ajeetdsouza/zoxide · error · ImportError

invalid utf-8

Error message

invalid utf-8

What it means

Error "invalid utf-8" thrown in ajeetdsouza/zoxide.

Source

Thrown at src/import/atuin.rs:51

    buf: Vec<u8>,
    line_num: usize,

    child: Child,
    prev_cwd: Option<String>,
}

impl Iter {
    fn new(reader: BufReader<ChildStdout>, child: Child) -> Self {
        Self { reader, buf: Vec::new(), line_num: 0, child, prev_cwd: None }
    }

    fn err(&self, source: anyhow::Error) -> ImportError {
        ImportError { path: None, line_num: self.line_num, source }
    }

    fn parse_line(&self, line: &[u8]) -> Result<Dir<'static>, ImportError> {
        let line =
            str::from_utf8(line).map_err(|e| self.err(anyhow!(e).context("invalid utf-8")))?;

        let (timestamp, path) =
            line.split_once('\t').ok_or_else(|| self.err(anyhow!("invalid entry: {line}")))?;

        let timestamp_format =
            time::macros::format_description!("[year]-[month]-[day] [hour]:[minute]:[second]");
        let timestamp = time::PrimitiveDateTime::parse(timestamp, timestamp_format)
            .map_err(|e| self.err(anyhow!(e).context(format!("invalid timestamp: {timestamp:?}"))))?
            .assume_utc()
            .unix_timestamp();

        let dir = Dir {
            path: Cow::Owned(path.to_string()),
            rank: 1.0,
            last_accessed: timestamp as Epoch,
        };
        Ok(dir)
    }

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/import/atuin.rs:51 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 ajeetdsouza/zoxide@ee594e6906 (2026-08-16). Data as JSON: /api/errors/80340d9b8c4b4e21. Report an issue: GitHub.