zellij-org/zellij · error

Failed to convert to protobuf: {:?}

Error message

Failed to convert to protobuf: {:?}

What it means

Error "Failed to convert to protobuf: {:?}" thrown in zellij-org/zellij.

Source

Thrown at zellij-server/src/plugins/pipes.rs:156

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pub fn apply_pipe_message_to_plugin(
    plugin_id: PluginId,
    client_id: ClientId,
    running_plugin: &mut RunningPlugin,
    pipe_message: &PipeMessage,
    plugin_render_assets: &mut Vec<PluginRenderAsset>,
    senders: &ThreadSenders,
) -> Result<()> {
    let instance = &running_plugin.instance;
    let rows = running_plugin.rows;
    let columns = running_plugin.columns;

    let err_context = || format!("Failed to apply event to plugin {plugin_id}");
    let protobuf_pipe_message: ProtobufPipeMessage = pipe_message
        .clone()
        .try_into()
        .map_err(|e| anyhow!("Failed to convert to protobuf: {:?}", e))?;
    match instance.get_typed_func::<(), i32>(&mut running_plugin.store, "pipe") {
        Ok(pipe) => {
            wasi_write_object(
                running_plugin.store.data(),
                &protobuf_pipe_message.encode_to_vec(),
            )
            .with_context(err_context)?;
            let should_render = pipe
                .call(&mut running_plugin.store, ())
                .with_context(err_context)?;
            let should_render = should_render == 1;
            if rows > 0 && columns > 0 && should_render {
                let rendered_bytes = instance
                    .get_typed_func::<(i32, i32), ()>(&mut running_plugin.store, "render")
                    .and_then(|render| {
                        render.call(&mut running_plugin.store, (rows as i32, columns as i32))
                    })
                    .map_err(|e| anyhow!(e))

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at zellij-server/src/plugins/pipes.rs:156 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of zellij-org/zellij@98a0837077 (2026-08-16). Data as JSON: /api/errors/148bcf26da0b6d99. Report an issue: GitHub.