temporalio/temporal · error

internal error, reference-id: %v

Error message

internal error, reference-id: %v

What it means

Error "internal error, reference-id: %v" thrown in temporalio/temporal.

Source

Thrown at components/callbacks/chasm_invocation.go:41

type chasmInvocation struct {
	nexus      *persistencespb.Callback_Nexus
	attempt    int32
	completion nexusrpc.CompleteOperationOptions
	requestID  string
}

func (c chasmInvocation) WrapError(result invocationResult, err error) error {
	return result.error()
}

// logInternalError emits a log statement for internalMsg, tagged with both
// internalErr and a reference-id. An opaque error containing the reference-id is
// returned. Intended to be used to hide internal errors from end users.
func logInternalError(logger log.Logger, internalMsg string, internalErr error) error {
	referenceID := uuid.NewString()
	logger.Error(internalMsg, tag.Error(internalErr), tag.String("reference-id", referenceID))
	return fmt.Errorf("internal error, reference-id: %v", referenceID)
}

func (c chasmInvocation) Invoke(ctx context.Context, ns *namespace.Namespace, e taskExecutor, task InvocationTask) invocationResult {
	// Get back the component ref and (optional) request ID from the callback token in the header.
	header := nexus.Header(c.nexus.GetHeader())
	if header == nil {
		header = nexus.Header{}
	}

	encodedToken := header.Get(commonnexus.CallbackTokenHeader)
	if encodedToken == "" {
		return invocationResultFail{logInternalError(e.Logger, "callback missing token", nil)}
	}

	ref, requestID, err := chasm.UnpackNexusCallbackToken(encodedToken)
	if err != nil {
		return invocationResultFail{logInternalError(e.Logger, "failed to decode CHASM callback token", err)}
	}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at components/callbacks/chasm_invocation.go:41 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of temporalio/temporal@bde624efd1 (2026-09-01). Data as JSON: /api/errors/7d139b0eb46c00ce. Report an issue: GitHub.