self_extracting = desktop_entrypoint_file.is_some();
  // `desktop_entrypoint_file` (a NamedTempFile) keeps the file alive while
  // `compile_binary` reads it. It is explicitly closed right after compilation
  // (see below) rather than on drop: the long-running `run_desktop_hmr` wait
  // exits on Ctrl-C without running destructors, so a drop-only guard would
  // leak the entrypoint for the whole dev session.

  // No explicit icon, but a framework was detected — try to use its
  // favicon (e.g. `public/favicon.ico`, `app/icon.png`) as the app icon
  // so the bundle gets the project's branding for free.
  if desktop_flags.icon.is_none()

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cli/tools/desktop.rs:417 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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