microsoft/typescript-go · error · ErrClientError

%w: node handle %q could not be resolved (file may not be lo

Error message

%w: node handle %q could not be resolved (file may not be loaded or handle may be stale)

What it means

Error "%w: node handle %q could not be resolved (file may not be loaded or handle may be stale)" thrown in microsoft/typescript-go.

Source

Thrown at internal/api/session.go:3293

	firstDot := strings.IndexByte(s, '.')
	if firstDot == -1 {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: invalid node handle %q", ErrClientError, handle)
	}
	secondDot := strings.IndexByte(s[firstDot+1:], '.')
	if secondDot == -1 {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: invalid node handle %q", ErrClientError, handle)
	}
	secondDot += firstDot + 1 // adjust to absolute index

	idx, err := strconv.ParseUint(s[:firstDot], 10, 32)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: invalid node handle %q: %w", ErrClientError, handle, err)
	}
	path := tspath.Path(s[secondDot+1:])

	sourceFile := program.GetSourceFileByPath(path)
	if sourceFile == nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: node handle %q could not be resolved (file may not be loaded or handle may be stale)", ErrClientError, handle)
	}
	table := encoder.GetNodeIndexTable(sourceFile)

	if table != nil && idx < uint64(len(table.Nodes)) {
		node := table.Nodes[idx]
		if node != nil {
			return node, nil
		}
	}
	return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: node handle %q could not be resolved (file may not be loaded or handle may be stale)", ErrClientError, handle)
}

// computeSnapshotChanges computes the per-project source file differences between
// two snapshots. It uses DiffOrderedMaps on projects to find changed/removed projects,
// then DiffMaps on FilesByPath for each changed project to collect file-level changes.
func computeSnapshotChanges(prev *project.Snapshot, next *project.Snapshot) *SnapshotChanges {
	prevProjects := prev.ProjectCollection.ProjectsByPath()
	nextProjects := next.ProjectCollection.ProjectsByPath()

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at internal/api/session.go:3293 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of microsoft/typescript-go@1bcfa18d79 (2026-08-16). Data as JSON: /api/errors/7356583d12418a3b. Report an issue: GitHub.