multica-ai/multica · error

name cannot contain tabs, newlines, or control characters

Error message

name cannot contain tabs, newlines, or control characters

What it means

Error "name cannot contain tabs, newlines, or control characters" thrown in multica-ai/multica.

Source

Thrown at server/internal/handler/property.go:186

	Name        *string         `json:"name"`
	Description *string         `json:"description"`
	Icon        *string         `json:"icon"`
	Config      *PropertyConfig `json:"config"`
	Archived    *bool           `json:"archived"`
}

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Validation
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

func normalizePropertyName(name string) string {
	return strings.ReplaceAll(strings.ToLower(strings.TrimSpace(name)), " ", "_")
}

func validatePropertyName(raw string) (string, error) {
	for _, r := range raw {
		if unicode.IsControl(r) {
			return "", errors.New("name cannot contain tabs, newlines, or control characters")
		}
	}
	name := strings.TrimSpace(raw)
	if name == "" {
		return "", errors.New("name is required")
	}
	if utf8.RuneCountInString(name) > maxPropertyNameLen {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("name must be %d characters or fewer", maxPropertyNameLen)
	}
	if _, reserved := reservedPropertyNames[normalizePropertyName(name)]; reserved {
		return "", fmt.Errorf("%q is reserved for a built-in issue field", name)
	}
	return name, nil
}

func validatePropertyIcon(raw string) (string, error) {
	for _, r := range raw {
		if unicode.IsControl(r) {

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Solutions

1. Remove tabs, newlines, and control characters from the property name.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at server/internal/handler/property.go:186 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of multica-ai/multica@2c0912b6ec (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/06593340cea3f411. Report an issue: GitHub.