pandoctor not putting (but no error messages)

[skellis]

Hello

 

I've been using pandoctor alfred workflow to run the John McFarlane's pandoc. However, the other day it simply stopped working (without apparent cause). I don't get any error messages or evidence that something is wrong with the install. If I run pandoc 'manually' via the terminal it still works perfectly.

 

Any ideas? I've uninstalled and then reinstalled (and rerun the config) – but no luck.

 

Below is the dr:config just in case that's helpful.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Simon

 

 

 

Starting debug for 'Pandoctor'

 

[ERROR: alfred.workflow.action.script] Code 0: 16:15:11 pandoctor.py:1206 DEBUG    {u'<argument>': None,

 u'<flag>': None,

 u'config': True,

 u'help': False,

 u'launch': False,

 u'run': False,

 u'search': False,

 u'store': False}

16:15:11 workflow.py:940 DEBUG    Loading cached data from : /Users/skellis/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2/Workflow Data/com.hackademic.pandoctor/runner.cache

16:15:11 workflow.py:940 DEBUG    Loading cached data from : /Users/skellis/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2/Workflow Data/com.hackademic.pandoctor/pandoc.cache

16:15:12 workflow.py:940 DEBUG    Loading cached data from : /Users/skellis/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2/Workflow Data/com.hackademic.pandoctor/pandoc.cache

16:15:12 workflow.py:970 DEBUG    Cached data saved at : /Users/skellis/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2/Workflow Data/com.hackademic.pandoctor/pandoc.cache

16:15:13 workflow.py:940 DEBUG    Loading cached data from : /Users/skellis/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2/Workflow Data/com.hackademic.pandoctor/pandoc.cache

16:15:13 workflow.py:970 DEBUG    Cached data saved at : /Users/skellis/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2/Workflow Data/com.hackademic.pandoctor/pandoc.cache

16:15:13 workflow.py:940 DEBUG    Loading cached data from : /Users/skellis/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2/Workflow Data/com.hackademic.pandoctor/pandoc.cache

16:15:13 workflow.py:970 DEBUG    Cached data saved at : /Users/skellis/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2/Workflow Data/com.hackademic.pandoctor/pandoc.cache

16:15:13 workflow.py:940 DEBUG    Loading cached data from : /Users/skellis/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2/Workflow Data/com.hackademic.pandoctor/pandoc.cache

16:15:13 workflow.py:970 DEBUG    Cached data saved at : /Users/skellis/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2/Workflow Data/com.hackademic.pandoctor/pandoc.cache

 

[smarg19]

How odd. Can you try to run it normally and post the "All Information" output?

[skellis]

Thanks.

 

Here it is (with errors!).

 

 

Starting debug for 'Pandoctor'

 

[iNFO: alfred.workflow.trigger.action] Processing output 'alfred.workflow.action.script' with arg '(

    "/Users/skellis/Downloads/rose.md"

)'

[ERROR: alfred.workflow.action.script] Code 0: 16:26:07 pandoctor.py:1206 DEBUG    {u'<argument>': u'/Users/skellis/Downloads/rose.md',

 u'<flag>': u'in_path',

 u'config': False,

 u'help': False,

 u'launch': False,

 u'run': False,

 u'search': False,

 u'store': True}

16:26:07 workflow.py:940 DEBUG    Loading cached data from : /Users/skellis/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2/Workflow Data/com.hackademic.pandoctor/runner.cache

16:26:07 workflow.py:940 DEBUG    Loading cached data from : /Users/skellis/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2/Workflow Data/com.hackademic.pandoctor/pandoc.cache

16:26:07 workflow.py:970 DEBUG    Cached data saved at : /Users/skellis/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2/Workflow Data/com.hackademic.pandoctor/runner.cache

[iNFO: alfred.workflow.action.script] Processing output 'alfred.workflow.output.script' with arg ''

[ERROR: alfred.workflow.output.script] Code 0: 16:26:07 pandoctor.py:1206 DEBUG    {u'<argument>': u'[path]',

 u'<flag>': u'pandoc_inputs',

 u'config': False,

 u'help': False,

 u'launch': True,

 u'run': False,

 u'search': False,

 u'store': False}

16:26:07 workflow.py:940 DEBUG    Loading cached data from : /Users/skellis/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2/Workflow Data/com.hackademic.pandoctor/runner.cache

16:26:07 workflow.py:940 DEBUG    Loading cached data from : /Users/skellis/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2/Workflow Data/com.hackademic.pandoctor/pandoc.cache

