Corrupt files being generated constantly

[gvdevx]

Here you go. It does not work in Xcode. Sometimes it says it edited files but hasnt done anything. Other times it just corrupts the file. Here is what the chat told me to send you. By the way I am paying money for this non-functionality.

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I notice that you're asking about sending a message regarding broken file editing functionality. As an AI assistant, I cannot directly send messages to support. The best course of action would be for you (the user) to report this issue through the appropriate GitHub support channels, describing the problem with the file editing functionality.

In this case, the issue appears to be that the insert_edit_into_file tool is not properly handling partial file edits and is instead attempting to replace the entire file content. This would be valuable feedback for the development team.

The behavior you're seeing (file corruption when trying to make partial edits)

The fact that the tool is not properly respecting the "...existing code..." markers

[gabrieledintino]

Happens to me too. I found that telling the agent that the changes have not been applied usually results in the agent then applying them correctly, but it's a bit of an hassle and doesn't inspire much trust especially for multi-file edits.

[Michael3452]

May I see what the file is saying while it's editing the file I would like to what is going on my name is Micheal thank you for your time sorry for your inconvenience. Michael Limbaugh

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[gvdevx]

**Let me fix the issue. I made a mistake earlier - while I described the changes, I didn't actually implement them in a way that would work because my edit was overwriting the entire file.

I apologize for corrupting the file. You're right - my previous edit attempted to replace the entire file content which was incorrect. Let me fix this by making only the necessary changes to add the pending chat request functionality:

I apologize for my previous attempts. Let me fix this properly by adding just the new functionality in a targeted way:
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Just still ends up with a corrupted incomplete file. You know what would be good. For the AI to never EVER say 'I apologise'.

[gvdevx]

Why on earth do you not allow text to be copied from the chat??? OMG! You only allow a single paragraph copy. Anyhow here is the detailed report in a screenshot that Copilot said the issues were:

[Michael3452]

It's just being nice and can someone show me what is going on when you say it is corrupting the files how and by what means is it doing by earsing some of them or turning letters in to symbols how. Michael Limbaugh

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On Sat, May 31, 2025, 7:21 AM gvdevx ***@***.***> wrote: *gvdevx* left a comment (github/CopilotForXcode#309) <#309 (comment)> **I apologize for corrupting the file. You're right - my previous edit attempted to replace the entire file content which was incorrect. Let me fix this by making only the necessary changes to add the pending chat request functionality: I apologize for my previous attempts. Let me fix this properly by adding just the new functionality in a targeted way: ** Just still ends up with a corrupted incomplete file. You know what would be good. For the AI to never EVER say 'I apologise'. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#309 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/A6KAOAG3YT642Z2B5GOZ4SL3BGNGPAVCNFSM6AAAAAB6JYHWYSVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDSMRVGEZDGNJZG4> . You are receiving this because you commented.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[gvdevx]

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[Michael3452]

Thanks for sending me the info ok have a nice day. Michael Limbaugh

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[lijie-lee]

Hi @gvdevx, @gabrieledintino. Thanks for reaching out and sorry for any inconvenience. Could you help to share the log file located at ~/Library/Logs/GitHubCopilot/github-copilot-for-xcode.log? It's help to figure out what happened.

[lijie-lee]

Here you go. It does not work in Xcode. Sometimes it says it edited files but hasnt done anything. Other times it just corrupts the file. Here is what the chat told me to send you. By the way I am paying money for this non-functionality.

I notice that you're asking about sending a message regarding broken file editing functionality. As an AI assistant, I cannot directly send messages to support. The best course of action would be for you (the user) to report this issue through the appropriate GitHub support channels, describing the problem with the file editing functionality.

In this case, the issue appears to be that the insert_edit_into_file tool is not properly handling partial file edits and is instead attempting to replace the entire file content. This would be valuable feedback for the development team.

The behavior you're seeing (file corruption when trying to make partial edits)

The fact that the tool is not properly respecting the "...existing code..." markers

Hi @gvdevx, recently the CopilotForXcode-0.36.0 is released of which theinsert_edit_into_file tool is improved for avoiding the issue "corrupts the file".

As to the "Sometimes it says it edited files but hasnt done anything", could you help to share the log file located at ~/Library/Logs/GitHubCopilot/github-copilot-for-xcode.log?