jackc/pgx · error

Unknown typtype %q was found while registering %q

Error message

Unknown typtype %q was found while registering %q

What it means

Error "Unknown typtype %q was found while registering %q" thrown in jackc/pgx.

Source

Thrown at derived_types.go:234

			type_ = &pgtype.Type{Name: ti.TypeName, OID: ti.Oid, Codec: dt.Codec}
		case "e": // enum
			type_ = &pgtype.Type{Name: ti.TypeName, OID: ti.Oid, Codec: &pgtype.EnumCodec{}}
		case "r": // range
			dt, ok := m.TypeForOID(ti.Rngsubtype)
			if !ok {
				return nil, fmt.Errorf("Range element OID %v was not already registered, needed for %q", ti.Rngsubtype, ti.TypeName)
			}

			type_ = &pgtype.Type{Name: ti.TypeName, OID: ti.Oid, Codec: &pgtype.RangeCodec{ElementType: dt}}
		case "m": // multirange
			dt, ok := m.TypeForOID(ti.Rngtypid)
			if !ok {
				return nil, fmt.Errorf("Multirange element OID %v was not already registered, needed for %q", ti.Rngtypid, ti.TypeName)
			}

			type_ = &pgtype.Type{Name: ti.TypeName, OID: ti.Oid, Codec: &pgtype.MultirangeCodec{ElementType: dt}}
		default:
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unknown typtype %q was found while registering %q", ti.Typtype, ti.TypeName)
		}

		// the type_ is impossible to be null
		m.RegisterType(type_)
		if ti.NspName != "" {
			nspType := &pgtype.Type{Name: ti.NspName + "." + type_.Name, OID: type_.OID, Codec: type_.Codec}
			m.RegisterType(nspType)
			result = append(result, nspType)
		}
		result = append(result, type_)
	}

	if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("While processing rows: %w", err)
	}

	return result, nil
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at derived_types.go:234 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/18ff32d0d77c3b9f.json. Report an issue: GitHub.