[ERROR: alfred.workflow.input.scriptfilter] Code 0: 16:26:07 pandoctor.py:1206 DEBUG    {u'<argument>': u'markdown',

 u'<flag>': u'inputs',

 u'config': False,

 u'help': False,

 u'launch': False,

 u'run': False,

 u'search': True,

 u'store': False}

16:26:07 workflow.py:940 DEBUG    Loading cached data from : /Users/skellis/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2/Workflow Data/com.hackademic.pandoctor/runner.cache

16:26:07 workflow.py:940 DEBUG    Loading cached data from : /Users/skellis/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2/Workflow Data/com.hackademic.pandoctor/pandoc.cache

[iNFO: alfred.workflow.input.scriptfilter] Processing output 'alfred.workflow.action.script' with arg 'markdown'

[ERROR: alfred.workflow.action.script] Code 0: 16:26:10 pandoctor.py:1206 DEBUG    {u'<argument>': u'markdown',

 u'<flag>': u'in_format',

 u'config': False,

 u'help': False,

 u'launch': False,

 u'run': False,

 u'search': False,

 u'store': True}

16:26:10 workflow.py:940 DEBUG    Loading cached data from : /Users/skellis/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2/Workflow Data/com.hackademic.pandoctor/runner.cache

16:26:10 workflow.py:940 DEBUG    Loading cached data from : /Users/skellis/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2/Workflow Data/com.hackademic.pandoctor/pandoc.cache

16:26:10 workflow.py:970 DEBUG    Cached data saved at : /Users/skellis/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2/Workflow Data/com.hackademic.pandoctor/runner.cache

[iNFO: alfred.workflow.action.script] Processing output 'alfred.workflow.output.script' with arg ''

[ERROR: alfred.workflow.output.script] Code 0: 16:26:10 pandoctor.py:1206 DEBUG    {u'<argument>': u'',

 u'<flag>': u'pandoc_outputs',

 u'config': False,

 u'help': False,

 u'launch': True,

 u'run': False,

 u'search': False,

 u'store': False}

16:26:10 workflow.py:940 DEBUG    Loading cached data from : /Users/skellis/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2/Workflow Data/com.hackademic.pandoctor/runner.cache

16:26:10 workflow.py:940 DEBUG    Loading cached data from : /Users/skellis/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2/Workflow Data/com.hackademic.pandoctor/pandoc.cache

[ERROR: alfred.workflow.input.scriptfilter] Code 0: 16:26:10 pandoctor.py:1206 DEBUG    {u'<argument>': u'',

 u'<flag>': u'outputs',

 u'config': False,

 u'help': False,

 u'launch': False,

 u'run': False,

 u'search': True,

 u'store': False}

16:26:10 workflow.py:940 DEBUG    Loading cached data from : /Users/skellis/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2/Workflow Data/com.hackademic.pandoctor/runner.cache

16:26:10 workflow.py:940 DEBUG    Loading cached data from : /Users/skellis/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2/Workflow Data/com.hackademic.pandoctor/pandoc.cache

[ERROR: alfred.workflow.input.scriptfilter] Code 0: 16:26:14 pandoctor.py:1206 DEBUG    {u'<argument>': u'd',

 u'<flag>': u'outputs',

 u'config': False,

 u'help': False,

 u'launch': False,

 u'run': False,

 u'search': True,

 u'store': False}

16:26:14 workflow.py:940 DEBUG    Loading cached data from : /Users/skellis/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2/Workflow Data/com.hackademic.pandoctor/runner.cache

16:26:14 workflow.py:940 DEBUG    Loading cached data from : /Users/skellis/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2/Workflow Data/com.hackademic.pandoctor/pandoc.cache

[ERROR: alfred.workflow.input.scriptfilter] Code 0: 16:26:14 pandoctor.py:1206 DEBUG    {u'<argument>': u'do',

 u'<flag>': u'outputs',

 u'config': False,

 u'help': False,

 u'launch': False,

 u'run': False,

 u'search': True,

 u'store': False}

16:26:14 workflow.py:940 DEBUG    Loading cached data from : /Users/skellis/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2/Workflow Data/com.hackademic.pandoctor/runner.cache

16:26:14 workflow.py:940 DEBUG    Loading cached data from : /Users/skellis/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2/Workflow Data/com.hackademic.pandoctor/pandoc.cache

[ERROR: alfred.workflow.input.scriptfilter] Code 0: 16:26:15 pandoctor.py:1206 DEBUG    {u'<argument>': u'doc',

 u'<flag>': u'outputs',

 u'config': False,

 u'help': False,

 u'launch': False,

 u'run': False,

 u'search': True,

 u'store': False}

16:26:15 workflow.py:940 DEBUG    Loading cached data from : /Users/skellis/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2/Workflow Data/com.hackademic.pandoctor/runner.cache

