AlistGo/alist · error

unexpected token %T

Error message

unexpected token %T

What it means

Error "unexpected token %T" thrown in AlistGo/alist.

Source

Thrown at server/webdav/xml.go:162

	for {
		t, err := next(d)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		switch t.(type) {
		case ixml.EndElement:
			if len(*pn) == 0 {
				return fmt.Errorf("%s must not be empty", start.Name.Local)
			}
			return nil
		case ixml.StartElement:
			name := t.(ixml.StartElement).Name
			t, err = next(d)
			if err != nil {
				return err
			}
			if _, ok := t.(ixml.EndElement); !ok {
				return fmt.Errorf("unexpected token %T", t)
			}
			*pn = append(*pn, xml.Name(name))
		}
	}
}

// http://www.webdav.org/specs/rfc4918.html#ELEMENT_propfind
type propfind struct {
	XMLName  ixml.Name     `xml:"DAV: propfind"`
	Allprop  *struct{}     `xml:"DAV: allprop"`
	Propname *struct{}     `xml:"DAV: propname"`
	Prop     propfindProps `xml:"DAV: prop"`
	Include  propfindProps `xml:"DAV: include"`
}

func readPropfind(r io.Reader) (pf propfind, status int, err error) {
	c := countingReader{r: r}
	if err = ixml.NewDecoder(&c).Decode(&pf); err != nil {

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Solutions

1. Check the storage configuration and the provider's service status, fix the indicated cause, and retry the operation.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at server/webdav/xml.go:162 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

Understand the failure class

• Parsing and encoding errors: unexpected token, malformed input — why parsers reject input and how to find the real culprit.

AI-assisted analysis of AlistGo/alist@843d9dc814 (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/f963c0e272f066f6. Report an issue: GitHub.