openai/codex · error · std::io::Error

failed to read websocket auth secret {}: {err}

Error message

failed to read websocket auth secret {}: {err}

What it means

Error "failed to read websocket auth secret {}: {err}" thrown in openai/codex.

Source

Thrown at codex-rs/app-server-transport/src/transport/auth.rs:403

    Ok(token)
}

fn validate_signed_bearer_secret(path: &Path, shared_secret: &[u8]) -> io::Result<()> {
    if shared_secret.len() < MIN_SIGNED_BEARER_SECRET_BYTES {
        return Err(io::Error::new(
            ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
            format!(
                "signed websocket bearer secret {} must be at least {MIN_SIGNED_BEARER_SECRET_BYTES} bytes",
                path.display()
            ),
        ));
    }
    Ok(())
}

fn read_trimmed_secret(path: &std::path::Path) -> io::Result<String> {
    let raw = std::fs::read_to_string(path).map_err(|err| {
        io::Error::new(
            err.kind(),
            format!(
                "failed to read websocket auth secret {}: {err}",
                path.display()
            ),
        )
    })?;
    let trimmed = raw.trim();
    if trimmed.is_empty() {
        return Err(io::Error::new(
            ErrorKind::InvalidInput,
            format!("websocket auth secret {} must not be empty", path.display()),
        ));
    }
    Ok(trimmed.to_string())
}

fn absolute_path_arg(flag_name: &str, path: PathBuf) -> anyhow::Result<AbsolutePathBuf> {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at codex-rs/app-server-transport/src/transport/auth.rs:403 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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