File "does not look like a chat file"

[lennartack]

Recently GpChat stopped working.

Steps to reproduce:

• Run :GpChatNew
• Write some text
• Run :GpChatRespond

I see an error message: Gp: file "/path/to/chat.md" does not look like a chat file.

[kingfirewxm]

Previously, to facilitate switching between different Neovim configurations, I created symbolic links for the nvim folders located under the .local/share/ and .config/ directories, linking them to different distro. However, this approach led to the this issue.

I resolved my problem by explicitly specifying the real address of the chat folder in the chat_dir option.
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[yanosea]

I'm using gp.nvim and it is really useful for me.
Thank you for your developping!!!

I'm also encountering the same problem.
I wanted to change the directory where gp/persited and gp/chats are stored,
so I changed the state_dir and chat_dir in the configuration file and now it happens.
I am using Lazy.nvim to manage plugins for Neovim and the configuration looks like this.

config = function()
  require("gp").setup({
    agents = {
        -- some config for agents
    },
    state_dir = os.getenv("ENV_VAR_INCLUDING_A_CERTAIN_DIR") .. "/gp-nvim/persisted",
    chat_dir = os.getenv("ENV_VAR_INCLUDING_A_CERTAIN_DIR") .. "/gp-nvim/chats",
  })
  vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, "GpHandlerStandout", { link = "Normal" })
  vim.api.nvim_set_hl(0, "GpExplorerSearch", { link = "Normal" })
end,

As a catch, the md files under gp/chats/ and gp/persited/state.json under the configured directory seem to be stored correctly.

I am not familiar with Lua and may have configured it incorrectly.
If so, please let me know.

Sincerely,

[Robitx]

Hi everyone,
sorry I've been away for few weeks.

Checking whether or not a file is a chat uses several conditions. The latest version, I've just pushed, should provide more verbose message.

If anyone would be willing to try it and share the error (ideally in it's entirety - for example real file path on which it failed), it would greatly help to hone on the problem.

Tomorrow I'll try to replicate and debug the issue with symlinks mentioned by @kingfirewxm.

[Robitx]

Note for myself: https://vi.stackexchange.com/questions/44028/weird-interaction-between-gp-nvim-and-syntastic (I guess I have to install Windows 😢 )

[yanosea]

@Robitx
Hi👋
Thank you for your maintaining!

I updated gp.nvim to v2.4.7 and did the same things.
I got the message below.
I don't mask values to clear the problem.

Gp: File "/mnt/c/Users/yanosea/GoogleDrive/gp-nvim/chats/date.md" does not look like a chat file: "not in chat directory (/home/yanosea/GoogleDrive/gp-nvim/chats)"

I'm sorry I forgot to say that I'm using gp.nvim on WSL2🙏
The config I use is below.

state_dir = os.getenv("GOOGLE_DRIVE") .. "/gp-nvim/persisted",
chat_dir = os.getenv("GOOGLE_DRIVE") .. "/gp-nvim/chats",

I change state_dir and chat_dir because I want to sync chats around the devices I use via GoogleDrive.

I created symbolic link on WSL2 home.

ln -s /mnt/c/Users/yanosea/GoogleDrive ~/GoogleDrive

then, I set the env in .zshenv below.

export GOOGLE_DRIVE=$HOME/GoogleDrive

I tried two settings.

state_dir = "/home/yanosea/GoogleDrive/gp-nvim/persisted",
chat_dir = "/home/yanosea/GoogleDrive/gp-nvim/chats",

This config set dirs not using envs, but this sent the same message.

state_dir = "/mnt/c/Users/yanosea/GoogleDrive/gp-nvim/persited",
chat_dir = "/mnt/c/Users/yanosea/GoogleDrive/gp-nvim/chats",

This config set dirs not using the symbolic links. This goes well.

From this and kingfirewxm's comments, I think the symbolic link is causing the problem🤔

[yanosea]

Additionaly I tried below.

1. mkdir on WSL2 Home

mkdir ~/test

2. create a symbolic link

ln -s ~/test ~/test_symlink

3. edit gp.nvim config

state_dir = "/home/yanosea/test_symlink/gp-nvim/persisted",
chat_dir = "/home/yanosea/test_symlink/gp-nvim/chats",

4. use gp.nvim

• Run :GpChatNew
• Write some text
• Run :GpChatRespond

Then, I got the same message.

Gp: File "/home/yanosea/test/gp-nvim/chats/date.md" does not look like a chat file: "not in chat directory (/home/yanosea/test_symlink/gp-nvim/chats)"

[lennartack]

I can confirm that the problem is also caused by a symlink for me. Specifying chat_dir explicitly as suggested by @kingfirewxm fixed the problem. However, I would prefer to not specify chat_dir as it would make it easier to use my config accross different systems.

[Robitx]

@lennartack @yanosea @kingfirewxm The latest version 2.4.9 should be able to handle symlinks properly, please give it go.

[kingfirewxm]

@lennartack @yanosea @kingfirewxm The latest version 2.4.9 should be able to handle symlinks properly, please give it go.

It works, thank you!

[yanosea]

@Robitx
It worked!!!
Thank you very much🙏