diff --git a/src/core/tools/ReadFileTool.ts b/src/core/tools/ReadFileTool.ts
index 0f81653a4ed..483d4f00252 100644
--- a/src/core/tools/ReadFileTool.ts
+++ b/src/core/tools/ReadFileTool.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
import path from "path"
+import * as fs from "fs/promises"
import { isBinaryFile } from "isbinaryfile"
import type { FileEntry, LineRange } from "@roo-code/types"
import { isNativeProtocol, ANTHROPIC_DEFAULT_MAX_TOKENS } from "@roo-code/types"
@@ -350,6 +351,20 @@ export class ReadFileTool extends BaseTool<"read_file"> {
const fullPath = path.resolve(task.cwd, relPath)
try {
+ // Check if the path is a directory before attempting to read it
+ const stats = await fs.stat(fullPath)
+ if (stats.isDirectory()) {
+ const errorMsg = `Cannot read '${relPath}' because it is a directory. To view the contents of a directory, use the list_files tool instead.`
+ updateFileResult(relPath, {
+ status: "error",
+ error: errorMsg,
+ xmlContent: `${relPath}Error reading file: ${errorMsg}`,
+ nativeContent: `File: ${relPath}\nError: Error reading file: ${errorMsg}`,
+ })
+ await task.say("error", `Error reading file ${relPath}: ${errorMsg}`)
+ continue
+ }
+
const [totalLines, isBinary] = await Promise.all([countFileLines(fullPath), isBinaryFile(fullPath)])
if (isBinary) {
diff --git a/src/core/tools/__tests__/readFileTool.spec.ts b/src/core/tools/__tests__/readFileTool.spec.ts
index 882c7b3ebb3..f178e38026c 100644
--- a/src/core/tools/__tests__/readFileTool.spec.ts
+++ b/src/core/tools/__tests__/readFileTool.spec.ts
@@ -305,6 +305,13 @@ describe("read_file tool with maxReadFileLine setting", () => {
mockedPathResolve.mockReturnValue(absoluteFilePath)
mockedIsBinaryFile.mockResolvedValue(false)
+ // Mock fsPromises.stat to return a file (not directory) by default
+ fsPromises.stat.mockResolvedValue({
+ isDirectory: () => false,
+ isFile: () => true,
+ isSymbolicLink: () => false,
+ } as any)
+
mockInputContent = fileContent
// Setup the extractTextFromFile mock implementation with the current mockInputContent
@@ -612,7 +619,12 @@ describe("read_file tool output structure", () => {
// CRITICAL: Reset fsPromises mocks to prevent cross-test contamination
fsPromises.stat.mockClear()
- fsPromises.stat.mockResolvedValue({ size: 1024 })
+ fsPromises.stat.mockResolvedValue({
+ size: 1024,
+ isDirectory: () => false,
+ isFile: () => true,
+ isSymbolicLink: () => false,
+ } as any)
fsPromises.readFile.mockClear()
// Use shared mock setup function
@@ -852,7 +864,7 @@ describe("read_file tool output structure", () => {
fsPromises.stat = vi.fn().mockImplementation((filePath) => {
const normalizedFilePath = path.normalize(filePath.toString())
const image = smallImages.find((img) => normalizedFilePath.includes(path.normalize(img.path)))
- return Promise.resolve({ size: (image?.sizeKB || 1024) * 1024 })
+ return Promise.resolve({ size: (image?.sizeKB || 1024) * 1024, isDirectory: () => false })
})
// Mock path.resolve for each image
@@ -928,7 +940,7 @@ describe("read_file tool output structure", () => {
fsPromises.stat = vi.fn().mockImplementation((filePath) => {
const normalizedFilePath = path.normalize(filePath.toString())
const image = largeImages.find((img) => normalizedFilePath.includes(path.normalize(img.path)))
- return Promise.resolve({ size: (image?.sizeKB || 1024) * 1024 })
+ return Promise.resolve({ size: (image?.sizeKB || 1024) * 1024, isDirectory: () => false })
})
// Mock path.resolve for each image
@@ -1012,9 +1024,9 @@ describe("read_file tool output structure", () => {
const normalizedFilePath = path.normalize(filePath.toString())
const image = exactLimitImages.find((img) => normalizedFilePath.includes(path.normalize(img.path)))
if (image) {
- return Promise.resolve({ size: image.sizeKB * 1024 })
+ return Promise.resolve({ size: image.sizeKB * 1024, isDirectory: () => false })
}
- return Promise.resolve({ size: 1024 * 1024 }) // Default 1MB
+ return Promise.resolve({ size: 1024 * 1024, isDirectory: () => false }) // Default 1MB
})
// Mock path.resolve
@@ -1085,7 +1097,7 @@ describe("read_file tool output structure", () => {
const fileName = path.basename(filePath)
const baseName = path.parse(fileName).name
const image = mixedImages.find((img) => img.path.includes(baseName))
- return Promise.resolve({ size: (image?.sizeKB || 1024) * 1024 })
+ return Promise.resolve({ size: (image?.sizeKB || 1024) * 1024, isDirectory: () => false })
})
// Mock provider state with 5MB individual limit
@@ -1139,9 +1151,9 @@ describe("read_file tool output structure", () => {
const normalizedFilePath = path.normalize(filePath.toString())
const file = testImages.find((f) => normalizedFilePath.includes(path.normalize(f.path)))
if (file) {
- return { size: file.sizeMB * 1024 * 1024 }
+ return { size: file.sizeMB * 1024 * 1024, isDirectory: () => false }
}
- return { size: 1024 * 1024 } // Default 1MB
+ return { size: 1024 * 1024, isDirectory: () => false } // Default 1MB
})
