paperclipai/paperclip · error

Approval not found

Error message

Approval not found

What it means

Error "Approval not found" thrown in paperclipai/paperclip.

Source

Thrown at server/src/routes/approvals.ts:290

    });

    res.status(201).json(redactApprovalPayload(approval));
  });

  router.get("/approvals/:id/issues", async (req, res) => {
    const id = req.params.id as string;
    const approval = await getAccessibleResource(req, res, svc.getById(id), "Approval not found");
    if (!approval) return;
    if (!(await assertApprovalAccessAllowed(req, res, approval.companyId))) return;
    const issues = await issueApprovalsSvc.listIssuesForApproval(id);
    res.json(issues);
  });

  router.post("/approvals/:id/approve", validate(resolveApprovalSchema), async (req, res) => {
    assertBoard(req);
    const id = req.params.id as string;
    if (!(await requireApprovalAccess(req, id))) {
      res.status(404).json({ error: "Approval not found" });
      return;
    }
    const decidedByUserId = req.actor.userId ?? "board";
    const { approval, applied } = await svc.approve(id, decidedByUserId, req.body.decisionNote);

    if (applied) {
      const linkedIssues = await issueApprovalsSvc.listIssuesForApproval(approval.id);
      const linkedIssueIds = linkedIssues.map((issue) => issue.id);
      const primaryIssueId = linkedIssueIds[0] ?? null;
      const lostReviewIssueIds = await lostReviewPathIssueIds(approval.companyId, linkedIssues);
      const primaryReviewPathContext = primaryIssueId && lostReviewIssueIds.has(primaryIssueId)
        ? approvalReviewPathContext(approval.id)
        : null;

      await logActivity(db, {
        companyId: approval.companyId,
        actorType: "user",
        actorId: req.actor.userId ?? "board",

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Solutions

1. Verify the approval id exists in this company; list approvals and use a valid one.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at server/src/routes/approvals.ts:292 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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