Cannot proceed with the deployment as the app spec in path {

Error message

Cannot proceed with the deployment as the app spec in path {} does not have
                        a 'name' field.

What it means

Error "Cannot proceed with the deployment as the app spec in path {} does not have a 'name' field." thrown in wasmerio/wasmer.

Source

Thrown at lib/cli/src/commands/app/deploy.rs:415

                    .map(|s| s.to_owned());
                let app_name = crate::utils::prompts::prompt_new_app_name(
                    "Enter the name of the app",
                    default_name.as_deref(),
                    &owner,
                    Some(client),
                )
                .await?;

                mapping.insert("name".into(), app_name.into());
            } else {
                if !self.quiet {
                    eprintln!("The app.yaml does not specify any app name.");
                    eprintln!(
                        "Please, use the --app_name <app_name> to specify the name of the app."
                    );
                }

                anyhow::bail!(
                    "Cannot proceed with the deployment as the app spec in path {} does not have\n                        a 'name' field.",
                    app_config_path.display()
                );
            }
        }

        let current_config: AppConfigV1 = serde_yaml::from_value(app_yaml.clone())?;
        let new_config_raw = crate::utils::yaml::apply_app_config_to_yaml(
            &config_str,
            &current_config.clone().to_yaml_value()?,
        )?;
        std::fs::write(app_config_path, new_config_raw)
            .with_context(|| format!("Could not write file: '{}'", app_config_path.display()))?;

        let mut app_config = current_config.clone();
        app_config.owner = Some(owner.clone());

        match &app_config.package {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/cli/src/commands/app/deploy.rs:415 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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