denoland/deno · error

helper plist {} has no CFBundleIdentifier

Error message

helper plist {} has no CFBundleIdentifier

What it means

Error "helper plist {} has no CFBundleIdentifier" thrown in denoland/deno.

Source

Thrown at cli/tools/desktop.rs:2526

      || format!("failed to rewrite helper plist at {}", plist_path.display()),
    )?;
  }
  Ok(())
}

/// Rewrite a single helper's `CFBundleIdentifier` based on the existing
/// value's "kind" suffix.
fn rewrite_helper_plist_identifier(
  plist_path: &Path,
  main_bundle_id: &str,
) -> Result<(), AnyError> {
  let mut dict: plist::Dictionary = plist::from_file(plist_path)
    .with_context(|| format!("failed to parse {}", plist_path.display()))?;
  let existing = dict
    .get("CFBundleIdentifier")
    .and_then(|v| v.as_string())
    .ok_or_else(|| {
      deno_core::anyhow::anyhow!(
        "helper plist {} has no CFBundleIdentifier",
        plist_path.display()
      )
    })?;
  // Extract the suffix from the last `helper` segment onward. Falls back
  // to a bare `helper` if the existing id doesn't contain that token
  // (defensive — every laufey helper plist has it today).
  let suffix = existing
    .find("helper")
    .map(|i| &existing[i..])
    .unwrap_or("helper");
  let new_id = format!("{main_bundle_id}.{suffix}");
  dict.insert(
    "CFBundleIdentifier".to_string(),
    plist::Value::String(new_id),
  );
  // Write XML format for stability and human-diffability. Helper plists
  // are tiny so we don't gain anything by switching to binary plist

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cli/tools/desktop.rs:2526 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of denoland/deno@89f33cbef2 (2026-08-16). Data as JSON: /api/errors/7cf38ef468bbe5f1. Report an issue: GitHub.