denoland/deno · error

No tarball URL for {registry_name}@{resolved_version}

Error message

No tarball URL for {registry_name}@{resolved_version}

What it means

Error "No tarball URL for {registry_name}@{resolved_version}" thrown in denoland/deno.

Source

Thrown at cli/tools/installer/npm_compat.rs:964

      }
    };

    let metadata: Value =
      serde_json::from_slice(&metadata_bytes).map_err(|e| {
        anyhow!("Failed to parse metadata for {registry_name}: {e}")
      })?;

    let resolved_version =
      resolve_jsr_version(&metadata, req_version.as_deref(), &registry_name)?;

    let tarball_url = metadata
      .get("versions")
      .and_then(|vs| vs.get(&resolved_version))
      .and_then(|v| v.get("dist"))
      .and_then(|d| d.get("tarball"))
      .and_then(|t| t.as_str())
      .ok_or_else(|| {
        anyhow!("No tarball URL for {registry_name}@{resolved_version}")
      })?;
    let tarball_url = match Url::parse(tarball_url) {
      Ok(u) => u,
      Err(e) => {
        log::debug!(
          "Invalid tarball URL {tarball_url} for {registry_name}: {e}"
        );
        continue;
      }
    };

    let tarball_bytes = match http_client.download(tarball_url).await {
      Ok(b) => b,
      Err(e) => {
        log::debug!("Failed to download {registry_name}: {e}");
        continue;
      }
    };

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cli/tools/installer/npm_compat.rs:964 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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