wasmerio/wasmer · error

No owner specified: use --owner <owner>

Error message

No owner specified: use --owner <owner>

What it means

Error "No owner specified: use --owner <owner>" thrown in wasmerio/wasmer.

Source

Thrown at lib/cli/src/commands/app/deploy.rs:571

    async fn run_async(self) -> Result<Self::Output, anyhow::Error> {
        let client = login_user(&self.env, !self.non_interactive, "deploy an app").await?;

        if self.build_remote && self.publish_package {
            anyhow::bail!("--build-remote cannot be combined with --publish-package");
        }

        if self.build_remote {
            self.handle_remote_build(&client).await?;
            return Ok(());
        }

        let (app_config_path, base_dir_path) = self.resolve_app_paths()?;

        if !app_config_path.is_file() && self.ensure_app_config {
            let owner = if let Some(owner) = &self.owner {
                owner.clone()
            } else if self.non_interactive {
                anyhow::bail!("No owner specified: use --owner <owner>");
            } else {
                let user =
                    wasmer_backend_api::query::current_user_with_namespaces(&client, None).await?;
                crate::utils::prompts::prompt_for_namespace(
                    "Who should own this app?",
                    None,
                    Some(&user),
                )?
            };

            let app_name = if let Some(name) = &self.app_name {
                name.clone()
            } else if self.non_interactive {
                anyhow::bail!("No app name specified: use --name <app_name>");
            } else {
                let default_name = base_dir_path
                    .file_name()
                    .and_then(|f| f.to_str())

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/cli/src/commands/app/deploy.rs:571 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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