{"record":{"id":"da68d071ec2d0655","repo":"zellij-org/zellij","slug":"togglepanepinnedbypaneid-missing-pane-id","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"TogglePanePinnedByPaneId missing pane_id","messagePattern":"TogglePanePinnedByPaneId missing pane_id","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"anyhow::Error","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"zellij-utils/src/ipc/protobuf_conversion.rs","lineNumber":3079,"sourceCode":"            ActionType::RenamePaneByPaneId(a) => {\n                Ok(crate::input::actions::Action::RenamePaneByPaneId {\n                    pane_id: a.pane_id.map(|p| p.try_into()).transpose()?,\n                    name: a.name,\n                })\n            },\n            ActionType::UndoRenamePaneByPaneId(a) => {\n                Ok(crate::input::actions::Action::UndoRenamePaneByPaneId {\n                    pane_id: a\n                        .pane_id\n                        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!(\"UndoRenamePaneByPaneId missing pane_id\"))?\n                        .try_into()?,\n                })\n            },\n            ActionType::TogglePanePinnedByPaneId(a) => {\n                Ok(crate::input::actions::Action::TogglePanePinnedByPaneId {\n                    pane_id: a\n                        .pane_id\n                        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!(\"TogglePanePinnedByPaneId missing pane_id\"))?\n                        .try_into()?,\n                })\n            },\n            ActionType::FocusPaneByPaneId(a) => {\n                Ok(crate::input::actions::Action::FocusPaneByPaneId {\n                    pane_id: a\n                        .pane_id\n                        .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!(\"FocusPaneByPaneId missing pane_id\"))?\n                        .try_into()?,\n                })\n            },\n            // Tab-targeting CLI-only variants\n            ActionType::UndoRenameTabByTabId(a) => {\n                Ok(crate::input::actions::Action::UndoRenameTabByTabId { id: a.id })\n            },\n            ActionType::ToggleActiveSyncTabByTabId(a) => {\n                Ok(crate::input::actions::Action::ToggleActiveSyncTabByTabId { id: a.id })\n            },","sourceCodeStart":3061,"sourceCodeEnd":3097,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij/blob/98a0837077492d53dd252ab30bc3e43e41e504f4/zellij-utils/src/ipc/protobuf_conversion.rs#L3061-L3097","documentation":"TogglePanePinnedByPaneId toggles the pinned state of one specific pane (pinned panes are not auto-closed by relayout). Its protobuf message TogglePanePinnedByPaneIdAction carries one optional pane_id which the internal Action requires. With pane_id = None the conversion fails with 'TogglePanePinnedByPaneId missing pane_id'.","triggerScenarios":"Sending ActionType::TogglePanePinnedByPaneId while TogglePanePinnedByPaneIdAction.pane_id is None.","commonSituations":"Automation pinning panes during layout changes; hand-built prost messages; contract version mismatch; meaning to use the focused-pane TogglePanePinned variant.","solutions":["Set pane_id: Some(PaneId { pane_type: Some(PaneType::Terminal(id)) }).","Use the plain TogglePanePinned action for the focused pane.","Validate the pane id exists before constructing the message.","Rebuild senders against the same zellij tag as the server."],"exampleFix":"// before\nlet action = ActionType::TogglePanePinnedByPaneId(\n    TogglePanePinnedByPaneIdAction { pane_id: None },\n); // -> \"TogglePanePinnedByPaneId missing pane_id\"\n\n// after\nlet action = ActionType::TogglePanePinnedByPaneId(\n    TogglePanePinnedByPaneIdAction {\n        pane_id: Some(PaneId { pane_type: Some(PaneType::Terminal(1)) }),\n    },\n);","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"fn is_sendable(a: &TogglePanePinnedByPaneIdAction) -> bool {\n    a.pane_id\n        .as_ref()\n        .and_then(|p| p.pane_type.as_ref())\n        .is_some()\n}","typeGuard":"fn has_valid_pane_id(a: &TogglePanePinnedByPaneIdAction) -> bool {\n    matches!(\n        a.pane_id.as_ref().and_then(|p| p.pane_type.as_ref()),\n        Some(pane_id::PaneType::Terminal(_)) | Some(pane_id::PaneType::Plugin(_))\n    )\n}","tryCatchPattern":"match Action::try_from(proto_action) {\n    Ok(action) => dispatch(action),\n    Err(e) if e.to_string().contains(\"TogglePanePinnedByPaneId missing pane_id\") => {\n        log::warn!(\"pin toggle without pane target: {e}\");\n    },\n    Err(e) => return Err(e),\n}","preventionTips":["When pinning during automated layout changes, resolve pane ids after the layout settles.","Prefer focused-pane TogglePanePinned in interactive contexts.","Keep contract versions aligned across client, server, and plugins."],"tags":["zellij","ipc","protobuf","rust","pane-id","layout"],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"98a0837077492d53dd252ab30bc3e43e41e504f4","analyzedAt":"2026-08-16T13:02:01.396Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-16T13:17:31.715Z"}