XTLS/Xray-core · error

failed to convert yaml to json

Error message

failed to convert yaml to json

What it means

Error "failed to convert yaml to json" thrown in XTLS/Xray-core.

Source

Thrown at infra/conf/serial/loader.go:151

	pbConfig, err := tomlConfig.Build()
	if err != nil {
		return nil, errors.New("failed to parse toml config").Base(err)
	}

	return pbConfig, nil
}

// DecodeYAMLConfig reads from reader and decode the config into *conf.Config
// using github.com/ghodss/yaml to convert yaml to json.
func DecodeYAMLConfig(reader io.Reader) (*conf.Config, error) {
	yamlFile, err := io.ReadAll(reader)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, errors.New("failed to read config file").Base(err)
	}

	jsonFile, err := yaml.YAMLToJSON(yamlFile)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, errors.New("failed to convert yaml to json").Base(err)
	}

	return DecodeJSONConfig(bytes.NewReader(jsonFile))
}

func LoadYAMLConfig(reader io.Reader) (*core.Config, error) {
	yamlConfig, err := DecodeYAMLConfig(reader)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	pbConfig, err := yamlConfig.Build()
	if err != nil {
		return nil, errors.New("failed to parse yaml config").Base(err)
	}

	return pbConfig, nil
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at infra/conf/serial/loader.go:151 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of XTLS/Xray-core@7d214f8b09 (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/f2e9ba11f79be9a4. Report an issue: GitHub.