jackwener/OpenCLI · error · ArgumentError

Use either --point or --radius, not both

Error message

Use either --point or --radius, not both

What it means

ArgumentError thrown by the geogebra add-circle command when the user supplies both --point and --radius. The two flags are alternative ways to define the circle (Circle(center,point) vs Circle(center,radius)) and are mutually exclusive by design.

Source

Thrown at clis/geogebra/add-circle.js:24

  site: 'geogebra',
  name: 'add-circle',
  access: 'write',
  description: 'Create a circle by center+radius or center+point',
  domain: 'www.geogebra.org',
  strategy: Strategy.PUBLIC,
  browser: true,
  navigateBefore: false,
  example: 'opencli geogebra add-circle --center A --radius 3',
  args: [
    { name: 'center', required: true, help: 'Center point label (e.g. A)' },
    { name: 'radius', required: false, help: 'Radius value (number) or a point label on the circle' },
    { name: 'point', required: false, help: 'Alternative: a point label on the circle (use instead of --radius for Circle(center,point))' },
  ],
  columns: ['label', 'center', 'radius'],
  func: async (page, kwargs) => {
    const center = normalizeLabel(kwargs.center, 'center');
    if (kwargs.point && kwargs.radius !== undefined) {
      throw new ArgumentError('Use either --point or --radius, not both');
    }
    const pointOnCircle = kwargs.point ? normalizeLabel(kwargs.point, 'point') : '';
    const radiusValue = kwargs.radius;

    let cmd;
    if (pointOnCircle) {
      cmd = `Circle(${center},${pointOnCircle})`;
    } else if (radiusValue !== undefined) {
      const raw = String(radiusValue).trim();
      const num = Number(raw);
      cmd = Number.isFinite(num)
        ? `Circle(${center},${normalizeNumber(raw, 'radius', { positive: true })})`
        : `Circle(${center},${normalizeLabel(raw, 'radius point')})`;
    } else {
      throw new ArgumentError('Provide --radius (number or point label) or --point (point on circle)');
    }

    await ensureApplet(page);

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Solutions

1. Remove one of the two flags: keep --point for Circle(center,point) or --radius for Circle(center,radius)
2. Fix the calling script so only one sizing parameter is passed

Example fix

// before
opencli geogebra add-circle --center A --point B --radius 5
// after
opencli geogebra add-circle --center A --point B

if (args.point != null && args.radius !== undefined) {
  throw new Error('add-circle accepts --point or --radius, not both');
}
if (args.point == null && args.radius === undefined) {
  throw new Error('add-circle requires --point or --radius');
}

When it happens

Trigger: Running add-circle with both flags set, e.g. --center A --point B --radius 5, detected at clis/geogebra/add-circle.js:24.

Common situations: Copy-pasting an example and leaving an extra flag; scripting the command with defaulted parameters that collide.

Related errors

• Provide --radius (number or point label) or --point (point o
• type must be one of: line, segment, ray
• command must contain at least one GeoGebra command
• type must be a GeoGebra object type like point, line, or cir
• <train-no> "${trainNo}" does not look like a 12306 internal

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