redis/go-redis · error

invalid term format

Error message

invalid term format

What it means

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

Source

Thrown at search_commands.go:2538

			}
		}

		results = append(results, SpellCheckResult{
			Term:        term,
			Suggestions: suggestions,
		})
	}

	return results, nil
}

func parseFTSpellCheck(data []interface{}) ([]SpellCheckResult, error) {
	results := make([]SpellCheckResult, 0, len(data))

	for _, termData := range data {
		termInfo, ok := termData.([]interface{})
		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")
			}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at search_commands.go:2538 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/b0e03008ce52b1c6. Report an issue: GitHub.