spacedriveapp/spacedrive · error · anyhow::Error

Invalid number: {}

Error message

Invalid number: {}

What it means

Thrown by parse_duration() when the first whitespace-separated token of a duration string cannot be parsed as i64. The parser expects '<integer> <unit>' (e.g. '30 minutes'), so any non-numeric first token (or a float like '1.5') fails at parts[0].parse::<i64>().

Source

Thrown at apps/cli/src/domains/sync/mod.rs:161

			.map(|dt| dt.with_timezone(&Utc))
			.or_else(|_| {
				// Try common formats
				DateTime::parse_from_str(time_str, "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
					.map(|dt| dt.with_timezone(&Utc))
			})
			.map_err(|_| anyhow::anyhow!("Invalid time format: {}", time_str))
	}
}

fn parse_duration(duration_str: &str) -> Result<chrono::Duration> {
	let parts: Vec<&str> = duration_str.split_whitespace().collect();
	if parts.len() != 2 {
		return Err(anyhow::anyhow!("Invalid duration format: {}", duration_str));
	}

	let value: i64 = parts[0]
		.parse()
		.map_err(|_| anyhow::anyhow!("Invalid number: {}", parts[0]))?;
	let unit = parts[1].to_lowercase();

	let seconds = match unit.as_str() {
		"second" | "seconds" | "sec" | "s" => value,
		"minute" | "minutes" | "min" | "m" => value * 60,
		"hour" | "hours" | "h" => value * 3600,
		"day" | "days" | "d" => value * 86400,
		"week" | "weeks" | "w" => value * 604800,
		_ => return Err(anyhow::anyhow!("Unknown time unit: {}", unit)),
	};

	Ok(chrono::Duration::seconds(seconds))
}

fn display_metrics(
	snapshot: &sd_core::service::sync::metrics::snapshot::SyncMetricsSnapshot,
	args: &SyncMetricsArgs,
) {

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Solutions

1. Use a whole number: --since '2 hours ago' instead of '1.5 hours ago'
2. Pick a smaller unit to approximate fractions: '90 minutes ago'
3. Avoid words as quantities; use absolute timestamps for precise values

let first = duration_str.split_whitespace().next().unwrap_or("");
if first.parse::<i64>().is_err() {
    eprintln!("Duration quantity must be a whole number, got '{}'", first);
    return Ok(());
}

fn quantity_is_integer(d: &str) -> bool {
    d.split_whitespace().next().map(|t| t.parse::<i64>().is_ok()).unwrap_or(false)
}

When it happens

Trigger: --since 'half an hour ago' (first token 'half'), '--since "1.5 hours ago"' ('1.5' is not an i64), '--since "-2 days ago"' actually parses but note negatives pass through; '--since "several days ago"'.

Common situations: Natural-language quantities; decimal durations where fractional support was assumed; localized number formats like '1,5'.

Related errors

• Invalid duration format: {}
• Unknown time unit: {}
• Invalid time format: {}
• No paired devices found. Pair a device first with: sd networ
• Remote device {} is not online

AI-assisted analysis of spacedriveapp/spacedrive@6dfeccf211 (2026-08-16). Data as JSON: /api/errors/392e1ff0881b700f. Report an issue: GitHub.