{"record":{"id":"4e2c9160ebd7c13b","repo":"zellij-org/zellij","slug":"failed-to-serialize-user-configuration","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Failed to serialize user configuration: {:?}","messagePattern":"Failed to serialize user configuration: (.+?)","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"anyhow::Error","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"zellij-server/src/plugins/plugin_loader.rs","lineNumber":226,"sourceCode":"        )));\n        self.plugin_map.insert(\n            self.plugin_id,\n            self.client_id,\n            plugin.clone(),\n            subscriptions,\n            workers,\n        );\n\n        start_function\n            .call(&mut plugin.lock().unwrap().store, ())\n            .with_context(err_context)?;\n\n        let protobuf_plugin_configuration: ProtobufPluginConfiguration = self\n            .plugin_config\n            .initial_userspace_configuration\n            .clone()\n            .try_into()\n            .map_err(|e| anyhow!(\"Failed to serialize user configuration: {:?}\", e))?;\n        let protobuf_bytes = protobuf_plugin_configuration.encode_to_vec();\n        wasi_write_object(plugin.lock().unwrap().store.data(), &protobuf_bytes)\n            .with_context(err_context)?;\n        load_function\n            .call(&mut plugin.lock().unwrap().store, ())\n            .with_context(err_context)?;\n\n        Ok(())\n    }\n    pub fn create_plugin_environment(\n        &self,\n        module: Module,\n    ) -> Result<(Store<PluginEnv>, Instance)> {\n        let err_context = || {\n            format!(\n                \"Failed to create instance, plugin env and subscriptions for plugin {}\",\n                self.plugin_id\n            )","sourceCodeStart":208,"sourceCodeEnd":244,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/blob/5cb5df5cce4e16c5d1c57c7c062e4a90a7823c41/zellij-server/src/plugins/plugin_loader.rs#L208-L244","documentation":"Error \"Failed to serialize user configuration: {:?}\" thrown in zellij-org/zellij.","triggerScenarios":"Occurs at zellij-server/src/plugins/plugin_loader.rs:226 when the operation fails: \"Failed to serialize user configuration: {:?}\". 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"}