tinyhumansai/openhuman · error · anyhow::Error

Missing 'selector' for get_text

Error message

Missing 'selector' for get_text

What it means

Action-argument validation in parse_browser_action: the `get_text` action was requested but its required `selector` argument is absent or not a string. Fires before any browser automation runs; get_title/get_url need no arguments, get_text does.

Source

Thrown at src/openhuman/tools/impl/browser/action_parser.rs:72

        "type" => {
            let selector = args
                .get("selector")
                .and_then(|v| v.as_str())
                .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("Missing 'selector' for type"))?;
            let text = args
                .get("text")
                .and_then(|v| v.as_str())
                .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("Missing 'text' for type"))?;
            Ok(BrowserAction::Type {
                selector: selector.into(),
                text: text.into(),
            })
        }
        "get_text" => {
            let selector = args
                .get("selector")
                .and_then(|v| v.as_str())
                .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("Missing 'selector' for get_text"))?;
            Ok(BrowserAction::GetText {
                selector: selector.into(),
            })
        }
        "get_title" => Ok(BrowserAction::GetTitle),
        "get_url" => Ok(BrowserAction::GetUrl),
        "wait" => Ok(BrowserAction::Wait {
            selector: args
                .get("selector")
                .and_then(|v| v.as_str())
                .map(String::from),
            ms: args.get("ms").and_then(serde_json::Value::as_u64),
            text: args.get("text").and_then(|v| v.as_str()).map(String::from),
        }),
        "press" => {
            let key = args
                .get("key")
                .and_then(|v| v.as_str())

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Solutions

  1. Include `selector` as a string in the get_text args
  2. Take the selector from a prior snapshot
Defensive patterns

Strategy: validation

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/openhuman/tools/impl/browser/action_parser.rs:72 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.


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