jackwener/OpenCLI · error · CommandExecutionError

Could not open compose editor.

Error message

Could not open compose editor.

What it means

Step 3 clicks the 发微博 button via page.evaluate. If the script reports ok:false, the CLI throws CommandExecutionError with the script's message (e.g. 'Could not find 发微博 button'), defaulting to this message when none is present.

Source

Thrown at clis/weibo/publish.js:128

            throw new CommandExecutionError('Not logged into Weibo. Please login at weibo.com in your Chrome browser.');
        }

        // Step 3: Click "发微博" button to open inline compose editor
        const clickResult = await page.evaluate(`
            () => {
                const visible = el => !!el && el.offsetParent !== null && !el.disabled;
                const buttons = document.querySelectorAll('button[title="发微博"], button[title="写微博"]');
                for (const btn of buttons) {
                    if (visible(btn)) {
                        btn.click();
                        return { ok: true };
                    }
                }
                return { ok: false, message: 'Could not find 发微博 button' };
            }
        `);
        if (!clickResult?.ok) {
            throw new CommandExecutionError(clickResult?.message ?? 'Could not open compose editor.');
        }

        // Step 4: Wait for the textarea editor to appear (visible, not just in DOM)
        let editorFound = false;
        for (let i = 0; i < Math.ceil(COMPOSE_TIMEOUT_MS / COMPOSE_POLL_MS); i++) {
            const result = await page.evaluate(`
                (selectors => {
                    // Pick the LAST visible match across all selectors so
                    // the modal (rendered on top of the home-feed strip)
                    // wins over earlier matches. See TEXTAREA_SELECTORS.
                    let last = null;
                    for (const sel of selectors) {
                        for (const t of document.querySelectorAll(sel)) {
                            if (t.offsetParent !== null) last = t;
                        }
                    }
                    if (!last) return { found: false };
                    return { found: true, visible: true, rectTop: last.getBoundingClientRect().top };

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Solutions

1. Retry after a full page load; add settle time if the button hydrates late
2. Log in and dismiss any popups/dialogs, then re-run
3. Update the library in case selectors were fixed for a Weibo DOM change
4. Use the fallback message in the error to identify which selector failed and patch locally

Example fix

// before
weibo publish --text "hi"   # button never found
// after
await page.goto('https://weibo.com', { waitUntil: 'load', settleMs: 5000 });
weibo publish --text "hi"

// ensure the feed is fully loaded before publishing
await page.goto('https://weibo.com', { waitUntil: 'load', settleMs: 3000 });

try {
  await cli.run(['weibo', 'publish', '--text', text]);
} catch (err) {
  if (/Could not open compose editor|Could not find/.test(err.message)) {
    await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r, 3000));
    await cli.run(['weibo', 'publish', '--text', text]); // one retry
  } else throw err;
}

When it happens

Trigger: The 发微博 button is absent or not clickable — page rendered differently (logged-out, A/B variant, mobile layout), overlay/popup blocking it, or Weibo's DOM/class names changed.

Common situations: Weibo frontend redesigns; slow loads where the button has not hydrated yet; regional variants of weibo.com with different chrome; promotions/interstitial dialogs covering the button.

Related errors

• Waiting for 12306 tk auth cookie
• ChatGPT composer is not available on the current page.
• Could not find the ChatGPT model selector in the composer.
• Could not click the ChatGPT ${target.label} model option.
• Could not find the ChatGPT tools menu button in the composer

AI-assisted analysis of jackwener/OpenCLI@49907e53dc (2026-08-29). Data as JSON: /api/errors/19fb265bf17656cc. Report an issue: GitHub.