{"record":{"id":"71bf7ac8c7441553","repo":"influxdata/influxdb","slug":"failed-to-serialize-record-id-record-id-to-value-reason","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"failed to serialize record id {record_id} to value: {reason}","messagePattern":"failed to serialize record id (.+?) to value: (.+?)","errorType":"error_code","errorClass":"FormatError","httpStatus":null,"severity":"warning","filePath":"influxdb3_catalog/src/format/mod.rs","lineNumber":241,"sourceCode":"    RestoreRequiresStore,\n\n    /// Loading the backup snapshot/log files referenced by a `RestoreCatalog`\n    /// record failed.\n    #[error(\"failed to load restore source: {0}\")]\n    RestoreLoadFailed(String),\n\n    /// The checkpoint or log path in a `RestoreCatalog` record could not be\n    /// parsed as an object-store path.\n    #[error(\"invalid restore path: {0}\")]\n    InvalidRestorePath(String),\n\n    /// The backup snapshot referenced by a `RestoreCatalog` record was not\n    /// found at the recorded checkpoint path.\n    #[error(\"restore checkpoint not found at {checkpoint_path}\")]\n    RestoreCheckpointMissing { checkpoint_path: String },\n\n    /// A decoded record could not be serialized to a value for inspection.\n    #[error(\"failed to serialize record id {record_id} to value: {reason}\")]\n    RecordToValue { record_id: u16, reason: String },\n}\n\n#[cfg(test)]\nmod tests;\n","sourceCodeStart":223,"sourceCodeEnd":247,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb/blob/06200ef96ba82c5f6727e5038a83af8e722c6875/influxdb3_catalog/src/format/mod.rs#L223-L247","documentation":"A record decoded from the catalog log could not be serialized into a value for inspection ({reason}). This happens in inspection/diagnostic tooling that converts records into a generic value (e.g. JSON-like) so callers can view them; the record itself was decodable, but producing its value representation failed.","triggerScenarios":"Running catalog inspection/debug commands over a log containing a record type whose serialization to a value fails (unsupported/unimplemented conversion, version-skewed record shape).","commonSituations":"Using `influxdb3 show`-style inspection tooling against catalogs written by newer/older versions; custom tooling calling the record-to-value API on exotic record types.","solutions":["Read the embedded reason to identify which record conversion failed and use a matching tool version.","Upgrade or downgrade the inspection tooling to match the catalog's writer version.","If only one record is affected, inspect other records and report the failing record id/version to maintainers."],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"try-catch","validationCode":"// Skip/flag records that fail inspection instead of aborting the whole dump\nmatch record.to_value() {\n    Ok(v) => emit(v),\n    Err(e) => eprintln!(\"skipping record {}: {e}\", record.id()),\n}","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"match record.to_value() {\n    Ok(v) => /* inspect v */,\n    Err(e) => log::warn!(\"record {} not serializable: {}\", record.id(), e),\n}","preventionTips":["Run inspection tooling at the same version that wrote the catalog","Treat inspection failures as non-fatal and continue with other records","Report failing (record_id, version) pairs to maintainers"],"tags":["serialization","inspection","catalog","versioning"],"backgroundTag":"json-marshal-failed","analyzedSha":"06200ef96ba82c5f6727e5038a83af8e722c6875","analyzedAt":"2026-09-19T12:55:30.003Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-19T12:55:30.003Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-23T08:17:48.524Z"}