Warning Couldn't find space

[dericbytes]

I get 'Warning Couldn't find space' when expanding yas snippets in org src blocks.

I opened an issue in 2019 #976 and it eased the problem. However it never solved it. At the time I tried it on a fresh system but could not reproduce it. I assumed it was due to my complex setup.

I have managed to replicate it on a clean build. I stripped away as much as I could.

GNU Emacs 30.0.50 (build 1, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, X toolkit, cairo version 1.18.0, Xaw3d scroll bars) of 2024-04-03
yasnippet 2024 - Version: 0.14.1

rm -rf ~/tmp/yas-test
mkdir !$
emacs --quick --init-directory=!$ !$/test.org

M-x package-install yasnippet
M-x yas-new-snippet

# key: di
# name: di
# --
 ($1)
  "$0"

save as emacs lisp snippet

C-c C-c
> emacs-lisp-mode
> RET
> y

Get emacs-lisp snippets to work in org-mode

M-x find-file snippets/org-mode/.yas-parents

add the text

emacs-lisp-mode

and save file.

In test.org add the code below, note there is an indent of a space before the #'s

 #+name: test
 #+begin_src emacs-lisp
      2
    di
  #+end_src

M-x yas-minor-mode
M-x yas-reload-all

place cursor after

di

and press TAB

⛔ Warning (yasnippet): Couldn’t find: "[[:space:]
]*\"[[:space:]
]*\\(\\)[[:space:]
]*\""

NOTE:

A collection of things had to be in place to generate this. Works when:

• org source block has no indent i.e. remove space before ' #+'
• the source block has no property i.e #+name
• the expansion trigger is the only thing in the source block
• the expansion trigger is after contents but still on the first line
• there is only one snippet variable
• all the snippet variables are on same line
• the quotes around $0 are removed
• the parenthesis around $1 are removed

It does not work when content is above the yas trigger.
i.e. 2 is above the 'di' yas trigger key

[nocontroltoedit]

Here is an ert test to recreate this error on

• yasnippet-0.14.1.0.20250112.175154
• GNU Emacs 31.0.50 (build 1, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.24.38, cairo version 1.16.0) of 2025-02-21

rm -rf ~/tmp/yas-test
mkdir !$
emacs --quick --init-directory=!$ 

(require 'package)
(add-to-list 'package-archives '("gnu-devel" . "https://elpa.gnu.org/devel/") t)
(package-initialize)
(package-refresh-contents)

(package-install 'yasnippet)
(use-package yasnippet)

(defun warning-buffer-contents-no-properties ()
  "Return contents of *Warnings* buffer, without properties"
  (when-let* ((buf (get-buffer "*Warnings*")))
    (with-current-buffer buf
      (buffer-substring-no-properties (point-min) (point-max)))))

(defun my-create-yasnippet-snippets ()
  "Create a snippet called `could-not-find-space'.
      Add it to the group `emacs-lisp-mode'
      Allow `org-mode' to inherit `emacs-lisp-mode' snippets"
  (let* ((snippet-key "could-not-find-space")
    (snippet-content (concat
      " ($1)\n"
      "  \"$0\""))
    (snippet-def (list
          snippet-key
          snippet-content
          nil
          nil
          nil
          nil
          nil))
    (snippet-defs (list snippet-def))
    (mode 'emacs-lisp-mode))
   
    (yas-define-snippets mode
    snippet-defs)
    (yas--define-parents 'org-mode
    '(emacs-lisp-mode))))

(ert-deftest could-not-find-space ()
  "yas-expand should not throw the warning - Couldn't find [[:space:]]"
  (my-create-yasnippet-snippets)

  (ignore-error
      (kill-buffer "*Warnings"))
 
  (let ((org-mode-buffer-contents
    (concat
     "#+name: test \n"
     "#+begin_src emacs-lisp\n"
     "     2\n"
     "   could-not-find-space| \n"
     "#+end_src")))

   
    (with-temp-buffer
      (org-mode)  
      (setq org-edit-src-content-indentation 1)
      (yas-minor-mode 1)
      (insert org-mode-buffer-contents)
      (goto-char (point-min))
      (search-forward "|")
      (delete-char -1)
      (call-interactively 'yas-expand)
      (buffer-substring-no-properties (point-min) (point-max))))
 
  (should (equal (warning-buffer-contents-no-properties)
    nil)))


(ert t)

In GNU Emacs 31.0.50 (build 1, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version
3.24.38, cairo version 1.16.0) of 2025-02-21 built on slug
Repository revision: 4411d0de1d5cbf308440982084ad7e15a18efaf2
Repository branch: master
Windowing system distributor 'The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.12101007
System Description: LMDE 6 (faye)

Configured using:
'configure --with-mailutils --with-modules --with-imagemagick
--prefix=/home/no-control/local/installs
--bindir=/home/no-control/local/bin --with-native-compilation
--with-tree-sitter'

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value of $XMODIFIERS: @im=ibus
locale-coding-system: utf-8-unix

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Load-path shadows:
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[nocontroltoedit]

The problem might be the function yas--goto-saved-location