nikivdev/code · error

Source path is not a directory: {}

Error message

Source path is not a directory: {}

What it means

Error "Source path is not a directory: {}" thrown in nikivdev/code.

Source

Thrown at src/code.rs:285

    from: &Path,
    target: &Path,
    copy: bool,
    dry_run: bool,
    skip_claude: bool,
    skip_codex: bool,
) -> Result<()> {
    let target_display = target.display().to_string();
    let action = if copy { "copy" } else { "move" };
    let action_past = if copy { "Copied" } else { "Moved" };

    if from == target {
        bail!("Source and destination are the same path.");
    }
    if !from.exists() {
        bail!("Source folder does not exist: {}", from.display());
    }
    if !from.is_dir() {
        bail!("Source path is not a directory: {}", from.display());
    }
    if target.exists() {
        bail!("Destination already exists: {}", target.display());
    }
    if target.starts_with(from) {
        bail!("Destination cannot be inside the source folder.");
    }

    // Create parent directories if needed
    if let Some(parent) = target.parent() {
        if !parent.exists() {
            if dry_run {
                println!("Would create {}", parent.display());
            } else {
                fs::create_dir_all(parent)
                    .with_context(|| format!("failed to create {}", parent.display()))?;
            }
        }

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/code.rs:285 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of nikivdev/code@a747e741ae (2026-09-01). Data as JSON: /api/errors/7dee70bde1d3a0ab. Report an issue: GitHub.