{"record":{"id":"4581bcd6d212162e","repo":"nautechsystems/nautilus_trader","slug":"payload-key-environment-name-is-empty","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Payload key environment name is empty","messagePattern":"Payload key environment name is empty","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"crates/adapters/blockchain/src/execution/sealing.rs","lineNumber":92,"sourceCode":"            .field(\"deployment_id\", &self.deployment_id)\n            .finish()\n    }\n}\n\nimpl PayloadKeySet {\n    pub(crate) fn load(\n        active_env: Option<&str>,\n        retired_envs: &[String],\n        deployment_id: Option<&str>,\n    ) -> anyhow::Result<Option<Self>> {\n        let Some(active_env) = active_env else {\n            anyhow::ensure!(\n                retired_envs.is_empty() && deployment_id.is_none(),\n                \"Payload deployment or retired keys require an active payload sealing key\"\n            );\n            return Ok(None);\n        };\n        anyhow::ensure!(\n            !active_env.trim().is_empty(),\n            \"Payload key environment name is empty\"\n        );\n        let deployment_id = deployment_id\n            .map(str::trim)\n            .filter(|value| !value.is_empty())\n            .ok_or_else(|| {\n                anyhow::anyhow!(\n                    \"Payload deployment ID is required when payload sealing is configured\"\n                )\n            })?;\n\n        let active = load_key(active_env)?;\n        let mut retired = Vec::with_capacity(retired_envs.len());\n        for env in retired_envs {\n            anyhow::ensure!(\n                !env.trim().is_empty(),\n                \"Retired payload key environment name is empty\"","sourceCodeStart":74,"sourceCodeEnd":110,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/nautechsystems/nautilus_trader/blob/18893faf8b356be3320add8de2f861b0b647cf06/crates/adapters/blockchain/src/execution/sealing.rs#L74-L110","documentation":"PayloadKeySet::load found a configured payload key environment name that is empty; an empty string cannot name a valid environment for resolving payload sealing keys, so key loading aborts.","triggerScenarios":"Calling load with active_env = Some(\"\") or Some(\"   \") — the config field for the active payload key env var is present but empty.","commonSituations":"Config file has `payload_sealing_key_env = \"\"` after a value was accidentally cleared, an env-substituted value resolving to empty (e.g. `${PAYLOAD_KEY_ENV}` unset in templating), or a whitespace typo.","solutions":["Set the active payload key env var name to a real identifier, e.g. PAYLOAD_SEALING_KEY.","Fix templating/env substitution so the value is not empty at load time.","If sealing should be off, omit the field entirely (None) rather than passing an empty string."],"exampleFix":"// before\npayload_sealing_key_env = \"\"\n\n// after\npayload_sealing_key_env = \"PAYLOAD_SEALING_KEY\"","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"if let Some(name) = active_env {\n    assert!(!name.trim().is_empty(), \"payload key env name must be non-empty\");\n}","typeGuard":"fn non_empty(s: &str) -> bool { !s.trim().is_empty() }","tryCatchPattern":"match PayloadSealingKeys::load(active, &retired, dep) {\n    Err(e) if e.to_string().contains(\"environment name is empty\") => eprintln!(\"set a concrete env var name for the payload sealing key\"),\n    other => other,\n}","preventionTips":["Treat empty string as unset in config loading and fail fast","Check templated values (e.g. ${VAR}) actually substitute at deploy time","Omit the field entirely when sealing is disabled","Lint config files for empty required strings"],"tags":["configuration","validation","empty-value","sealing"],"backgroundTag":"empty-required-field","analyzedSha":"18893faf8b356be3320add8de2f861b0b647cf06","analyzedAt":"2026-09-08T20:49:34.690Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-08T20:49:34.690Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-14T05:17:10.506Z"}