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Import failed

Error message

Import failed

What it means

Thrown in the same import handler of static/js/document.js for non-PDF files: after reading the file as text, POST /api/document with {title, language, content, session_id} returned non-2xx. 'Import failed' hides the status; common causes mirror the create endpoint's (error 46) but with file-derived payloads.

Source

Thrown at static/js/document.js:9584

          docId = j.doc_id || j.id;
        } else {
          const content = await new Promise((res, rej) => {
            const reader = new FileReader();
            reader.onload = () => res(reader.result || '');
            reader.onerror = () => rej(reader.error);
            reader.readAsText(file);
          });
          const lang = EXT_TO_LANG[ext] !== undefined ? EXT_TO_LANG[ext] : null;
          const sid = (sessionModule && sessionModule.getCurrentSessionId && sessionModule.getCurrentSessionId()) || _lastSessionId || '';
          const body = { title: baseTitle, language: lang, content };
          if (sid) body.session_id = sid;
          const r = await fetch(`${API_BASE}/api/document`, {
            method: 'POST',
            headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
            credentials: 'same-origin',
            body: JSON.stringify(body),
          });
          if (!r.ok) throw new Error('Import failed');
          const j = await r.json();
          docId = j.id || j.doc_id;
        }
        if (docId) {
          // Fetch the full doc so addDocToTabs has the proper content +
          // language fields (it's used downstream by switchToDoc).
          try {
            const dr = await fetch(`${API_BASE}/api/document/${docId}`, { credentials: 'same-origin' });
            const full = dr.ok ? await dr.json() : { id: docId, title: baseTitle };
            const sid = (sessionModule && sessionModule.getCurrentSessionId && sessionModule.getCurrentSessionId()) || _lastSessionId || '';
            addDocToTabs(full, full.session_id || sid);
            switchToDoc(full.id || docId);
          } catch (_) {
            // Fallback — at least try to switch (may fail silently if not loaded).
            addDocToTabs({ id: docId, title: baseTitle }, _lastSessionId || '');
            switchToDoc(docId);
          }
        }

View on GitHub (pinned to f9235ebbf1)

Solutions

1. Check the response body — 422 responses list the offending field (often language).
2. Default language to 'markdown'/'plaintext' when EXT_TO_LANG has no mapping instead of sending null.
3. Cap or chunk very large text imports.
4. Mirror the status/detail in the thrown message.

Example fix

// before
if (!r.ok) throw new Error('Import failed');

// after
if (!r.ok) {
  let detail = '';
  try { const j = await r.json(); detail = j?.detail || j?.error || ''; } catch (_) {}
  throw new Error(`Import failed: HTTP ${r.status}${detail ? ` — ${detail}` : ''}`);
}

const lang = EXT_TO_LANG[ext] !== undefined ? EXT_TO_LANG[ext] : 'plaintext'; // never send null
if (file.size > TEXT_MAX_BYTES) { if (uiModule) uiModule.showError('File too large'); return; }

try {
  const r = await fetch(`${API_BASE}/api/document`, { method: 'POST', headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' }, credentials: 'same-origin', body: JSON.stringify(body) });
  if (!r.ok) {
    let detail = '';
    try { const j = await r.json(); detail = j?.detail || ''; } catch (_) {}
    throw new Error(`Import failed: HTTP ${r.status}${detail ? ' — ' + detail : ''}`);
  }
} catch (e) {
  if (uiModule) uiModule.showError(`Could not import ${file.name}: ${e.message}`);
}

When it happens

Trigger: Importing a .md/.txt/.csv file whose content exceeds a body limit (413), a language value the backend rejects (422 — note EXT_TO_LANG can pass null), missing session (400), or server 500 on insert.

Common situations: Importing huge log-like text files; importing an extension not in EXT_TO_LANG so language is null and the backend schema requires a value; stale session id.

Related errors

• Server error
• Failed
• Document create failed: HTTP ${res.status}
• PDF import failed
• res.statusText

AI-assisted analysis of odysseus-dev/odysseus@f9235ebbf1 (2026-08-14). Data as JSON: /api/errors/c086f3f468ac03d4. Report an issue: GitHub.