XTLS/Xray-core · error

target not specified

Error message

target not specified

What it means

Error "target not specified" thrown in XTLS/Xray-core.

Source

Thrown at proxy/shadowsocks/client.go:52

	server, err := protocol.NewServerSpecFromPB(config.Server)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, errors.New("failed to get server spec").Base(err)
	}

	v := core.MustFromContext(ctx)
	client := &Client{
		server:        server,
		policyManager: v.GetFeature(policy.ManagerType()).(policy.Manager),
	}
	return client, nil
}

// Process implements OutboundHandler.Process().
func (c *Client) Process(ctx context.Context, link *transport.Link, dialer internet.Dialer) error {
	outbounds := session.OutboundsFromContext(ctx)
	ob := outbounds[len(outbounds)-1]
	if !ob.Target.IsValid() {
		return errors.New("target not specified")
	}
	ob.Name = "shadowsocks"
	ob.CanSpliceCopy = 3
	destination := ob.Target
	network := destination.Network

	server := c.server
	dest := server.Destination
	dest.Network = network
	var conn stat.Connection

	err := retry.ExponentialBackoff(5, 100).On(func() error {
		rawConn, err := dialer.Dial(ctx, dest)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		conn = rawConn

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at proxy/shadowsocks/client.go:52 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/8f3c446a5c8ef84f. Report an issue: GitHub.