AlistGo/alist · error

encode arguments: %w

Error message

encode arguments: %w

What it means

Error "encode arguments: %w" thrown in AlistGo/alist.

Source

Thrown at drivers/123_open/other.go:125

// so callers can discover the surface.
func OtherMethods() []string {
	methods := make([]string, 0, len(otherHandlers))
	for name := range otherHandlers {
		methods = append(methods, name)
	}
	sort.Strings(methods)
	return methods
}

// decodeOtherArgs round-trips the loosely typed args.Data through JSON into a
// per-method request struct.
func decodeOtherArgs(data interface{}, target interface{}) error {
	if data == nil {
		return nil
	}
	raw, err := utils.Json.Marshal(data)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("encode arguments: %w", err)
	}
	if err := utils.Json.Unmarshal(raw, target); err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("decode arguments: %w", err)
	}
	return nil
}

// resolveFileID prefers an explicitly passed id and falls back to the object
// the request was addressed to.
func resolveFileID(args model.OtherArgs, explicit int64) (int64, error) {
	if explicit != 0 {
		return explicit, nil
	}
	if args.Obj != nil {
		return parseFileID(args.Obj.GetID())
	}
	return 0, errors.New("file_id is required")
}

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Solutions

1. Inspect the underlying error details in the message, fix the indicated cause (credentials, network, or provider-side failure), and retry.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at drivers/123_open/other.go:125 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of AlistGo/alist@843d9dc814 (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/712468067da57510. Report an issue: GitHub.