getsops/sops · error

Expected JSON object key, got %s of type %T instead

Error message

Expected JSON object key, got %s of type %T instead

What it means

Error "Expected JSON object key, got %s of type %T instead" thrown in getsops/sops.

Source

Thrown at stores/json/store.go:167

		return nil, err
	}
	return f, nil
}

var errEndOfObject = fmt.Errorf("End of object")

func (store Store) treeItemFromJSONDecoder(dec *json.Decoder) (sops.TreeItem, error) {
	var item sops.TreeItem
	key, err := dec.Token()
	if err != nil && err != io.EOF {
		return item, err
	}
	if k, ok := key.(string); ok {
		item.Key = k
	} else if d, ok := key.(json.Delim); ok && d.String() == "}" {
		return item, errEndOfObject
	} else {
		return item, fmt.Errorf("Expected JSON object key, got %s of type %T instead", key, key)
	}
	value, err := dec.Token()
	if err != nil {
		return item, err
	}
	if delim, ok := value.(json.Delim); ok {
		if delim.String() == "[" {
			v, err := store.sliceFromJSONDecoder(dec)
			if err != nil {
				return item, err
			}
			item.Value = v
		}
		if delim.String() == "{" {
			v, err := store.treeBranchFromJSONDecoder(dec)
			if err != nil {
				return item, err
			}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at stores/json/store.go:167 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/713a7cf1b185deb6. Report an issue: GitHub.