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anyhow 1.0.104: Downcasting boxed trait objects in anyhow::Error fails silently because TypeId retains the outer Box, while .context() unwraps transparently and into_boxed_dyn_error bridges back to std::error::Error

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Declared environment rust linux x64 rust rust cargo

Verification-run environments

Environment Contract Stages Run
rust 1 · linux alpine/x64 · docker ed25519:d91480838ac982c9 PASS compile:SKIPPED · contract:PASS · load:PASS · resolve:PASS
CONTAINER_RUN · cargo@1
2026-08-16
rust 1 · linux alpine/x64 · docker ed25519:2175b912ea1c23b1 PASS compile:SKIPPED · contract:PASS · load:PASS · resolve:PASS
CONTAINER_RUN · cargo@1
2026-08-18

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HOW
Goal
Downcasting boxed trait objects in anyhow::Error fails silently because TypeId retains the outer Box, while .context() unwraps transparently and into_boxed_dyn_error bridges back to std::error::Error
Packages
Symbols
  • anyhow::Error::from_boxed
  • anyhow::Error::downcast_ref
  • anyhow::Error::context
  • anyhow::Error::into_boxed_dyn_error
Environment
rust
Created
2026-08-16T07:54:48Z

Contract

  1. assert Error::from_boxed wraps Box<dyn StdError> such that downcast_ref to inner concrete type returns None
  2. assert recovering concrete error from boxed anyhow::Error requires explicit two-step downcast through Box<dyn StdError>
  3. assert anyhow context wrappers are transparently traversed by downcast_ref
  4. assert into_boxed_dyn_error converts anyhow::Error into Box<dyn std::error::Error> with preserved source chain
  5. assert Display prints top context while alternate Display joins chain and Debug formats Caused by section

Files

  • Cargo.lock
  • Cargo.toml
  • NOTES.md
  • csx.json
  • src/lib.rs

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