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

unsupported delay unit '{unit}', use s/m/h/d

Error message

unsupported delay unit '{unit}', use s/m/h/d

What it means

Error "unsupported delay unit '{unit}', use s/m/h/d" thrown in zeroclaw-labs/zeroclaw.

Source

Thrown at crates/zeroclaw-runtime/src/cron/mod.rs:433

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pub fn parse_delay(input: &str) -> Result<chrono::Duration> {
    let input = input.trim();
    if input.is_empty() {
        anyhow::bail!("delay must not be empty");
    }
    let split = input
        .find(|c: char| !c.is_ascii_digit())
        .unwrap_or(input.len());
    let (num, unit) = input.split_at(split);
    let amount: i64 = num.parse()?;
    let unit = if unit.is_empty() { "m" } else { unit };
    let duration = match unit {
        "s" => chrono::Duration::seconds(amount),
        "m" => chrono::Duration::minutes(amount),
        "h" => chrono::Duration::hours(amount),
        "d" => chrono::Duration::days(amount),
        _ => anyhow::bail!("unsupported delay unit '{unit}', use s/m/h/d"),
    };
    Ok(duration)
}

#[cfg(test)]
mod security_validation_tests {
    use super::*;
    use tempfile::TempDir;

    fn test_config(tmp: &TempDir) -> Config {
        let config = Config {
            data_dir: tmp.path().join("data"),
            config_path: tmp.path().join("config.toml"),
            ..Config::default()
        };
        std::fs::create_dir_all(&config.data_dir).unwrap();
        config
    }

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Solutions

1. Use a supported delay unit: s (seconds), m (minutes), h (hours), or d (days).

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at crates/zeroclaw-runtime/src/cron/mod.rs:433 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/79d478cc816a0de8. Report an issue: GitHub.