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Confusing error when "dir" is wrong #6

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opened 2026-01-09 02:28:19 +00:00 by scott · 0 comments
scott commented 2026-01-09 02:28:19 +00:00
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If I run a Rhai script with a bad "dir" parameter:

// Create a simple service that runs a command
zinit_service_new()
    .name("hello_world")
    .exec("/bin/echo 'Hello from zinit!'")
    .dir("/does/not/exist") // Invalid dir!
    .oneshot(true) 
    .register();

// Start it
zinit_start("hello_world");

When I run it I see this error:

Starting hello_world service...
zinit: ERROR (zinit_server::zinit::lifecycle) service hello_world failed to start: cannot run '/bin/echo': program not found, check it exists and is executable
Started: hello_world
zinit: ERROR (zinit_server::zinit::lifecycle) service hello_world failed to start: cannot run '/bin/echo': program not found, check it exists and is executable
Service state: Failure

Service output:
  hello_world: ERROR: cannot run '/bin/echo': program not found, check it exists and is executable
  hello_world: ERROR: cannot run '/bin/echo': program not found, check it exists and is executable

Of course that's confusing. Would be better to validate the dir and throw a helpful error.

If I run a Rhai script with a bad "dir" parameter: ```rust // Create a simple service that runs a command zinit_service_new() .name("hello_world") .exec("/bin/echo 'Hello from zinit!'") .dir("/does/not/exist") // Invalid dir! .oneshot(true) .register(); // Start it zinit_start("hello_world"); ``` When I run it I see this error: ``` Starting hello_world service... zinit: ERROR (zinit_server::zinit::lifecycle) service hello_world failed to start: cannot run '/bin/echo': program not found, check it exists and is executable Started: hello_world zinit: ERROR (zinit_server::zinit::lifecycle) service hello_world failed to start: cannot run '/bin/echo': program not found, check it exists and is executable Service state: Failure Service output: hello_world: ERROR: cannot run '/bin/echo': program not found, check it exists and is executable hello_world: ERROR: cannot run '/bin/echo': program not found, check it exists and is executable ``` Of course that's confusing. Would be better to validate the dir and throw a helpful error.
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