gastownhall/beads · error

load proto: %w

Error message

load proto: %w

What it means

deleteProtoSubgraph loads the full template subgraph (proto root plus children) via loadTemplateSubgraph before deleting anything. If that load fails — the proto doesn't exist, storage is unreachable, or the subgraph query errors — the delete aborts early with this wrapper. Nothing has been deleted at this point, so state is unchanged.

Source

Thrown at cmd/bd/cook.go:1046

			}
			if err == nil {
				*deps = append(*deps, dep)
			}
		}
	}

	// Recursively handle children
	for _, child := range step.Children {
		collectDependencies(child, idMapping, deps)
	}
}

// deleteProtoSubgraph deletes a proto and all its children.
func deleteProtoSubgraph(ctx context.Context, s storage.DoltStorage, protoID string) error {
	// Load the subgraph
	subgraph, err := loadTemplateSubgraph(ctx, s, protoID)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("load proto: %w", err)
	}

	// Delete in reverse order (children first)
	return transact(ctx, s, fmt.Sprintf("bd: delete proto subgraph %s", protoID), func(tx storage.Transaction) error {
		for i := len(subgraph.Issues) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
			issue := subgraph.Issues[i]
			if err := tx.DeleteIssue(ctx, issue.ID); err != nil {
				return fmt.Errorf("delete %s: %w", issue.ID, err)
			}
		}
		return nil
	})
}

// printFormulaSteps prints steps in a tree format.
func printFormulaSteps(steps []*formula.Step, indent string) {
	for i, step := range steps {
		connector := "├──"

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Solutions

1. Check the proto actually exists: `bd show <protoID>` — if it was renamed or deleted, the load legitimately fails
2. Verify database connectivity (`bd doctor`) and retry; a transient Dolt error surfaces here
3. If re-cooking should replace an existing proto, confirm the protoID passed to persistCookFormula matches the stored root issue ID
4. Inspect the wrapped cause from loadTemplateSubgraph for the specific storage error

// Confirm the proto exists before attempting a subgraph delete
if _, err := s.GetIssue(ctx, protoID); err != nil {
    return fmt.Errorf("proto %s not found, nothing to delete", protoID)
}

if err := deleteProtoSubgraph(ctx, s, protoID); err != nil {
    // Load failed before any delete; safe to inspect and retry
    return fmt.Errorf("delete aborted before any removal: %w", err)
}

When it happens

Trigger: Calling deleteProtoSubgraph (from persistCookFormula's replace/cleanup path, e.g. re-cooking an existing proto) when loadTemplateSubgraph(ctx, s, protoID) returns an error: protoID not found in the DB, storage.DoltStorage unavailable, or the subgraph query fails.

Common situations: Cooking a formula whose protoID already exists but the pre-delete of the old subgraph hits a missing/renamed proto ID; a stale or disconnected Dolt database; a typo'd or migrated-away proto ID.

Related errors

• delete %s: %w
• loading attachment subgraph %s: %w
• loading molecule: %w
• loading subgraph for %s: %w
• no store is open for this workspace

AI-assisted analysis of gastownhall/beads@71377f2769 (2026-08-30). Data as JSON: /api/errors/33dc7bfc066feb64. Report an issue: GitHub.