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Problem moving node (Error: Node has been pasted into its own tree.)

mperez — Fri, 04 Aug 2017 09:12:38 GMT

I've just written a script using the Javascript API so I can use it as a Rule to a Space. Whenever a document enters in a space, it basically checks document's name to get the parent directory it will be stored in (document's name contains parent's folder name), then creates future parent directory

Re: Problem moving node (Error: Node has been pasted into its own tree.)

mperez — Fri, 04 Aug 2017 11:18:24 GMT

UPDATE: I've realized that the line:

document.move(newNode);

works well inside the if scope. The error is being reproduced inside else. It's probably a typing issue but I'm pretty lost with it and I don't know what am I missing.

Re: Problem moving node (Error: Node has been pasted into its own tree.)

mperez — Fri, 04 Aug 2017 13:13:26 GMT

UPDATE 2:

This is pretty weird. Depending on where I make the call it works or not.

The following code works and moves the document to the recently created folder:

var nodeNouProjecte = space.childByNamePath(nomProjecte);
if (nodeNouProjecte === null) {
nodeNouProjecte = space.createFolder(nomProjecte);
document.move(nodeNouProjecte);
}

But the following doesn't:

var nodeNouProjecte = space.childByNamePath(nomProjecte);
if (nodeNouProjecte === null) {
nodeNouProjecte = space.createFolder(nomProjecte);
}
document.move(nodeNouProjecte);

Also if I make the call inside an else clause, it won't work either and the same error will be produced.

Any clue at all about what could be going on here?

Re: Problem moving node (Error: Node has been pasted into its own tree.)

mperez — Fri, 04 Aug 2017 14:14:46 GMT

SOLUTION:

I posted the question in StackOverflow (sorry to say that) and after a few minutes a person came up with a really great solution.

In case you're facing the same issue all you've got to do is to execute the Rule in background (ensure "Run rule in background" is enabled). That will do the trick.