garrytan/gstack · error · CookieImportError

not_installed

not_installed

Error message

${browser.name} is not installed (no cookie database at ${attempted.join(' or ')})

What it means

Error "${browser.name} is not installed (no cookie database at ${attempted.join(' or ')})" thrown in garrytan/gstack.

Source

Thrown at browse/src/cookie-import-browser.ts:379

        }
      } catch {}
    }
  }
  return null;
}

function getBrowserMatch(browser: BrowserInfo, profile: string): BrowserMatch {
  const match = findBrowserMatch(browser, profile);
  if (match) return match;

  const attempted = getSearchPlatforms()
    .map(platform => {
      const dataDir = getDataDirForPlatform(browser, platform);
      return dataDir ? path.join(getBaseDir(platform), dataDir, profile, 'Cookies') : null;
    })
    .filter((entry): entry is string => entry !== null);

  throw new CookieImportError(
    `${browser.name} is not installed (no cookie database at ${attempted.join(' or ')})`,
    'not_installed',
  );
}

// ─── Internal: SQLite Access ────────────────────────────────────

function openDb(dbPath: string, browserName: string): Database {
  // On Windows, Chrome holds exclusive WAL locks even when we open readonly.
  // The readonly open may "succeed" but return empty results because the WAL
  // (where all actual data lives) can't be replayed. Always use the copy
  // approach on Windows so we can open read-write and process the WAL.
  if (process.platform === 'win32') {
    return openDbFromCopy(dbPath, browserName);
  }
  try {
    return new Database(dbPath, { readonly: true });
  } catch (err: any) {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at browse/src/cookie-import-browser.ts:379 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of garrytan/gstack@94993f7401 (2026-08-12). Data as JSON: /api/errors/ffe576f818d9d51c. Report an issue: GitHub.