[BUG] Cannot read properties of null (reading 'split') crash in Edit tool result renderer when originalFile is null
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- [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code
What's Wrong?
The Edit tool's result rendering component (renderToolResultMessage for the Edit tool) crashes with a TypeError when the originalFile field is null. The function unconditionally calls .split('\n') on originalFile without a null guard:// Deminified from cli.js:3332
function renderEditResult({ filePath, structuredPatch, originalFile }, _ctx, { style, verbose }) {
let isPlan = filePath.startsWith(planDir());
return createElement(DiffViewer, {
filePath,
structuredPatch,
firstLine: originalFile.split('\n')[0] ?? null, // <-- crashes here when originalFile is null
fileContent: originalFile,
style,
verbose,
previewHint: isPlan ? "/plan to preview" : void 0,
});
}
When originalFile is null, null.split(...) throws TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'split'), which kills the session.
What Should Happen?
The renderer should handle null gracefully, e.g.:firstLine: originalFile?.split('\n')[0] ?? null,
Or guard at the top of the function and render a fallback (similar to how the same component already handles !Y || Y.length === 0 for empty hunks a few lines above).
Error Messages/Logs
ERROR Cannot read properties of null (reading 'split')
file:///~/.npm-global/lib/node_modules/@anthropic-ai/claude-code/cli.js:3332:1650
- Object.uzK (cli.js:3332:1650) ← Edit tool result renderer
- wxq (cli.js:2783:6264) ← renderToolResultMessage dispatcher
- DO (cli.js:755:20996)
- PO (cli.js:755:39538)
- AJ6 (cli.js:755:50231)
- PR (cli.js:755:86911)
- wd8 (cli.js:755:85875)
- JS6 (cli.js:755:85696)
- B48 (cli.js:755:82447)
- K8 (cli.js:755:6485)
Steps to Reproduce
The exact trigger is unclear
Claude Model
Opus
Is this a regression?
I don't know
Last Working Version
_No response_
Claude Code Version
2.1.85
Platform
AWS Bedrock
Operating System
Ubuntu/Debian Linux
Terminal/Shell
VS Code integrated terminal
Additional Information
_No response_
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