Clarify Invalid App Name Error (#155)

dbos-inc · Nov 14, 2024 · eaa9107 · eaa9107
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diff --git a/dbos/_dbos_config.py b/dbos/_dbos_config.py
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ def load_config(config_file_path: str = "dbos-config.yaml") -> ConfigFile:
 
     if not _is_valid_app_name(data["name"]):
         raise DBOSInitializationError(
-            f'Invalid app name {data["name"]}.  App names must be between 3 and 30 characters and contain only alphanumeric characters, dashes, and underscores.'
+            f'Invalid app name {data["name"]}.  App names must be between 3 and 30 characters long and contain only lowercase letters, numbers, dashes, and underscores.'
         )
 
     if "app_db_name" not in data["database"]:

diff --git a/dbos/cli.py b/dbos/cli.py
@@ -187,7 +187,9 @@ def init(
             )
 
         if not _is_valid_app_name(project_name):
-            raise Exception(f"{project_name} is an invalid DBOS app name")
+            raise Exception(
+                f"{project_name} is an invalid DBOS app name. App names must be between 3 and 30 characters long and contain only lowercase letters, numbers, dashes, and underscores."
+            )
 
         templates_dir = _get_templates_directory()
         templates = [x.name for x in os.scandir(templates_dir) if x.is_dir()]