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Failed to create branch: ${response.statusText}

Error message

Failed to create branch: ${response.statusText}

What it means

Error "Failed to create branch: ${response.statusText}" thrown in microsoft/vscode.

Source

Thrown at extensions/copilot/src/extension/inlineEdits/vscode-node/components/nesFeedbackSubmitter.ts:580

			sha: sha
		};

		const response = await fetch(url, {
			method: 'POST',
			headers: {
				'Authorization': `Bearer ${token}`,
				'Accept': 'application/vnd.github+json',
				'Content-Type': 'application/json',
				'X-GitHub-Api-Version': '2022-11-28',
				'User-Agent': this._fetcherService.getUserAgentLibrary()
			},
			body: JSON.stringify(payload)
		});

		if (!response.ok) {
			const errorText = await response.text();
			this._logger.error(`Failed to create branch ${branchName}: ${response.status} ${response.statusText} - ${errorText}`);
			throw new Error(`Failed to create branch: ${response.statusText}`);
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Create a pull request from the feedback branch to main.
	 * @returns The URL to the created pull request.
	 */
	private async _createPullRequest(
		token: string,
		branchName: string,
		username: string,
		timestamp: string,
		fileCount: number
	): Promise<string | undefined> {
		const url = `${this._repoConfig.apiUrl}/repos/${this._repoConfig.owner}/${this._repoConfig.name}/pulls`;

		const payload = {
			title: `NES Feedback from ${username} (${timestamp})`,

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at extensions/copilot/src/extension/inlineEdits/vscode-node/components/nesFeedbackSubmitter.ts:580 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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