zed-industries/zed · error · ActionBuildError::BuildError

expected array of actions

Error message

expected array of actions

What it means

Shape guard in ActionSequence::build_sequence(): the keymap JSON value for an action::Sequence was not an array, so there are no per-element actions to build. Any non-array value (string, object, number) is rejected with this generic expected-array error.

Source

Thrown at crates/settings/src/keymap_file.rs:1506

                                    name: Self::name_for_type().to_string(),
                                    error: anyhow::anyhow!(
                                        "error at sequence index {index}: {err}"
                                    ),
                                });
                            }
                        }
                    })
                    .collect::<Result<Vec<_>, _>>()?;
                Ok(Box::new(Self(actions)))
            }
            _ => Err(Self::expected_array_error()),
        }
    }

    fn expected_array_error() -> ActionBuildError {
        ActionBuildError::BuildError {
            name: Self::name_for_type().to_string(),
            error: anyhow::anyhow!("expected array of actions"),
        }
    }
}

impl Action for ActionSequence {
    fn name(&self) -> &'static str {
        Self::name_for_type()
    }

    fn name_for_type() -> &'static str
    where
        Self: Sized,
    {
        "action::Sequence"
    }

    fn partial_eq(&self, action: &dyn Action) -> bool {
        action

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Solutions

1. Write the sequence as an array: ["Action1", "Action2"]

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at crates/settings/src/keymap_file.rs:1506 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of zed-industries/zed@f4178619ac (2026-08-20). Data as JSON: /api/errors/e29f1ff440b35f93. Report an issue: GitHub.