toeverything/AFFiNE · error · Error

Challenge failed

Error message

Challenge failed

What it means

The ValidatorProvider impl resolves a client-scheme challenge by asking the desktop UI for a challenge response token and throws 'Challenge failed' when none is returned, blocking resource validation from proceeding.

Source

Thrown at packages/frontend/apps/electron-renderer/src/app/effects/modules.ts:76

        });
      },
    };
  });
  framework.impl(ClientSchemeProvider, p => {
    const appInfo = p.get(DesktopApiService).appInfo;
    return {
      getClientScheme() {
        return appInfo?.scheme;
      },
    };
  });
  framework.impl(ValidatorProvider, p => {
    const apis = p.get(DesktopApiService).api;
    return {
      async validate(_challenge, resource) {
        const token = await apis.handler.ui.getChallengeResponse(resource);
        if (!token) {
          throw new Error('Challenge failed');
        }
        return token;
      },
    };
  });
  framework.scope(ServerScope).override(AuthProvider, p => {
    const apis = p.get(DesktopApiService).api;
    const serverService = p.get(ServerService);
    const endpoint = serverService.server.baseUrl;

    return {
      async signInMagicLink(email, token, clientNonce) {
        const result = await apis.handler.auth.signInMagicLink(
          endpoint,
          email,
          token,
          clientNonce
        );

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Solutions

1. Retry the challenge flow; transient network or timing issues can cause failure.
2. Verify the challenge parameters and that the native side is responding.
3. Restart the app if the challenge state is stuck.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/frontend/apps/electron-renderer/src/app/effects/modules.ts:76 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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