jackc/pgx · error

rewrite query failed: %w

Error message

rewrite query failed: %w

What it means

Error "rewrite query failed: %w" thrown in jackc/pgx.

Source

Thrown at conn.go:515

optionLoop:
	for len(arguments) > 0 {
		switch arg := arguments[0].(type) {
		case QueryExecMode:
			mode = arg
			arguments = arguments[1:]
		case QueryRewriter:
			queryRewriter = arg
			arguments = arguments[1:]
		default:
			break optionLoop
		}
	}

	if queryRewriter != nil {
		sql, arguments, err = queryRewriter.RewriteQuery(ctx, c, sql, arguments)
		if err != nil {
			return pgconn.CommandTag{}, fmt.Errorf("rewrite query failed: %w", err)
		}
	}

	// Always use simple protocol when there are no arguments.
	if len(arguments) == 0 {
		mode = QueryExecModeSimpleProtocol
	}

	defer func() {
		if err != nil {
			if sc := c.statementCache; sc != nil {
				sc.Invalidate(sql)
			}

			if sc := c.descriptionCache; sc != nil {
				sc.Invalidate(sql)
			}
		}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at conn.go:515 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of jackc/pgx@ec1a0befd2 (2026-08-04). Data as JSON: /data/errors/7f0521229c7ee3e4.json. Report an issue: GitHub.