flxzt/rnote · error · anyhow::Error

`document` is not a JSON object.

Error message

`document` is not a JSON object.

What it means

Migration guard in the RnoteFileMaj0Min9 -> RnoteFileMaj0Min13 conversion: the `document` value inside engine_snapshot is not itself a JSON object, so its sub-keys cannot be accessed. Fires on corrupt files where `document` holds a scalar or array instead of an object.

Solutions

1. Restore from a backup copy; the document node is malformed.
2. Check the JSON: `document` must be an object containing `format` and `background`.
3. Re-save from the originating app if possible.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at crates/rnote-engine/src/fileformats/rnoteformat/maj0min13.rs:25 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of flxzt/rnote@bbc5354502 (2026-09-08). Data as JSON: /api/errors/2cbd4950409fc757. Report an issue: GitHub.

Appendix: source

Thrown at crates/rnote-engine/src/fileformats/rnoteformat/maj0min13.rs:25

pub struct RnoteFileMaj0Min13 {
    /// A snapshot of the engine.
    #[serde(rename = "engine_snapshot")]
    pub engine_snapshot: ijson::IValue,
}

impl TryFrom<RnoteFileMaj0Min9> for RnoteFileMaj0Min13 {
    type Error = anyhow::Error;

    fn try_from(mut value: RnoteFileMaj0Min9) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
        let engine_snapshot = value
            .engine_snapshot
            .as_object_mut()
            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("engine snapshot is not a JSON object."))?;
        let document = engine_snapshot
            .get_mut("document")
            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("`engine_snapshot` has no value `document`."))?
            .as_object_mut()
            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("`document` is not a JSON object."))?;

        let format = document
            .remove("format")
            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("document has no value `format`."))?;
        let background = document
            .remove("background")
            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("document has no value `background`."))?;
        let layout = document
            .remove("layout")
            .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("document has no value `layout`."))?;
        // discard `snap_positions`, this config is now global.
        document.remove("snap_positions");

        let mut document_config = ijson::IObject::new();
        document_config.insert("format", format);
        document_config.insert("background", background);
        document_config.insert("layout", layout);
        document.insert("config", document_config);

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