multica-ai/multica · error

github_repo: --url is required (no existing url to merge wit

Error message

github_repo: --url is required (no existing url to merge with)

What it means

Error "github_repo: --url is required (no existing url to merge with)" thrown in multica-ai/multica.

Source

Thrown at server/cmd/multica/cmd_project.go:846

		}
		if hintSet {
			hint := strings.TrimSpace(mustString(cmd, "default-branch-hint"))
			if hint == "" {
				delete(ref, "default_branch_hint")
			} else {
				ref["default_branch_hint"] = hint
			}
		}
		if refSet {
			checkoutRef := strings.TrimSpace(mustString(cmd, "ref"))
			if checkoutRef == "" {
				delete(ref, "ref")
			} else {
				ref["ref"] = checkoutRef
			}
		}
		if _, ok := ref["url"]; !ok {
			return nil, false, fmt.Errorf("github_repo: --url is required (no existing url to merge with)")
		}
		return ref, true, nil
	case "local_directory":
		pathSet := cmd.Flags().Changed("local-path")
		daemonSet := cmd.Flags().Changed("daemon-id")
		labelSet := cmd.Flags().Changed("ref-label")
		modeSet := cmd.Flags().Changed("execution-mode")
		if !pathSet && !daemonSet && !labelSet && !modeSet {
			return nil, false, nil
		}
		ref := map[string]any{}
		if existingRef != nil {
			if p, ok := existingRef["local_path"].(string); ok && strings.TrimSpace(p) != "" {
				ref["local_path"] = strings.TrimSpace(p)
			}
			if d, ok := existingRef["daemon_id"].(string); ok && strings.TrimSpace(d) != "" {
				ref["daemon_id"] = strings.TrimSpace(d)
			}

View on GitHub (pinned to 2c0912b6ec)

Solutions

1. Pass --url; there is no existing url to merge with.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at server/cmd/multica/cmd_project.go:846 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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