vxcontrol/pentagi · error

FlowFiles.InvalidData

FlowFiles.InvalidData

Error message

source %q must be a regular file or a directory

What it means

Error "source %q must be a regular file or a directory" thrown in vxcontrol/pentagi.

Source

Thrown at backend/pkg/server/services/flow_files.go:1798

			logger.FromContext(c).WithError(resolveErr).Errorf("invalid source path %q", rawSrc)
			response.Error(c, response.ErrFlowFilesInvalidData, resolveErr)
			return
		}

		info, statErr := os.Lstat(absPath)
		if statErr != nil {
			if os.IsNotExist(statErr) {
				response.Error(c, response.ErrFlowFilesNotFound, statErr)
				return
			}
			logger.FromContext(c).WithError(statErr).Errorf("error stating flow source %q", rawSrc)
			response.Error(c, response.ErrInternal, statErr)
			return
		}
		if !info.IsDir() && !info.Mode().IsRegular() {
			// Reject symlinks and other special files.
			response.Error(c, response.ErrFlowFilesInvalidData,
				fmt.Errorf("source %q must be a regular file or a directory", rawSrc))
			return
		}

		var entryDest string
		if multiSource {
			// Multi-source: each entry lands under destination/<basename>.
			baseName := path.Base(absPath)
			var sanitizeErr error
			entryDest, sanitizeErr = resources.SanitizeResourcePath(destPath + "/" + baseName)
			if sanitizeErr != nil {
				logger.FromContext(c).WithError(sanitizeErr).Errorf("invalid derived destination for source %q", rawSrc)
				response.Error(c, response.ErrFlowFilesInvalidData, sanitizeErr)
				return
			}
		} else {
			// Single source: destination is used exactly as specified.
			entryDest = destPath
		}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at backend/pkg/server/services/flow_files.go:1798 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of vxcontrol/pentagi@ea665308ba (2026-09-01). Data as JSON: /api/errors/e496a46625e01cc0. Report an issue: GitHub.