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[BUG][code-analyzer] <Unexpected Flow Engine Failure on metadata retrieved using API v68>
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Description
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### Bug Description
1. Flow metadata is retrieved using API v68.0
2. As per Winter'27 release, End Elements are stored in metadata now. [Here](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=release-notes.rn_automate_flow_builder_end_elements_saved_to_metadata_264.htm&release=264&type=5).
3. Metadata contains tags
4. sf code analyzer execution fails with a critical warning The engine with name 'flow' threw an unexpected error: Error: ENOENT:
### Output / Logs
```shell
The engine with name 'flow' threw an unexpected error: Error: ENOENT: no such file or directory, open '.../flow/flowScannerResultsFile.json'
at async open (node:internal/fs/promises:638:25)
at async Object.readFile (node:internal/fs/promises:1242:14)
at async RunTimeFlowScannerCommandWrapper.runFlowScannerRules (.../code-analyzer-flow-engine/dist/python/FlowScannerCommandWrapper.js:52:36)
...
The engine's own debug log (sfca-flow-*.log, only written when log_folder is set) shows the actual root cause:
flow_parser.parse | CRITICAL | Variable type cannot find match for elem with tag ends
flow_parser.parse | CRITICAL | non-traversable element in flow
```
### Steps To Reproduce
1. Take a sample flow which is extracted using v68.0 API (Attached a sample)
2. Run sf code-analyzer run --workspace --rule-selector flow
3. crashes with UnexpectedEngineError as above.
4. Delete the block and the referencing it (leave the assignment's path unconnected — functionally identical, implicit end) → scan succeeds normally
Also reproduced on a real-world flow (happy to attach if useful) with two independent paths converging on a single named End element (END_ELEMENT_2) — same crash, same fix by removing the End element.
[Minimal_Test.flow-meta.xml](https://github.com/user-attachments/files/32262748/Minimal_Test.flow-meta.xml)
### Expected Behavior
The flow engine should be able to parse and analyze Flows containing explicit elements without crashing, and any per-file engine failure during a multi-file scan should be surfaced as a visible error/violation rather than silently dropped.
### Operating System
Windows 11
### Salesforce CLI Version
2.75.5
### Code Analyzer Plugin (code-analyzer) Version
5.16.0
### Node Version
_No response_
### Java Version
_No response_
### Python Version
3.12.10
### Additional Context (Screenshots, Files, etc)
_No response_
### Workaround
Extract metadata using v67.0 API
### Urgency
Moderate
Contributor guide
Research direction
Run sf code-analyzer with the attached Minimal_Test.flow-meta.xml and the flow rule selector to reproduce the failure. Read code-analyzer-flow-engine/dist/python/FlowScannerCommandWrapper.js and the flow_parser.parse debug output; done means explicit elements scan successfully and per-file engine failures are surfaced during multi-file scans.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python, typescript
- Domain
- tooling
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100