{"record":{"id":"0c9d554eb039e43c","repo":"ory/kratos","slug":"unable-to-write-messages-json-to-s","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"unable to write messages json to %s","messagePattern":"unable to write messages json to (.+?)","errorType":"console","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"cmd/clidoc/main.go","lineNumber":428,"sourceCode":"\t\t}\n\t}\n\n\treturn nil\n}\n\nfunc generateElements(messageFilePath string) error {\n\t// If the file at messageFilePath does not exist, create it\n\tf, err := os.OpenFile(messageFilePath, os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0o644) // #nosec\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn errors.Wrapf(err, \"unable to open or create message file at %s\", messageFilePath)\n\t}\n\tif err := f.Close(); err != nil {\n\t\treturn errors.Wrapf(err, \"unable to close message file at %s\", messageFilePath)\n\t}\n\n\tsortedMessages := sortMessages()\n\tif err := writeMessagesJson(messageFilePath, sortedMessages); err != nil {\n\t\treturn errors.Wrapf(err, \"unable to write messages json to %s\", messageFilePath)\n\t}\n\treturn nil\n}\n","sourceCodeStart":410,"sourceCodeEnd":432,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/ory/kratos/blob/b86338da04a040247a07f46100a86dcfb3875909/cmd/clidoc/main.go#L410-L432","documentation":"generateElements sorted the known messages and delegated to writeMessagesJson to serialize them into the message file, and that write failed. The error is wrapped, so the root cause is reported by the inner call - commonly JSON marshalling of a message or a write error on the already-opened file.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at cmd/clidoc/main.go:428 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":["Inspect the wrapped error to see whether marshalling or the file write failed","If marshalling: fix the message struct that cannot serialize (check for channels, funcs, or cycles)","If writing: check disk space and permissions on the message file path"],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"b86338da04a040247a07f46100a86dcfb3875909","analyzedAt":"2026-09-07T15:58:15.934Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-07T15:58:15.934Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-16T09:17:16.951Z"}