github/spec-kit · error · IntegrationDescriptorError

Each requires.tools entry must be a mapping

Error message

Each requires.tools entry must be a mapping

What it means

Error "Each requires.tools entry must be a mapping" thrown in github/spec-kit.

Source

Thrown at src/specify_cli/integrations/catalog.py:756

                "'requires' must be a mapping"
            )
        if "speckit_version" not in requires:
            raise IntegrationDescriptorError(
                "Missing requires.speckit_version"
            )
        if not isinstance(requires["speckit_version"], str) or not requires["speckit_version"].strip():
            raise IntegrationDescriptorError(
                "requires.speckit_version must be a non-empty string"
            )
        tools = requires.get("tools")
        if tools is not None:
            if not isinstance(tools, list):
                raise IntegrationDescriptorError(
                    "requires.tools must be a list"
                )
            for tool in tools:
                if not isinstance(tool, dict):
                    raise IntegrationDescriptorError(
                        "Each requires.tools entry must be a mapping"
                    )
                tool_name = tool.get("name")
                if not isinstance(tool_name, str) or not tool_name.strip():
                    raise IntegrationDescriptorError(
                        "requires.tools entry 'name' must be a non-empty string"
                    )

        provides = self.data["provides"]
        if not isinstance(provides, dict):
            raise IntegrationDescriptorError(
                "'provides' must be a mapping"
            )
        commands = provides.get("commands", [])
        scripts = provides.get("scripts", [])
        if "commands" in provides and not isinstance(commands, list):
            raise IntegrationDescriptorError(
                "Invalid provides.commands: expected a list"

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Solutions

1. Make each requires.tools entry a mapping with a 'name' field.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/specify_cli/integrations/catalog.py:756 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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