getsops/sops · error

Error marshaling to YAML: %s

Error message

Error marshaling to YAML: %s

What it means

Error "Error marshaling to YAML: %s" thrown in getsops/sops.

Source

Thrown at stores/yaml/store.go:396

	indent, err := store.getIndentation()
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	e.SetIndent(indent)
	for _, branch := range branches {
		// Document root
		var doc = yaml.Node{}
		doc.Kind = yaml.DocumentNode
		// Add global mapping
		var mapping = yaml.Node{}
		mapping.Kind = yaml.MappingNode
		// Marshal branch to global mapping node
		store.appendTreeBranch(branch, &mapping)
		doc.Content = append(doc.Content, &mapping)
		// Encode YAML
		err := e.Encode(&doc)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error marshaling to YAML: %s", err)
		}
	}
	e.Close()
	return b.Bytes(), nil
}

// EmitValue returns bytes corresponding to a single encoded value
// in a generic interface{} object
func (store *Store) EmitValue(v interface{}) ([]byte, error) {
	n := store.treeValueToNode(v)
	return yaml.Marshal(n)
}

// EmitExample returns the bytes corresponding to an example complex tree
func (store *Store) EmitExample() []byte {
	bytes, err := store.EmitPlainFile(stores.ExampleComplexTree.Branches)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)

View on GitHub (pinned to 13442bb981)

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at stores/yaml/store.go:396 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of getsops/sops@13442bb981 (2026-09-01). Data as JSON: /api/errors/35e34ddfa6849a79. Report an issue: GitHub.