{"record":{"id":"a919115f4fce6ed9","repo":"zellij-org/zellij","slug":"mouseevent-missing-position","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"MouseEvent missing position","messagePattern":"MouseEvent missing position","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"zellij-utils/src/ipc/protobuf_conversion.rs","lineNumber":4610,"sourceCode":"    ) -> Result<Self> {\n        use crate::client_server_contract::client_server_contract::MouseEventType as ProtoMouseEventType;\n\n        let event_type = match event.event_type {\n            x if x == ProtoMouseEventType::Press as i32 => {\n                crate::input::mouse::MouseEventType::Press\n            },\n            x if x == ProtoMouseEventType::Release as i32 => {\n                crate::input::mouse::MouseEventType::Release\n            },\n            x if x == ProtoMouseEventType::Motion as i32 => {\n                crate::input::mouse::MouseEventType::Motion\n            },\n            _ => return Err(anyhow!(\"Invalid MouseEventType: {}\", event.event_type)),\n        };\n\n        let position = event\n            .position\n            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!(\"MouseEvent missing position\"))?\n            .try_into()?;\n\n        Ok(crate::input::mouse::MouseEvent {\n            event_type,\n            left: event.left,\n            right: event.right,\n            middle: event.middle,\n            wheel_up: event.wheel_up,\n            wheel_down: event.wheel_down,\n            wheel_left: event.wheel_left,\n            wheel_right: event.wheel_right,\n            shift: event.shift,\n            alt: event.alt,\n            ctrl: event.ctrl,\n            position,\n        })\n    }\n}","sourceCodeStart":4592,"sourceCodeEnd":4628,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/blob/e839bfffa586992364309a685b2c71f3b23c247e/zellij-utils/src/ipc/protobuf_conversion.rs#L4592-L4628","documentation":"Error \"MouseEvent missing position\" thrown in zellij-org/zellij.","triggerScenarios":"Occurs when a protobuf message received over IPC omits the required field; deserialization fails instead of using a default.","commonSituations":"Occurs when a client or plugin sends an incompletely populated message, often from a version mismatch or hand-crafted payload.","solutions":["Include the required 'position' field in the protobuf message before sending it.","Verify the sender populates all mandatory fields; add a presence check before conversion."],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":null,"validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"e839bfffa586992364309a685b2c71f3b23c247e","analyzedAt":"2026-08-19T07:42:58.758Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-08-19T07:42:58.758Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-14T05:17:10.506Z"}