earendil-works/pi · error

edits[${previous.editIndex}] and edits[${current.editIndex}]

Error message

edits[${previous.editIndex}] and edits[${current.editIndex}] overlap in ${path}. Merge them into one edit or target disjoint regions.

What it means

Error "edits[${previous.editIndex}] and edits[${current.editIndex}] overlap in ${path}. Merge them into one edit or target disjoint regions." thrown in earendil-works/pi.

Source

Thrown at packages/coding-agent/src/core/tools/edit-diff.ts:346

		const occurrences = countOccurrences(replacementBaseContent, edit.oldText);
		if (occurrences > 1) {
			throw getDuplicateError(path, i, normalizedEdits.length, occurrences);
		}

		matchedEdits.push({
			editIndex: i,
			matchIndex: matchResult.index,
			matchLength: matchResult.matchLength,
			newText: edit.newText,
		});
	}

	matchedEdits.sort((a, b) => a.matchIndex - b.matchIndex);
	for (let i = 1; i < matchedEdits.length; i++) {
		const previous = matchedEdits[i - 1];
		const current = matchedEdits[i];
		if (previous.matchIndex + previous.matchLength > current.matchIndex) {
			throw new Error(
				`edits[${previous.editIndex}] and edits[${current.editIndex}] overlap in ${path}. Merge them into one edit or target disjoint regions.`,
			);
		}
	}

	const baseContent = normalizedContent;
	const newContent = usedFuzzyMatch
		? applyReplacementsPreservingUnchangedLines(normalizedContent, replacementBaseContent, matchedEdits)
		: applyReplacements(replacementBaseContent, matchedEdits);

	if (baseContent === newContent) {
		throw getNoChangeError(path, normalizedEdits.length);
	}

	return { baseContent, newContent };
}

/** Generate a standard unified patch. */

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/coding-agent/src/core/tools/edit-diff.ts:346 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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