grafana/k6 · error

failed to create a new parser; reason: %w

Error message

failed to create a new parser; reason: %w

What it means

Error "failed to create a new parser; reason: %w" thrown in grafana/k6.

Source

Thrown at internal/js/modules/k6/experimental/csv/module.go:118

	// 1. Make sure the Sobek object is a fs.File (Sobek operation)
	var fileObj fs.File
	if err := mi.vu.Runtime().ExportTo(file, &fileObj); err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("first argument expected to be a fs.File instance, got %T instead", file)
	}

	parserOptions := newDefaultParserOptions()
	if options != nil {
		var err error
		parserOptions, err = newParserOptionsFrom(options.ToObject(rt))
		if err != nil {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to interpret the provided Parser options; reason: %w", err)
		}
	}

	r, err := NewReaderFrom(fileObj.ReadSeekStater, parserOptions)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create a new parser; reason: %w", err)
	}

	underlyingSharedArrayName, err := buildSharedArrayName(fileObj, parserOptions)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to derive shared array name; reason: %w", err)
	}

	callback := mi.vu.RegisterCallback()
	promise, resolve, reject := rt.NewPromise()

	go func() {
		// Because we rely on the data module to create the shared array, we need to
		// make sure that the data module is initialized before we can proceed, and that we don't instantiate
		// it multiple times.
		//
		// As such we hold a single instance of it in the RootModule, and we use it to create the shared array.
		fn, err := mi.dataModuleInstance.NewSharedArrayFrom(mi.vu.Runtime(), underlyingSharedArrayName, r)
		if err != nil {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at internal/js/modules/k6/experimental/csv/module.go:118 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of grafana/k6@93accf6570 (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/c078fb307d71be5a. Report an issue: GitHub.