'No such file or directory' if application is missing the templates dir
Metadata
Current evaluation
craft-application init command crashes with unhelpful FileNotFoundError when the application has no templates directory. Maintainers agreed to improve the error message but no PR was created. Bug still present in current code.
Suggested action: keep open
Reason: Maintainers explicitly discussed and agreed on a direction: @lengau suggested making the error message more useful and @mr-cal agreed it was 'a good compromise and a quick improvement.' The bug is still present in the current code (profiles property calls parent_template_dir.iterdir() without checking existence). No PR has been created to implement the agreed-upon fix.
Impact:
25
Quick Win:
21.25
Staleness:
65
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
10
Issue body
### Bug Description
I have an admittedly dev version of Rockcraft here that is using the new InitCommand but has no templates.
### To Reproduce
Run `toolcraft init` where `toolcraft` has no `templates` dir
### part yaml
_No response_
### Relevant log output
```shell
❯ rockcraft init
rockcraft internal error: FileNotFoundError(2, 'No such file or directory')
Full execution log: '/home/tiago/.local/state/rockcraft/log/rockcraft-20241024-091607.807534.log'
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/snap/rockcraft/x1/lib/python3.10/site-packages/craft_application/application.py", line 600, in run
return_code = self._run_inner()
File "/snap/rockcraft/x1/lib/python3.10/site-packages/craft_application/application.py", line 550, in _run_inner
dispatcher.load_command(self.app_config),
File "/snap/rockcraft/x1/lib/python3.10/site-packages/craft_cli/dispatcher.py", line 246, in load_command
self._loaded_command.fill_parser(parser)
File "/snap/rockcraft/x1/lib/python3.10/site-packages/craft_application/commands/init.py", line 79, in fill_parser
choices=self.profiles,
File "/snap/rockcraft/x1/lib/python3.10/site-packages/craft_application/commands/init.py", line 98, in profiles
template_dirs = [
File "/snap/rockcraft/x1/lib/python3.10/site-packages/craft_application/commands/init.py", line 98, in <listcomp>
template_dirs = [
File "/snap/rockcraft/x1/usr/lib/python3.10/pathlib.py", line 1017, in iterdir
for name in self._accessor.listdir(self):
FileNotFoundError: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/snap/rockcraft/x1/lib/python3.10/site-packages/rockcraft/templates'
```
Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.8-27b |
Impact:
25
Quick Win:
21.25
Staleness:
65
Complexity:
15
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
10
|
keep open | craft-application init command crashes with unhelpful FileNotFoundError when the application has no templates directory. Maintainers agreed to improve the error message but no PR was created. Bug still present in current code. | |
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b |
Staleness:
65
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
10
|
keep open | Application crashes with FileNotFoundError when templates directory is missing during init command execution. Maintainers discussed improving error messaging instead of fixing the crash. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
85
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
75
Support Request:
10
|
keep open | Unhandled FileNotFoundError when running init without a templates directory. Maintainers discussed improving the error message as a compromise but the issue remains open with no recent activity or implementation. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 |
Staleness:
75
Complexity:
20
Confidence:
85
Support Request:
10
|
keep open | init command crashes with FileNotFoundError when the templates directory is missing. Maintainers agreed to improve the error message rather than auto-generating templates. Awaiting implementation. |
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