earendil-works/pi · error

Invalid selection

Error message

Invalid selection

What it means

Error "Invalid selection" thrown in earendil-works/pi.

Source

Thrown at packages/ai/src/cli.ts:39

		return JSON.parse(readFileSync(AUTH_FILE, "utf-8")) as Record<string, OAuthCredential>;
	} catch {
		return {};
	}
}

function saveAuth(auth: Record<string, OAuthCredential>): void {
	writeFileSync(AUTH_FILE, JSON.stringify(auth, null, 2), "utf-8");
}

async function answerPrompt(rl: ReturnType<typeof createInterface>, authPrompt: AuthPrompt): Promise<string> {
	if (authPrompt.type === "select") {
		console.log(`\n${authPrompt.message}`);
		for (let index = 0; index < authPrompt.options.length; index++) {
			console.log(`  ${index + 1}. ${authPrompt.options[index].label}`);
		}
		const choice = Number.parseInt(await prompt(rl, `Enter number (1-${authPrompt.options.length}): `), 10) - 1;
		const selected = authPrompt.options[choice];
		if (!selected) throw new Error("Invalid selection");
		return selected.id;
	}
	return prompt(rl, `${authPrompt.message}${authPrompt.placeholder ? ` (${authPrompt.placeholder})` : ""}: `);
}

async function login(providerId: string): Promise<void> {
	const provider = PROVIDERS.find((entry) => entry.id === providerId);
	if (!provider) throw new Error(`Unknown provider: ${providerId}`);
	const rl = createInterface({ input: process.stdin, output: process.stdout });
	try {
		const credential = await provider.auth.oauth.login({
			signal: new AbortController().signal,
			prompt: (authPrompt) => answerPrompt(rl, authPrompt),
			notify: (event) => {
				switch (event.type) {
					case "auth_url":
						console.log(`\nOpen this URL in your browser:\n${event.url}`);
						if (event.instructions) console.log(event.instructions);

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Solutions

1. Pick one of the listed selection options.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/ai/src/cli.ts:39 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of earendil-works/pi@4af9d21d3b (2026-08-24). Data as JSON: /api/errors/df109a3be64cb1d3. Report an issue: GitHub.