redis/go-redis · error

invalid suggestion format

Error message

invalid suggestion format

What it means

Error "invalid suggestion format" thrown in redis/go-redis.

Source

Thrown at search_commands.go:2555

		if !ok || len(termInfo) != 3 {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid term format")
		}

		term, ok := termInfo[1].(string)
		if !ok {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid term format")
		}

		suggestionsData, ok := termInfo[2].([]interface{})
		if !ok {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid suggestions format")
		}

		suggestions := make([]SpellCheckSuggestion, 0, len(suggestionsData))
		for _, suggestionData := range suggestionsData {
			suggestionInfo, ok := suggestionData.([]interface{})
			if !ok || len(suggestionInfo) != 2 {
				return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid suggestion format")
			}

			scoreStr, ok := suggestionInfo[0].(string)
			if !ok {
				return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid suggestion score format")
			}
			score, err := strconv.ParseFloat(scoreStr, 64)
			if err != nil {
				return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid suggestion score value")
			}

			suggestion, ok := suggestionInfo[1].(string)
			if !ok {
				return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid suggestion format")
			}

			suggestions = append(suggestions, SpellCheckSuggestion{
				Score:      score,

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at search_commands.go:2555 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of redis/go-redis@c5cad058c7 (2026-09-01). Data as JSON: /api/errors/0360f9887361b3a3. Report an issue: GitHub.