error when existing content gone

Create some content and deploy like:

mkdir some-test-content
cd some-test-content
echo "not interesting" > index.qmd
rsconnect deploy quarto index.qmd

This deploy command uses my CONNECT_SERVER and CONNECT_API_KEY to target a Connect server.
Remove that item from Connect.

Attempt to deploy again.

rsconnect deploy quarto index.qmd

This attempt fails:

[ERROR]: Posit Connect reported an error (calling /__api__/applications/f491690f-0e35-4950-a91d-5d0ce85a7566): The requested object does not exist. Try setting the --new flag to overwrite the previous deployment.
Error: Posit Connect reported an error (calling /__api__/applications/f491690f-0e35-4950-a91d-5d0ce85a7566): The requested object does not exist. Try setting the --new flag to overwrite the previous deployment.

The fact that the content is reported as not existing should give a signal to rsconnect that whatever on-disk record of the deployment is outdated. Deployment should proceed without requesting -N.

Reproduce the failure with the documented rsconnect deploy quarto commands, then inspect the deployment path that reuses the on-disk record and handles the Posit Connect “requested object does not exist” response. Add a regression test for a deleted remote item; done means a repeat deployment succeeds without requiring --new.