lapce/lapce · error

can't find proxy directory

Error message

can't find proxy directory

What it means

Error "can't find proxy directory" thrown in lapce/lapce.

Source

Thrown at lapce-app/src/proxy/remote.rs:337

    };

    if !script_install.success() {
        let cmd = match platform {
            HostPlatform::Windows => remote
                .command_builder()
                .args(["dir", remote_proxy_file])
                .status()?,
            _ => remote
                .command_builder()
                .arg("test")
                .arg("-e")
                .arg(remote_proxy_file)
                .status()?,
        };
        if !cmd.success() {
            let proxy_filename = format!("lapce-proxy-{platform}-{architecture}");
            let local_proxy_file = Directory::proxy_directory()
                .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("can't find proxy directory"))?
                .join(&proxy_filename);
            // remove possibly outdated proxy
            if local_proxy_file.exists() {
                // TODO: add proper proxy version detection and update proxy
                // when needed
                std::fs::remove_file(&local_proxy_file)?;
            }
            let proxy_version = match meta::RELEASE {
                meta::ReleaseType::Stable => meta::VERSION,
                _ => "nightly",
            };
            let url = format!(
                "https://github.com/lapce/lapce/releases/download/{proxy_version}/{proxy_filename}.gz"
            );
            debug!("proxy download URI: {url}");
            let mut resp = lapce_proxy::get_url(url, None).expect("request failed");
            if resp.status().is_success() {
                let mut out = std::fs::File::create(&local_proxy_file)

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lapce-app/src/proxy/remote.rs:337 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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