{"record":{"id":"3193d3faf46b301a","repo":"zellij-org/zellij","slug":"failed-to-serialize-pane-scrollback-response","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Failed to serialize pane scrollback response: {}","messagePattern":"Failed to serialize pane scrollback response: (.+?)","errorType":"console","errorClass":"anyhow::Error","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"zellij-server/src/plugins/zellij_exports.rs","lineNumber":4190,"sourceCode":"                pane_id\n            ))\n        },\n        Err(RecvTimeoutError::Disconnected) => {\n            log::error!(\n                \"GetPaneScrollback channel disconnected for plugin {} requesting pane {:?}\",\n                env.plugin_id,\n                pane_id\n            );\n            PaneScrollbackResponse::Err(format!(\n                \"Channel disconnected while retrieving scrollback for pane {:?}\",\n                pane_id\n            ))\n        },\n    };\n\n    // Convert to protobuf and write back to plugin\n    ProtobufPaneScrollbackResponse::try_from(response)\n        .map_err(|e| anyhow!(\"Failed to serialize pane scrollback response: {}\", e))\n        .and_then(|serialized| {\n            wasi_write_object(env, &serialized.encode_to_vec())?;\n            Ok(())\n        })\n        .with_context(err_context)\n        .non_fatal();\n}\n\nfn write_to_pane_id(env: &PluginEnv, bytes: Vec<u8>, pane_id: PaneId) {\n    let (completion_tx, completion_rx) = oneshot::channel();\n    let send_result = env.senders.send_to_screen(ScreenInstruction::WriteToPaneId(\n        bytes,\n        pane_id,\n        Some(NotificationEnd::new(completion_tx)),\n    ));\n    if send_result.is_ok() {\n        let wait_forever = false;\n        let _ = wait_for_action_completion(completion_rx, \"write_to_pane_id\", wait_forever);","sourceCodeStart":4172,"sourceCodeEnd":4208,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/blob/5cb5df5cce4e16c5d1c57c7c062e4a90a7823c41/zellij-server/src/plugins/zellij_exports.rs#L4172-L4208","documentation":"Error \"Failed to serialize pane scrollback response: {}\" thrown in zellij-org/zellij.","triggerScenarios":"Occurs at zellij-server/src/plugins/zellij_exports.rs:4190 when the operation fails: \"Failed to serialize pane scrollback response: {}\". Currently there is no defensive handling preventing or contextualizing this failure before it surfaces.","commonSituations":"Typically version skew, corrupted data, or an unexpected payload shape.","solutions":["Check the attached error for the underlying serialization failure and fix the offending data.","Ensure plugin/wasm artifacts and zellij versions are compatible."],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":null,"validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"5cb5df5cce4e16c5d1c57c7c062e4a90a7823c41","analyzedAt":"2026-08-19T07:42:58.758Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-08-19T07:42:58.758Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-23T08:17:48.524Z"}