openai/codex · error · anyhow::Error

before project not found: {before_project_id}

Error message

before project not found: {before_project_id}

What it means

Error "before project not found: {before_project_id}" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/state/src/runtime/projects.rs:318

            "SELECT id FROM projects ORDER BY position ASC, id ASC",
        )
        .fetch_all(&mut *tx)
        .await?;
        let Some(current_index) = project_ids.iter().position(|id| id == project_id) else {
            tx.rollback().await?;
            return Ok(None);
        };
        if before_project_id == Some(project_id) {
            tx.rollback().await?;
            anyhow::bail!("project {project_id} cannot be moved before itself");
        }
        let original_project_ids = project_ids.clone();
        project_ids.remove(current_index);
        let next_index = if let Some(before_project_id) = before_project_id {
            project_ids
                .iter()
                .position(|id| id == before_project_id)
                .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("before project not found: {before_project_id}"))?
        } else {
            project_ids.len()
        };
        project_ids.insert(next_index, project_id.to_string());
        if project_ids == original_project_ids {
            tx.rollback().await?;
            return Ok(Some(false));
        }
        for (position, id) in project_ids.iter().enumerate() {
            sqlx::query("UPDATE projects SET position = ? WHERE id = ?")
                .bind(position as i64)
                .bind(id)
                .execute(&mut *tx)
                .await?;
        }
        sqlx::query("UPDATE projects SET updated_at_ms = ? WHERE id = ?")
            .bind(chrono::Utc::now().timestamp_millis())
            .bind(project_id)

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/state/src/runtime/projects.rs:318 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of openai/codex@339751715c (2026-08-25). Data as JSON: /api/errors/ec6e85b89c049d69. Report an issue: GitHub.