From 2416a8bf960a3a455d1eaf696e3057b71b1b3cf7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul Gauthier <paul@aider.chat>
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2024 13:30:10 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] fix: Handle empty file content in FileWatcher

---
 aider/watch.py | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/aider/watch.py b/aider/watch.py
index fcd145bb2..f1e24bcc5 100644
--- a/aider/watch.py
+++ b/aider/watch.py
@@ -223,6 +223,9 @@ class FileWatcher:
         comments = []
         has_action = None  # None, "!" or "?"
         content = self.io.read_text(filepath, silent=True)
+        if not content:
+            return None, None, None
+
         for i, line in enumerate(content.splitlines(), 1):
             if match := self.ai_comment_pattern.search(line):
                 comment = match.group(0).strip()