projectdiscovery/nuclei · error

input file is empty

Error message

input file is empty

What it means

Error "input file is empty" thrown in projectdiscovery/nuclei.

Source

Thrown at pkg/input/provider/http/multiformat.go:85

			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not open input file")
		}
		inputFile = file
		inputReader = file
	} else {
		inputReader = strings.NewReader(opts.InputContents)
	}
	defer func() {
		if inputFile != nil {
			_ = inputFile.Close()
		}
	}()

	data, err := io.ReadAll(inputReader)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not read input file")
	}
	if len(data) == 0 {
		return nil, errors.New("input file is empty")
	}

	parseErr := format.Parse(bytes.NewReader(data), func(request *types.RequestResponse) bool {
		count++
		return false
	}, opts.InputFile)
	if parseErr != nil {
		return nil, errors.Wrap(parseErr, "could not parse input file")
	}
	return &HttpInputProvider{format: format, inputData: data, inputFile: opts.InputFile, count: count}, nil
}

// Count returns the number of items for input provider
func (i *HttpInputProvider) Count() int64 {
	return i.count
}

// Iterate over all inputs in order

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at pkg/input/provider/http/multiformat.go:85 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of projectdiscovery/nuclei@265b3a3dec (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/acc1b75347e3f027. Report an issue: GitHub.