github/github-mcp-server · error

invalid layout %q: must be \"table\", \"board\", or \"roadma

Error message

invalid layout %q: must be \"table\", \"board\", or \"roadmap\"

What it means

Error "invalid layout %q: must be \"table\", \"board\", or \"roadmap\"" thrown in github/github-mcp-server.

Source

Thrown at pkg/github/projects.go:1929

	case githubv4.ProjectV2ViewLayoutBoardLayout:
		return "board"
	case githubv4.ProjectV2ViewLayoutRoadmapLayout:
		return "roadmap"
	default:
		return strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSuffix(string(layout), "_LAYOUT"))
	}
}

func parseProjectViewLayout(layout string) (githubv4.ProjectV2ViewLayout, error) {
	switch strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(layout)) {
	case "table":
		return githubv4.ProjectV2ViewLayoutTableLayout, nil
	case "board":
		return githubv4.ProjectV2ViewLayoutBoardLayout, nil
	case "roadmap":
		return githubv4.ProjectV2ViewLayoutRoadmapLayout, nil
	default:
		return "", fmt.Errorf("invalid layout %q: must be \"table\", \"board\", or \"roadmap\"", layout)
	}
}

func listProjectViews(ctx context.Context, gqlClient *githubv4.Client, args map[string]any, owner, ownerType string) (*mcp.CallToolResult, bool, any, error) {
	if ownerType != "user" && ownerType != "org" {
		return utils.NewToolResultError(fmt.Sprintf("invalid owner_type %q: must be \"user\" or \"org\"", ownerType)), false, nil, nil
	}

	projectNumber, err := RequiredInt(args, "project_number")
	if err != nil {
		return utils.NewToolResultError(err.Error()), false, nil, nil
	}
	perPage, err := OptionalIntParamWithDefault(args, "per_page", MaxProjectsPerPage)
	if err != nil {
		return utils.NewToolResultError(err.Error()), false, nil, nil
	}
	if perPage < 1 || perPage > MaxProjectsPerPage {
		perPage = MaxProjectsPerPage

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at pkg/github/projects.go:1929 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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