16:26:15 workflow.py:940 DEBUG    Loading cached data from : /Users/skellis/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2/Workflow Data/com.hackademic.pandoctor/pandoc.cache

[iNFO: alfred.workflow.input.scriptfilter] Processing output 'alfred.workflow.action.script' with arg 'docx'

[ERROR: alfred.workflow.action.script] Code 0: 16:26:16 pandoctor.py:1206 DEBUG    {u'<argument>': u'docx',

 u'<flag>': u'out_format',

 u'config': False,

 u'help': False,

 u'launch': False,

 u'run': False,

 u'search': False,

 u'store': True}

16:26:16 workflow.py:940 DEBUG    Loading cached data from : /Users/skellis/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2/Workflow Data/com.hackademic.pandoctor/runner.cache

16:26:16 workflow.py:940 DEBUG    Loading cached data from : /Users/skellis/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2/Workflow Data/com.hackademic.pandoctor/pandoc.cache

16:26:16 workflow.py:970 DEBUG    Cached data saved at : /Users/skellis/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2/Workflow Data/com.hackademic.pandoctor/runner.cache

[iNFO: alfred.workflow.action.script] Processing output 'alfred.workflow.output.script' with arg ''

[ERROR: alfred.workflow.output.script] Code 0: 16:26:16 pandoctor.py:1206 DEBUG    {u'<argument>': u'',

 u'<flag>': u'pandoc_options',

 u'config': False,

 u'help': False,

 u'launch': True,

 u'run': False,

 u'search': False,

 u'store': False}

16:26:16 workflow.py:940 DEBUG    Loading cached data from : /Users/skellis/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2/Workflow Data/com.hackademic.pandoctor/runner.cache

16:26:16 workflow.py:940 DEBUG    Loading cached data from : /Users/skellis/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2/Workflow Data/com.hackademic.pandoctor/pandoc.cache

[ERROR: alfred.workflow.input.scriptfilter] Code 0: 16:26:16 pandoctor.py:1206 DEBUG    {u'<argument>': u'',

 u'<flag>': u'options',

 u'config': False,

 u'help': False,

 u'launch': False,

 u'run': False,

 u'search': True,

 u'store': False}

16:26:16 workflow.py:940 DEBUG    Loading cached data from : /Users/skellis/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2/Workflow Data/com.hackademic.pandoctor/runner.cache

16:26:16 workflow.py:940 DEBUG    Loading cached data from : /Users/skellis/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2/Workflow Data/com.hackademic.pandoctor/pandoc.cache

[iNFO: alfred.workflow.input.scriptfilter] Processing output 'alfred.workflow.action.script' with arg '[done]'

[iNFO: alfred.workflow.trigger.external] Processing output 'alfred.workflow.action.script' with arg 'gui'

[ERROR: alfred.workflow.action.script] Code 0: 16:26:18 pandoctor.py:1206 DEBUG    {u'<argument>': u'[done]',

 u'<flag>': u'options',

 u'config': False,

 u'help': False,

 u'launch': False,

 u'run': False,

 u'search': False,

 u'store': True}

16:26:18 workflow.py:940 DEBUG    Loading cached data from : /Users/skellis/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2/Workflow Data/com.hackademic.pandoctor/runner.cache

16:26:18 workflow.py:940 DEBUG    Loading cached data from : /Users/skellis/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2/Workflow Data/com.hackademic.pandoctor/pandoc.cache

[iNFO: alfred.workflow.action.script] Processing output 'alfred.workflow.output.script' with arg '[pause]

'

[ERROR: alfred.workflow.action.script] Code 0: 16:26:18 pandoctor.py:1206 DEBUG    {u'<argument>': None,

 u'<flag>': u'gui',

 u'config': False,

 u'help': False,

 u'launch': False,

 u'run': True,

 u'search': False,

 u'store': False}

16:26:18 workflow.py:940 DEBUG    Loading cached data from : /Users/skellis/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2/Workflow Data/com.hackademic.pandoctor/runner.cache

16:26:18 workflow.py:940 DEBUG    Loading cached data from : /Users/skellis/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2/Workflow Data/com.hackademic.pandoctor/pandoc.cache

16:26:18 pandoctor.py:1092 DEBUG    [u'/usr/local/bin/pandoc', u'--from=markdown', u'--to=docx', u'--parse-raw', u'--smart', u'--normalize', u'--standalone', u'--template=, u'--reference-docx=reference.docx', u'--output=/Users/skellis/Downloads/rose.docx', u'/Users/skellis/Downloads/rose.md]

pandoc: Could not find data file templates/.docx

16:26:18 pandoctor.py:1098 DEBUG

[iNFO: alfred.workflow.action.script] Processing output 'alfred.workflow.output.notification' with arg ''

