zellij-org/zellij · error

Invalid SearchOption: {}

Error message

Invalid SearchOption: {}

What it means

Error "Invalid SearchOption: {}" thrown in zellij-org/zellij.

Source

Thrown at zellij-utils/src/ipc/protobuf_conversion.rs:3623

    let proto_direction = match direction {
        x if x == ProtoSearchDirection::Up as i32 => ProtoSearchDirection::Up,
        x if x == ProtoSearchDirection::Down as i32 => ProtoSearchDirection::Down,
        _ => return Err(anyhow!("Invalid SearchDirection: {}", direction)),
    };
    match proto_direction {
        ProtoSearchDirection::Up => Ok(crate::input::actions::SearchDirection::Up),
        ProtoSearchDirection::Down => Ok(crate::input::actions::SearchDirection::Down),
        ProtoSearchDirection::Unspecified => Err(anyhow!("Unspecified search direction")),
    }
}

fn proto_i32_to_search_option(option: i32) -> Result<crate::input::actions::SearchOption> {
    use crate::client_server_contract::client_server_contract::SearchOption as ProtoSearchOption;
    let proto_option = match option {
        x if x == ProtoSearchOption::CaseSensitivity as i32 => ProtoSearchOption::CaseSensitivity,
        x if x == ProtoSearchOption::WholeWord as i32 => ProtoSearchOption::WholeWord,
        x if x == ProtoSearchOption::Wrap as i32 => ProtoSearchOption::Wrap,
        _ => return Err(anyhow!("Invalid SearchOption: {}", option)),
    };
    match proto_option {
        ProtoSearchOption::CaseSensitivity => {
            Ok(crate::input::actions::SearchOption::CaseSensitivity)
        },
        ProtoSearchOption::Wrap => Ok(crate::input::actions::SearchOption::Wrap),
        ProtoSearchOption::WholeWord => Ok(crate::input::actions::SearchOption::WholeWord),
        ProtoSearchOption::Unspecified => Err(anyhow!("Unspecified search option")),
    }
}

fn proto_i32_to_unblock_condition(condition: i32) -> Result<crate::data::UnblockCondition> {
    use crate::client_server_contract::client_server_contract::UnblockCondition as ProtoUnblockCondition;
    let proto_condition = match condition {
        x if x == ProtoUnblockCondition::OnExitSuccess as i32 => {
            ProtoUnblockCondition::OnExitSuccess
        },
        x if x == ProtoUnblockCondition::OnExitFailure as i32 => {

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Solutions

1. Validate the value against the allowed enum range before constructing the message.
2. Ensure client and server use matching protobuf definitions; regenerate bindings if versions differ.

When it happens

Trigger: Occurs when a protobuf enum value received over IPC has no matching variant; conversion rejects the unknown value.

Common situations: Typical of version skew between client and server, or a malformed/corrupted IPC message.

AI-assisted analysis of zellij-org/zellij@e839bfffa5 (2026-08-19). Data as JSON: /api/errors/adab74ebcb20586e. Report an issue: GitHub.