Cannot log in with the Apple account due to DecodingError
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Description
Neither the app nor the CLI works.
$ /opt/homebrew/Cellar/xcodes/1.6.2/bin/xcodes install 26.0
Apple ID:
Apple ID Password:
The operation couldn’t be completed. (DecodingError.dataCorrupted(Swift.DecodingError.Context(codingPath: [], debugDescription: "The given data was not valid JSON.", underlyingError: Optional(Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=3840 "Unexpected character '<' around line 1, column 1." UserInfo={NSDebugDescription=Unexpected character '<' around line 1, column 1., NSJSONSerializationErrorIndex=0}))))
The operation couldn’t be completed. (DecodingError.dataCorrupted(Swift.DecodingError.Context(codingPath: [], debugDescription: "The given data was not valid JSON.", underlyingError: Optional(Error Domain=NSCocoaErrorDomain Code=3840 "Unexpected character '<' around line 1, column 1." UserInfo={NSDebugDescription=Unexpected character '<' around line 1, column 1., NSJSONSerializationErrorIndex=0}))))
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- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the provided xcodes install 26.0 command and its DecodingError output, then trace the Apple-account login path that handles the response. Done means identifying why the response is not valid JSON and restoring login for both the app and CLI.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- macos, swift
- Domain
- authentication, cli
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100