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fix(cli): show a useful error message when config file is missing
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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions .changeset/warm-eagles-itch.md
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"trigger.dev": patch
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Fixed misleading error message in the CLI when config file is missing ("maxDuration" is now required). A useful error message is now shown, including a hint about the `--config` flag.
16 changes: 16 additions & 0 deletions packages/cli-v3/src/config.ts
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Expand Up @@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import {
import { prettyWarning } from "./utilities/cliOutput.js";
import type { InstrumentationModuleDefinition } from "@opentelemetry/instrumentation";
import { builtinModules } from "node:module";
import { OutroCommandError } from "./cli/common.js";

export type ResolveConfigOptions = {
cwd?: string;
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? dirname(packageJsonPath)
: cwd;

// `trigger.config` is the fallback value set by c12
const missingConfigFile = !result.configFile || result.configFile === "trigger.config";

if (missingConfigFile) {
throw new OutroCommandError(
[
"Couldn't find your trigger.config.ts file.",
"",
"Make sure you are in the directory of your Trigger.dev project, or specify the path to your config file using the `--config <path>` flag.",
"",
"Alternatively, you can initialize a new project using `npx trigger.dev@latest init`.",
].join("\n")
);
}

const config =
"config" in result.config ? (result.config.config as TriggerConfig) : result.config;

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