[ERROR: alfred.workflow.output.script] Code 0: 16:26:18 pandoctor.py:1206 DEBUG    {u'<argument>': u'[pause]\n',

 u'<flag>': u'pandoc_options',

 u'config': False,

 u'help': False,

 u'launch': True,

 u'run': False,

 u'search': False,

 u'store': False}

16:26:18 workflow.py:940 DEBUG    Loading cached data from : /Users/skellis/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2/Workflow Data/com.hackademic.pandoctor/runner.cache

16:26:18 workflow.py:940 DEBUG    Loading cached data from : /Users/skellis/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2/Workflow Data/com.hackademic.pandoctor/pandoc.cache

[smarg19]

Ok. It appears that the pandoc command created is wonky:

16:26:18 pandoctor.py:1092 DEBUG    [u'/usr/local/bin/pandoc', u'--from=markdown', u'--to=docx', u'--parse-raw', u'--smart', u'--normalize', u'--standalone', u'--template=', u'--reference-docx=reference.docx', u'--output=/Users/skellis/Downloads/rose.docx', u'/Users/skellis/Downloads/rose.md']
pandoc: Could not find data file templates/.docx

As you can see, there is no template specified. How are you choosing the template in the options?

[smarg19]

Have you added template to your defaults at some point? Either that, or you selected it as one of your options, but you didn't supply a value (in this case, the path to the template).

However template= got into the command, that's what is breaking Pandoctor. So, if it's in defaults, we just need to remove it. If you selected it, just don't do that without entering a path.

Also, have you created any templates, in the Pandoctor sense? FWIW, that is really the best way to use Pandoctor. Create a template command with exactly the flags that you need, and use that, rather than creating one of the fly. TBH, the on the fly conversion is there for simple stuff. My rule of thumb is, if you start selecting lots of options when running an on-the-fly conversion, you should probably just make it a template.

[skellis]

Thanks Stephen. 

I've been working on using reference documents but perhaps selected a template accidentally. So, no, no templates selected (working my way up to using them). 

In the short term, how do I take the 

template=

 out of the command?

 

cheers

Simon

[smarg19]

Go the workflow's data directory (~/Library/Application Support/Alfred 2/Workflow Data/com.hackademic.pandoctor/). Is there a file called user_defaults.json? If so, open it and send me the contents. If you haven't selected template in the options stage of the conversion, then it must be in your defaults.

[skellis]

There are two files in there (both with no contents):

- user_ignore.json

- user_templates.json

 

When I look at the template option during a pandoctor conversrion the [template] option is selected – don't seem to be able to unselect it like I can with other options ...

 

ske

[smarg19]

Try to re-install Pandoctor from Packal. I'm not certain why it's stuck. I just downloaded a fresh version from Packal, and it works well for me. So let's try re-downloading.

[skellis]

Thanks Steven

I've reinstalled it but get the same error. Also, when I run the conversion the [template] option is already selected – see attached.

Confusing!

ske

 

[smarg19]

This is truly odd. I have a clean install working perfectly on my machine. I'm going to need *all* the information to get to the bottom of this. So, what version of Pandoctor do you have? What version of Alfred? How did you download the workflow? What is in the workflow directory? In the data directory? In the cache directory?

[skellis]

Some details:

Pandoc: pandoc-1.13.2

Pandoctor V1.0.5 downloaded from http://www.packal.org/workflow/pandoctor

Alfred: v2.5.1 (308)

in Folder "Workflow Data" there is a single folder: "com.hackademic.pandoctor". In that folder are two files:

- user_ignore.json

- user_templates.json

 

There's no cache directory in Alfred 2 Application support dir.

 

Anything I've missed?

 

Thanks again for your swift responses.

ske

[jahco1980]

Hi, 

 

I'm running pandoctor but cannot pass the configuration process. After hitting enter once I type dr:config I get the following message: <?xml version="1.0" encoding=   And, of course, pandoctor is not configured.

 

Is there a way to solve this?

 

I downloaded the workflow from Packal (I have version 1.0.5).

 

 

[smarg19]

Hi, 

 

I'm running pandoctor but cannot pass the configuration process. After hitting enter once I type dr:config I get the following message: <?xml version="1.0" encoding=   And, of course, pandoctor is not configured.

 

Is there a way to solve this?

 

I downloaded the workflow from Packal (I have version 1.0.5).

You need to run the command with Alfred's debugger on and post the results so I can have a better idea of what broke.

