Missing file

A template asks for a file in assets/ that isn’t there, through css(), js() or asset(), or a card’s settings name a background or a font that isn’t in templates/og/. The message names the file it looked for.

What you’ll see

error  Missing file: there is no `assets/sit.css`
  Did you mean `site.css`?
  More: https://statac.dev/e/missing-file/

In the terminal the message also names the file and line where there is one, and marks the exact text.

Why Statac stops

Statac publishes each file in assets/ under a new name made from its contents, and those functions write that name into the page. With no file, there is no name to write, and the page would link to nothing. A card with no background or font to draw with can’t be drawn.

How to fix it

Correct the name, or add the file to assets/, or for a card to templates/og/. When a file with a similar name is there, Statac offers it. A file in static/ keeps its own name, so link to it directly instead: Statac gives the address to use.

Example

In templates/base.html:

{{ css("sit.css") }}

If the file is assets/site.css, write:

{{ css("site.css") }}

Its name

Name	missing-file
In the terminal	statac explain missing-file
To stop showing it	It stops the build, so it can't be quietened.