FATAL: ArgumentError: invalid Unicode escape on Windows because of recipe name

[kaltokri]

Situation:

• On Windows create a cookbook. Name does't matter (but avoid the letter u at the beginning). My test cookbook is named testunicodeproblem.
• Add recipe with the name update.rb and add this resource:

execute "doesnotexists.exe"

• Create default.rb with this:

include_recipe "testunicodeproblem::update"

• Create metadata.rb with:

name "testunicodeproblem"
version "0.0.1"

• Run chef-solo -o testunicodeproblem.
  You will get FATAL: ArgumentError: invalid Unicode escape.

Now rename update.rb to myupdate.rb and change default.rb to use the new name.
This time you'll get the right error FATAL: Mixlib::ShellOut::ShellCommandFailed...

Problem occur only if: on Windows AND recipe (or cookbook) begins with u AND you have an error in your recipe. If Chef tries to analyse the problem the \u in the path will be interpreted as unicode escape.

I'll spend 3 days until I found the problematic combination.
I can reproduce it on Windows 8, 8.1 and Windows Server 2003 with Chef-Dk 0.4.0 & 0.5.1.

[jaym]

This issue belongs in the chef repo and is probably related to chef/chef#3055 and chef/chef#3343

However, to be sure, you need to post the stacktrace

[kaltokri]

I think you are right. This seems to be a duplicate of chef/chef#3055 and can be closed.
Thank you for your fast response!
Here is the stacktrace.out:

Generated at 2015-05-09 16:39:12 +0200
ArgumentError: invalid Unicode escape
C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/apps/chef/lib/chef/formatters/error_inspectors/resource_failure_inspector.rb:66:in `recipe_snippet'
C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/apps/chef/lib/chef/formatters/error_inspectors/resource_failure_inspector.rb:43:in `add_explanation'
C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/apps/chef/lib/chef/formatters/error_mapper.rb:72:in `resource_failed'
C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/apps/chef/lib/chef/formatters/base.rb:139:in `resource_failed'
C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/apps/chef/lib/chef/formatters/doc.rb:179:in `resource_failed'
C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/apps/chef/lib/chef/event_dispatch/dispatcher.rb:29:in `block in resource_failed'
C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/apps/chef/lib/chef/event_dispatch/dispatcher.rb:29:in `each'
C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/apps/chef/lib/chef/event_dispatch/dispatcher.rb:29:in `resource_failed'
C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/apps/chef/lib/chef/resource.rb:594:in `rescue in run_action'
C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/apps/chef/lib/chef/resource.rb:603:in `run_action'
C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/apps/chef/lib/chef/runner.rb:49:in `run_action'
C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/apps/chef/lib/chef/runner.rb:81:in `block (2 levels) in converge'
C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/apps/chef/lib/chef/runner.rb:81:in `each'
C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/apps/chef/lib/chef/runner.rb:81:in `block in converge'
C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/apps/chef/lib/chef/resource_collection/resource_list.rb:83:in `block in execute_each_resource'
C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/apps/chef/lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:116:in `call'
C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/apps/chef/lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:116:in `call_iterator_block'
C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/apps/chef/lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:85:in `step'
C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/apps/chef/lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:104:in `iterate'
C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/apps/chef/lib/chef/resource_collection/stepable_iterator.rb:55:in `each_with_index'
C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/apps/chef/lib/chef/resource_collection/resource_list.rb:81:in `execute_each_resource'
C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/apps/chef/lib/chef/runner.rb:80:in `converge'
C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/apps/chef/lib/chef/client.rb:315:in `converge'
C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/apps/chef/lib/chef/client.rb:400:in `block in run'
C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/apps/chef/lib/chef/client.rb:399:in `catch'
C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/apps/chef/lib/chef/client.rb:399:in `run'
C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/apps/chef/lib/chef/application.rb:243:in `run_with_graceful_exit_option'
C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/apps/chef/lib/chef/application.rb:220:in `block in run_chef_client'
C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/apps/chef/lib/chef/local_mode.rb:38:in `with_server_connectivity'
C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/apps/chef/lib/chef/application.rb:201:in `run_chef_client'
C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/apps/chef/lib/chef/application/solo.rb:245:in `block in interval_run_chef_client'
C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/apps/chef/lib/chef/application/solo.rb:234:in `loop'
C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/apps/chef/lib/chef/application/solo.rb:234:in `interval_run_chef_client'
C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/apps/chef/lib/chef/application/solo.rb:224:in `run_application'
C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/apps/chef/lib/chef/application.rb:58:in `run'
C:/opscode/chefdk/embedded/apps/chef/bin/chef-solo:25:in `<top (required)>'
C:/opscode/chefdk/bin/chef-solo:52:in `load'
C:/opscode/chefdk/bin/chef-solo:52:in `<main>'

[danielsdeleo]

Closing as a duplicate per the discussion above.