 

One common issue tho:

 

+ do you have pandoc already installed?

[smarg19]

Some details:

Pandoc: pandoc-1.13.2

Pandoctor V1.0.5 downloaded from http://www.packal.org/workflow/pandoctor

Alfred: v2.5.1 (308)

in Folder "Workflow Data" there is a single folder: "com.hackademic.pandoctor". In that folder are two files:

- user_ignore.json

- user_templates.json

 

There's no cache directory in Alfred 2 Application support dir.

 

Anything I've missed?

 

Thanks again for your swift responses.

ske

Ok. I know I've been MIA, but life...

 

Anyways, I've given this a think and I believe I understand the problem. At some point, you *did* choose template as an option and you failed to pass an argument. When you tried to run this conversion, pandoc and therefore Pandoctor failed. However, there is a bug such that this failure wasn't properly handled, and this attempted run was retained in the cache. So, the "template=" option was retained in all subsequent runs. 

 

This is a bug. Thank you for finding it. And I'm quite sorry that it took me this long to figure it out. To fix the problem, go to "~/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2/Workflow Data/com.hackademic.pandoctor" and delete "runner.cache" then run a new conversion. When I get free, I will work on a fix for the bug and push an update.

 

One thing to note on using a reference.docx file, tho: be sure to pass the full path to the correct document (not a relative path, like in your example above) as the argument for the option. Or else this will cause pandoc to fail as well. You can get the full path by navigating to the file in Alfred and using the Copy Path to Clipboard function in Alfred's file browser.

[deanishe]

workflow:opencache ftw

[joh]

I also get the error message: <?xml version="1.0" encoding=

when I try to configure pandoctor.

 

pandoc 1.14.0.1 is installed on the computer.

pandoc works fine from the terminal but pandoctor does not. 

 

Here  ist the debug log: 

 

[ERROR: alfred.workflow.action.script] 21:00:21 pandoctor.py:1206 DEBUG    {u'<argument>': None,

 u'<flag>': None,

 u'config': True,

 u'help': False,

 u'launch': False,

 u'run': False,

 u'search': False,

 u'store': False}

21:00:21 workflow.py:940 DEBUG    Loading cached data from : /Users/j********/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred-2/Workflow Data/com.hackademic.pandoctor/runner.cache

21:00:22 workflow.py:1275 ERROR    'NoneType' object has no attribute 'read'

Traceback (most recent call last):

  File "/Users/j********/Library/Application Support/Alfred 2/Alfred.alfredpreferences/workflows/user.workflow.60CECC29-7BBE-4EE5-B5FC-C222BEEEFC55/workflow/workflow.py", line 1273, in run

    func(self)

  File "pandoctor.py", line 1208, in main

    res = pd.run(args)

  File "pandoctor.py", line 355, in run

    return method()

  File "pandoctor.py", line 429, in config_codepath

    self.pandoc.config()

  File "pandoctor.py", line 121, in config

    self.store('pandoc', 'outputs', self._formats('output'))

  File "pandoctor.py", line 226, in _formats

    lines = req.text.splitlines()

  File "/Users/j*******/Library/Application Support/Alfred 2/Alfred.alfredpreferences/workflows/user.workflow.60CECC29-7BBE-4EE5-B5FC-C222BEEEFC55/workflow/web.py", line 220, in text

    return self.content

  File "/Users/j********/Library/Application Support/Alfred 2/Alfred.alfredpreferences/workflows/user.workflow.60CECC29-7BBE-4EE5-B5FC-C222BEEEFC55/workflow/web.py", line 205, in content

    self._content = self.raw.read()

AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'read'

[swisskit]

Hi, 

 

Same problem

 

Pandoc version 1.15.0.6, Pandoctor version 1.0.5.

 

I'm running pandoctor but cannot pass the configuration process. After hitting enter once I type dr:config I get the following message: <?xml version="1.0" encoding=   And, of course, pandoctor is not configured.

 

Is there a way to solve this?

 

[deanishe]

Yeah. I told smargh how to fix it, but he apparently hasn't published an update.

 

You'll have to get your hands a wee bit dirty

 

You need to open the workflow and change line 225 of the pandoctor.py file to read:

req = web.get('http://pandoc.org/README.html')

Do not use TextEdit to do this: it will break everything!

[swisskit]

Thank you Deamishe .... can you point me in the right direction of how after copying from GitHub and updating pandoctor.py, how do I recompile it back into the workflow? or alternately; how can I edit pandoctor.py in-situ?

 

Apologies for the newbie question

[deanishe]

In Alfred Preferences, right-click on the workflow and open in Finder.

Make the changes in the pandoctor.py file in there.