[Bug]: running `atuin status` returns an error on self-hosted instance

[L30Bola]

What did you expect to happen?

TBH I don't quite remember the expected output of the atuin status as I've always ran atuin in a self-hosted manner. But for sure it shouldn't be outputting errors.

What happened?

When I execute atuin status I receive this error:

[leonardo.godoy@(⎈|N/A:N/A) 09:28:42 ~]:$ atuin status
Error: unexpected trailing characters; the end of input was expected

Caused by:
    unexpected trailing characters; the end of input was expected

Location:
    crates/atuin-client/src/settings.rs:567:27
[ble: exit 1]

Both client and server are on 18.5.0, but I think this has been happening since 18.3.0, maybe even before.
AFAIK, sync is working fine.

Atuin doctor output

{
  "atuin": {
    "version": "18.5.0",
    "sync": {
      "cloud": false,
      "records": true,
      "auto_sync": true,
      "last_sync": "no last sync"
    },
    "sqlite_version": "3.46.0"
  },
  "shell": {
    "name": "bash",
    "default": "bash",
    "plugins": [
      "atuin",
      "blesh",
      "bash-preexec"
    ],
    "preexec": "blesh-0.4.0-devel4+3d8f626"
  },
  "system": {
    "os": "Darwin",
    "arch": "arm64",
    "version": "15.3.2",
    "disks": [
      {
        "name": "Macintosh HD",
        "filesystem": "apfs"
      },
      {
        "name": "Macintosh HD",
        "filesystem": "apfs"
      }
    ]
  }
}

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[smileBeda]

For the sake of completeness the expected output is:

atuin status
Atuin v18.5.0 - Build rev 53acf850f37d8cc8ffdcfebd7a73343f8dc339b6

[Local]
Sync frequency: 0m
Last sync: 2025-04-15 23:37:29.835252 -03:00:00
[Remote]
Address: {domain or IP}
Username: {Username}

This is what I see on my machines with self hosted atuin

---

My Doctor report:

{
  "atuin": {
    "version": "18.5.0",
    "sync": {
      "cloud": false,
      "records": true,
      "auto_sync": true,
      "last_sync": "2025-04-16 2:40:25.430967 +00:00:00"
    },
    "sqlite_version": "3.46.0"
  },
  "shell": {
    "name": "zsh",
    "default": "zsh",
    "plugins": [
      "atuin"
    ],
    "preexec": "built-in"
  },
  "system": {
    "os": "Darwin",
    "arch": "arm64",
    "version": "15.4",
    "disks": [
      {
        "name": "Macintosh HD",
        "filesystem": "apfs"
      },
      {
        "name": "Macintosh HD",
        "filesystem": "apfs"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Could it be a conflict with one of the additional plugins you have?
Just a wild guess.
Or, perhaps a config file error?

[L30Bola]

By plugins you mean my Bash setup? Is there an easy way to debug that? Maybe disabling parts of my bashrc? I'll try that and let you know.

[L30Bola]

Okay, so I tested my exact current setup (my bashrc in case someone want to check) on my Arch and everything is working as expected:

atuin status:

Atuin v18.5.0 - Build rev NO_GIT

[Local]
Sync frequency: 1m
Last sync: 2025-04-16 2:15:25.934852425 -03:00:00
[Remote]
Address: <my-server>
Username: <my-username>

atuin doctor

{
  "atuin": {
    "version": "18.5.0",
    "sync": {
      "cloud": false,
      "records": true,
      "auto_sync": true,
      "last_sync": "2025-04-16 5:17:49.227824208 +00:00:00"
    },
    "sqlite_version": "3.46.0"
  },
  "shell": {
    "name": "bash",
    "default": "bash",
    "plugins": [
      "atuin",
      "blesh"
    ],
    "preexec": "blesh-0.4.0-devel4+d4c812b"
  },
  "system": {
    "os": "Arch Linux",
    "arch": "x86_64",
    "version": "rolling",
    "disks": [
      {
        "name": "/dev/nvme0n1p4",
        "filesystem": "ext4"
      },
      {
        "name": "systemd-1",
        "filesystem": "autofs"
      },
      {
        "name": "/dev/nvme0n1p1",
        "filesystem": "vfat"
      },
      {
        "name": "/dev/nvme0n1p3",
        "filesystem": "ext4"
      }
    ]
  }
}

I tried disabling my entire bashrc and it still fails on my Mac, don't know why:

atuin doctor and atuin status only atuin enabled

Leonardos-MacBook-Pro:~ leonardo.godoy$ atuin doctor
Atuin Doctor
Checking for diagnostics

[Shell] If you are using Bash, Atuin requires that either bash-preexec or ble.sh be installed. An older ble.sh may not be detected. so ignore this if you have it set up! Read more here: https://docs.atuin.sh/guide/installation/#bash

Please include the output below with any bug reports or issues

{
  "atuin": {
    "version": "18.5.0",
    "sync": {
      "cloud": false,
      "records": true,
      "auto_sync": true,
      "last_sync": "no last sync"
    },
    "sqlite_version": "3.46.0"
  },
  "shell": {
    "name": "bash",
    "default": "bash",
    "plugins": [
      "atuin"
    ],
    "preexec": "none"
  },
  "system": {
    "os": "Darwin",
    "arch": "arm64",
    "version": "15.3.2",
    "disks": [
      {
        "name": "Macintosh HD",
        "filesystem": "apfs"
      },
      {
        "name": "Macintosh HD",
        "filesystem": "apfs"
      }
    ]
  }
}
Leonardos-MacBook-Pro:~ leonardo.godoy$ atuin status
Error: unexpected trailing characters; the end of input was expected

Caused by:
    unexpected trailing characters; the end of input was expected

Location:
    crates/atuin-client/src/settings.rs:575:27

atuin doctor and atuin status with only atuin and ble.sh enabled

Leonardos-MacBook-Pro:~ leonardo.godoy$ atuin doctor
Atuin Doctor
Checking for diagnostics


Please include the output below with any bug reports or issues

{
  "atuin": {
    "version": "18.5.0",
    "sync": {
      "cloud": false,
      "records": true,
      "auto_sync": true,
      "last_sync": "no last sync"
    },
    "sqlite_version": "3.46.0"
  },
  "shell": {
    "name": "bash",
    "default": "bash",
    "plugins": [
      "atuin",
      "blesh"
    ],
    "preexec": "blesh-0.4.0-devel4+d4c812b"
  },
  "system": {
    "os": "Darwin",
    "arch": "arm64",
    "version": "15.3.2",
    "disks": [
      {
        "name": "Macintosh HD",
        "filesystem": "apfs"
      },
      {
        "name": "Macintosh HD",
        "filesystem": "apfs"
      }
    ]
  }
}
Leonardos-MacBook-Pro:~ leonardo.godoy$ atuin status
Error: unexpected trailing characters; the end of input was expected

Caused by:
    unexpected trailing characters; the end of input was expected

Location:
    crates/atuin-client/src/settings.rs:575:27
[ble: exit 1]

That bash-preexec plugin is coming from the iTerm2 Shell Integration, and even without that I still have problems.