github/spec-kit · error · IntegrationDescriptorError

Unable to read descriptor {path}: {exc}

Error message

Unable to read descriptor {path}: {exc}

What it means

Error "Unable to read descriptor {path}: {exc}" thrown in github/spec-kit.

Source

Thrown at src/specify_cli/integrations/catalog.py:684

    def __init__(self, descriptor_path: Path) -> None:
        self.path = descriptor_path
        self.data = self._load(descriptor_path)
        self._validate()

    # -- Loading ----------------------------------------------------------

    @staticmethod
    def _load(path: Path) -> dict:
        try:
            with open(path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as fh:
                return yaml.safe_load(fh) or {}
        except yaml.YAMLError as exc:
            raise IntegrationDescriptorError(f"Invalid YAML in {path}: {exc}")
        except FileNotFoundError:
            raise IntegrationDescriptorError(f"Descriptor not found: {path}")
        except (OSError, UnicodeError) as exc:
            raise IntegrationDescriptorError(
                f"Unable to read descriptor {path}: {exc}"
            )

    # -- Validation -------------------------------------------------------

    def _validate(self) -> None:
        if not isinstance(self.data, dict):
            raise IntegrationDescriptorError(
                f"Descriptor root must be a YAML mapping, got {type(self.data).__name__}"
            )
        for field in self.REQUIRED_TOP_LEVEL:
            if field not in self.data:
                raise IntegrationDescriptorError(
                    f"Missing required field: {field}"
                )

        if self.data["schema_version"] != self.SCHEMA_VERSION:
            raise IntegrationDescriptorError(

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Solutions

1. Fix read permissions on the descriptor file, then retry.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/specify_cli/integrations/catalog.py:684 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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