const imagePaths = testImages.map((img) => img.path)
@@ -1201,7 +1213,7 @@ describe("read_file tool output structure", () => {
// Setup - first call with images that use memory
const firstBatch = [{ path: "test/first.png", sizeKB: 10240 }] // 10MB
- fsPromises.stat = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ size: 10240 * 1024 })
+ fsPromises.stat = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ size: 10240 * 1024, isDirectory: () => false })
mockedPathResolve.mockImplementation((cwd, relPath) => `/${relPath}`)
// Execute first batch
@@ -1254,7 +1266,7 @@ describe("read_file tool output structure", () => {
mockedCountFileLines.mockClear()
// Reset mocks for second batch
- fsPromises.stat = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ size: 15360 * 1024 })
+ fsPromises.stat = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ size: 15360 * 1024, isDirectory: () => false })
fsPromises.readFile.mockResolvedValue(
Buffer.from(
"iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAYAAAAfFcSJAAAADUlEQVR42mNkYPhfDwAChwGA60e6kgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==",
@@ -1303,7 +1315,7 @@ describe("read_file tool output structure", () => {
fsPromises.stat = vi.fn().mockImplementation((filePath) => {
const normalizedFilePath = path.normalize(filePath.toString())
const image = manyImages.find((img) => normalizedFilePath.includes(path.normalize(img.path)))
- return Promise.resolve({ size: (image?.sizeKB || 1024) * 1024 })
+ return Promise.resolve({ size: (image?.sizeKB || 1024) * 1024, isDirectory: () => false })
})
// Mock path.resolve
@@ -1350,7 +1362,7 @@ describe("read_file tool output structure", () => {
// First invocation - use 15MB of memory
const firstBatch = [{ path: "test/large1.png", sizeKB: 15360 }] // 15MB
- fsPromises.stat = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ size: 15360 * 1024 })
+ fsPromises.stat = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ size: 15360 * 1024, isDirectory: () => false })
mockedPathResolve.mockImplementation((cwd, relPath) => `/${relPath}`)
// Execute first batch
@@ -1371,7 +1383,7 @@ describe("read_file tool output structure", () => {
fsPromises.readFile.mockClear()
mockedPathResolve.mockClear()
- fsPromises.stat = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ size: 18432 * 1024 })
+ fsPromises.stat = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ size: 18432 * 1024, isDirectory: () => false })
fsPromises.readFile.mockResolvedValue(imageBuffer)
mockedPathResolve.mockImplementation((cwd, relPath) => `/${relPath}`)
@@ -1429,6 +1441,37 @@ describe("read_file tool output structure", () => {
`File: ${testFilePath}\nError: Access to ${testFilePath} is blocked by the .rooignore file settings. You must try to continue in the task without using this file, or ask the user to update the .rooignore file.`,
)
})
+
+ it("should provide helpful error when trying to read a directory", async () => {
+ // Setup - mock fsPromises.stat to indicate the path is a directory
+ const dirPath = "test/my-directory"
+ const absoluteDirPath = "/test/my-directory"
+
+ mockedPathResolve.mockReturnValue(absoluteDirPath)
+
+ // Mock fs/promises stat to return directory
+ fsPromises.stat.mockResolvedValue({
+ isDirectory: () => true,
+ isFile: () => false,
+ isSymbolicLink: () => false,
+ } as any)
+
+ // Mock isBinaryFile won't be called since we check directory first
+ mockedIsBinaryFile.mockResolvedValue(false)
+
+ // Execute
+ const result = await executeReadFileTool({ args: `${dirPath}` })
+
+ // Verify - native format for error
+ expect(result).toContain(`File: ${dirPath}`)
+ expect(result).toContain(`Error: Error reading file: Cannot read '${dirPath}' because it is a directory`)
+ expect(result).toContain("use the list_files tool instead")
+
+ // Verify that task.say was called with the error
+ expect(mockCline.say).toHaveBeenCalledWith("error", expect.stringContaining("Cannot read"))
+ expect(mockCline.say).toHaveBeenCalledWith("error", expect.stringContaining("is a directory"))
+ expect(mockCline.say).toHaveBeenCalledWith("error", expect.stringContaining("list_files tool"))
+ })
})
})
@@ -1460,7 +1503,12 @@ describe("read_file tool with image support", () => {
// CRITICAL: Reset fsPromises.stat to prevent cross-test contamination
fsPromises.stat.mockClear()
- fsPromises.stat.mockResolvedValue({ size: 1024 })
+ fsPromises.stat.mockResolvedValue({
+ size: 1024,
+ isDirectory: () => false,
+ isFile: () => true,
+ isSymbolicLink: () => false,
+ } as any)
// Use shared mock setup function with local variables
const mocks = createMockCline()
@@ -1801,6 +1849,13 @@ describe("read_file tool concurrent file reads limit", () => {
mockedIsBinaryFile.mockResolvedValue(false)
mockedCountFileLines.mockResolvedValue(10)
+ // Mock fsPromises.stat to return a file (not directory) by default
+ fsPromises.stat.mockResolvedValue({
+ isDirectory: () => false,
+ isFile: () => true,
+ isSymbolicLink: () => false,
+ } as any)
+
toolResult = undefined
})