spacedriveapp/spacedrive · error

Both source and target must be directories

Error message

Both source and target must be directories

What it means

Error "Both source and target must be directories" thrown in spacedriveapp/spacedrive.

Source

Thrown at core/src/service/file_sync/conduit.rs:38

		&self,
		source_entry_id: i32,
		target_entry_id: i32,
		mode: sync_conduit::SyncMode,
		schedule: String,
	) -> Result<sync_conduit::Model> {
		// Validate entries exist and are directories
		let source = entry::Entity::find_by_id(source_entry_id)
			.one(&*self.db)
			.await?
			.ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("Source entry not found"))?;

		let target = entry::Entity::find_by_id(target_entry_id)
			.one(&*self.db)
			.await?
			.ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("Target entry not found"))?;

		if source.kind != 1 || target.kind != 1 {
			return Err(anyhow::anyhow!(
				"Both source and target must be directories"
			));
		}

		// Check for duplicate conduits
		let existing = sync_conduit::Entity::find()
			.filter(sync_conduit::Column::SourceEntryId.eq(source_entry_id))
			.filter(sync_conduit::Column::TargetEntryId.eq(target_entry_id))
			.one(&*self.db)
			.await?;

		if existing.is_some() {
			return Err(anyhow::anyhow!(
				"Conduit already exists between these entries"
			));
		}

		// Create conduit

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at core/src/service/file_sync/conduit.rs:38 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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