jackc/pgx · error

timestamp: %w

Error message

timestamp: %w

What it means

Error "timestamp: %w" thrown in jackc/pgx.

Source

Thrown at pgtype/timestamp.go:267

			return &scanPlanTextTimestampToTimestampScanner{location: c.ScanLocation}
		}
	}

	return nil
}

type scanPlanBinaryTimestampToTimestampScanner struct{ location *time.Location }

func (plan *scanPlanBinaryTimestampToTimestampScanner) Scan(src []byte, dst any) error {
	scanner := (dst).(TimestampScanner)

	if src == nil {
		return scanner.ScanTimestamp(Timestamp{})
	}

	raw, err := pgio.Uint64Exact(src)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("timestamp: %w", err)
	}

	var ts Timestamp
	microsecSinceY2K := int64(raw)

	switch microsecSinceY2K {
	case infinityMicrosecondOffset:
		ts = Timestamp{Valid: true, InfinityModifier: Infinity}
	case negativeInfinityMicrosecondOffset:
		ts = Timestamp{Valid: true, InfinityModifier: -Infinity}
	default:
		tim := time.Unix(
			microsecFromUnixEpochToY2K/1_000_000+microsecSinceY2K/1_000_000,
			(microsecFromUnixEpochToY2K%1_000_000*1_000)+(microsecSinceY2K%1_000_000*1000),
		).UTC()
		if plan.location != nil {
			tim = time.Date(tim.Year(), tim.Month(), tim.Day(), tim.Hour(), tim.Minute(), tim.Second(), tim.Nanosecond(), plan.location)
		}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at pgtype/timestamp.go:267 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/9a16a3f9ae126f3d.json. Report an issue: GitHub.