tinyhumansai/openhuman · error

invalid format `{other}`

Error message

invalid format `{other}`

What it means

The podcast tool's optional audio-format parameter only accepts "mp3" or "wav"; this fires when a format string was supplied but matches neither (case-sensitive after trim). Generation has not started.

Source

Thrown at src/openhuman/voice/audio_toolkit/tools/podcast.rs:230

        .filter(|s| !s.is_empty())
        .map(str::to_string)
}

fn optional_format(
    args: &serde_json::Value,
    key: &str,
) -> anyhow::Result<Option<crate::openhuman::voice::audio_toolkit::AudioFormat>> {
    let Some(raw) = args.get(key).and_then(|v| v.as_str()) else {
        return Ok(None);
    };
    match raw.trim() {
        "mp3" => Ok(Some(
            crate::openhuman::voice::audio_toolkit::AudioFormat::Mp3,
        )),
        "wav" => Ok(Some(
            crate::openhuman::voice::audio_toolkit::AudioFormat::Wav,
        )),
        other => Err(anyhow::anyhow!("invalid format `{other}`")),
    }
}

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Solutions

1. Use "mp3" or "wav" (lowercase) for the format parameter
2. Omit the format parameter to use the default

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/openhuman/voice/audio_toolkit/tools/podcast.rs:230 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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