jackwener/OpenCLI · error · CommandExecutionError

Unexpected result from reddit whoami

Error message

Unexpected result from reddit whoami: ${JSON.stringify(result)}

What it means

This CommandExecutionError is the fallback branch of the reddit whoami result handling: it fires when the result object's kind is none of 'auth', 'http', 'exception', or 'ok' (including kind === undefined when result itself is null/undefined). The CLI stringifies the whole result into the message so developers can see the unexpected shape. It is a defensive invariant check signaling that the whoami wrapper returned something outside its documented result contract.

Solutions

1. Read the JSON.stringify(result) payload in the message to see what shape actually came back.
2. Re-run the command; a null/undefined result is often a transient page-context race.
3. Check versions: align the CLI and the embedded whoami snippet/library so both agree on the result contract ({ kind: 'ok'|'auth'|'http'|'exception', ... }).
4. If result is consistently undefined, verify the automation driver's evaluate() is returning values (not fire-and-forget) and that the page stays open until resolution.
5. Treat this as a bug if reproducible with a fixed input; file/inspect the wrapper that produces the result object.

Example fix

// before: assuming result always exists
const u = result.identity;

// after (library-side hardening)
if (result?.kind !== 'ok') {
  throw new CommandExecutionError(`Unexpected result: ${JSON.stringify(result)}`);
}
const u = result.identity;

function isOkWhoamiResult(result) {
  return !!result && typeof result === 'object' &&
    ['ok', 'auth', 'http', 'exception'].includes(result.kind);
}

try {
  await whoami();
} catch (e) {
  if (e instanceof CommandExecutionError && e.message.startsWith('Unexpected result from reddit whoami:')) {
    const raw = e.message.match(/\{.*\}/s)?.[0];
    console.error('unexpected whoami shape:', raw);
    // retry once on a fresh context, else report as a bug
  } else throw e;
}

When it happens

Trigger: The whoami evaluation returns null/undefined, or an object whose kind field is missing or has an unrecognized value (e.g., a partial { kind: undefined, ... } result from a failed or truncated evaluate call).

Common situations: Automation layer returning null because the page closed before the script resolved; an older/newer version of the whoami snippet emitting a result shape this CLI doesn't know; serialization drops the kind field; race conditions where the eval promise resolves with undefined.

Related errors

• target is missing a stable channel/thread id.
• HTTP from
• whoami failed
• 12306 whoami failed
• A search query is required.

AI-assisted analysis of jackwener/OpenCLI@49907e53dc (2026-08-29). Data as JSON: /api/errors/a5284a5b922fe4b6. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at clis/reddit/whoami.js:55

          return { kind: 'auth', detail: 'Not logged in to reddit.com (no identity in /api/me.json)' };
        }
        return { kind: 'ok', identity: me };
      } catch (e) {
        return { kind: 'exception', detail: String(e && e.message || e) };
      }
    })()`);

        if (result?.kind === 'auth') {
            throw new AuthRequiredError('reddit.com', result.detail);
        }
        if (result?.kind === 'http') {
            throw new CommandExecutionError(`HTTP ${result.httpStatus} from ${result.where}`);
        }
        if (result?.kind === 'exception') {
            throw new CommandExecutionError(`whoami failed: ${result.detail}`);
        }
        if (result?.kind !== 'ok') {
            throw new CommandExecutionError(`Unexpected result from reddit whoami: ${JSON.stringify(result)}`);
        }

        const u = result.identity;
        const created = u.created_utc
            ? new Date(u.created_utc * 1000).toISOString().split('T')[0]
            : null;
        const linkKarma = typeof u.link_karma === 'number' ? u.link_karma : null;
        const commentKarma = typeof u.comment_karma === 'number' ? u.comment_karma : null;
        const totalKarma = typeof u.total_karma === 'number'
            ? u.total_karma
            : (linkKarma != null && commentKarma != null ? linkKarma + commentKarma : null);
        const inboxCount = typeof u.inbox_count === 'number' ? u.inbox_count : null;

        return [
            { field: 'Username', value: 'u/' + u.name },
            { field: 'ID', value: u.id ? 't2_' + u.id : null },
            { field: 'Post Karma', value: linkKarma != null ? String(linkKarma) : null },
            { field: 'Comment Karma', value: commentKarma != null ? String(commentKarma) : null },

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