zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw · error · anyhow::Error

Invalid schedule: 'at' must be in the future (now_utc={}, no

Error message

Invalid schedule: 'at' must be in the future (now_utc={}, now_local={}, at_utc={}, at_local={}, delta_seconds={})

What it means

Error "Invalid schedule: 'at' must be in the future (now_utc={}, now_local={}, at_utc={}, at_local={}, delta_seconds={})" thrown in zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw.

Source

Thrown at crates/zeroclaw-runtime/src/cron/schedule.rs:76

                        .with_attrs(::serde_json::json!({"every_ms": *every_ms})),
                    "cron schedule: every_ms overflowed DateTime arithmetic"
                );
                anyhow::Error::msg("every_ms overflowed DateTime")
            })
        }
    }
}

pub fn validate_schedule(schedule: &Schedule, now: DateTime<Utc>) -> Result<()> {
    match schedule {
        Schedule::Cron { expr, .. } => {
            let _ = normalize_expression(expr)?;
            let _ = next_run_for_schedule(schedule, now)?;
            Ok(())
        }
        Schedule::At { at } => {
            if *at <= now {
                anyhow::bail!(
                    "Invalid schedule: 'at' must be in the future \
                     (now_utc={}, now_local={}, at_utc={}, at_local={}, delta_seconds={})",
                    now.to_rfc3339(),
                    now.with_timezone(&chrono::Local).to_rfc3339(),
                    at.to_rfc3339(),
                    at.with_timezone(&chrono::Local).to_rfc3339(),
                    (*at - now).num_seconds()
                );
            }
            Ok(())
        }
        Schedule::Every { every_ms } => {
            if *every_ms == 0 {
                anyhow::bail!("Invalid schedule: every_ms must be > 0");
            }
            Ok(())
        }
    }

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Solutions

1. Choose an 'at' time in the future; check the printed now/at timestamps and timezone.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at crates/zeroclaw-runtime/src/cron/schedule.rs:76 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw@88bb9c8533 (2026-08-23). Data as JSON: /api/errors/1debd3e79cda2e1d. Report an issue: GitHub.