phacility/phabricator · error · Exception

The name "%s" is not a valid repository short name. Reposito

Error message

The name "%s" is not a valid repository short name. Repository short names must begin with a letter or number.

What it means

Error "The name "%s" is not a valid repository short name. Repository short names must begin with a letter or number." thrown in phacility/phabricator.

Source

Thrown at src/applications/repository/storage/PhabricatorRepository.php:396

    if (strlen($slug) > 64) {
      throw new Exception(
        pht(
          'The name "%s" is not a valid repository short name. Repository '.
          'short names must not be longer than 64 characters.',
          $slug));
    }

    if (preg_match('/[^a-zA-Z0-9._-]/', $slug)) {
      throw new Exception(
        pht(
          'The name "%s" is not a valid repository short name. Repository '.
          'short names may only contain letters, numbers, periods, hyphens '.
          'and underscores.',
          $slug));
    }

    if (!preg_match('/^[a-zA-Z0-9]/', $slug)) {
      throw new Exception(
        pht(
          'The name "%s" is not a valid repository short name. Repository '.
          'short names must begin with a letter or number.',
          $slug));
    }

    if (!preg_match('/[a-zA-Z0-9]\z/', $slug)) {
      throw new Exception(
        pht(
          'The name "%s" is not a valid repository short name. Repository '.
          'short names must end with a letter or number.',
          $slug));
    }

    if (preg_match('/__|--|\\.\\./', $slug)) {
      throw new Exception(
        pht(
          'The name "%s" is not a valid repository short name. Repository '.

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/applications/repository/storage/PhabricatorRepository.php:396 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of phacility/phabricator@5720a38cfe (2026-08-21). Data as JSON: /api/errors/e3829a34955dfb29. Report an issue: GitHub.