Function initTaskOutputAsSymlink

source code/utils/task/diskOutput.ts:429–453

(
  taskId: string,
  targetPath: string,
)

 * Tries to create the symlink first; if a file already exists, removes it and retries.
 */
export function initTaskOutputAsSymlink(
  taskId: string,
  targetPath: string,
): Promise<string> {
  return track(
    (async () => {
      try {
        await ensureOutputDir()
        const outputPath = getTaskOutputPath(taskId)

        try {
          await symlink(targetPath, outputPath)
        } catch {
          await unlink(outputPath)
          await symlink(targetPath, outputPath)
        }

        return outputPath
      } catch (error) {
        logError(error)
        return initTaskOutput(taskId)
      }
    })(),
  )
}