{"record":{"id":"056207049de03d8c","repo":"apache/flink","slug":"failed-to-trigger-a-checkpoint-for-the-job","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Failed to trigger a checkpoint for the job {}.","messagePattern":"Failed to trigger a checkpoint for the job (.+?)\\.","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"FlinkException","httpStatus":null,"severity":"critical","filePath":"flink-clients/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/client/cli/CliFrontend.java","lineNumber":1006,"sourceCode":"\n        try {\n            final long checkpointId =\n                    checkpointFuture.get(clientTimeout.toMillis(), TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);\n\n            logAndSysout(\n                    \"Checkpoint\"\n                            + (checkpointType == CheckpointType.CONFIGURED\n                                    ? \"\"\n                                    : (\"(\" + checkpointType + \")\"))\n                            + \" \"\n                            + checkpointId\n                            + \" for job \"\n                            + jobId\n                            + \" completed.\");\n            logAndSysout(\"You can resume your program from this checkpoint with the run command.\");\n        } catch (Exception e) {\n            Throwable cause = ExceptionUtils.stripExecutionException(e);\n            throw new FlinkException(\n                    \"Failed to trigger a checkpoint for the job \" + jobId + \".\", cause);\n        }\n    }\n\n    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n    //  Interaction with programs and JobManager\n    // --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n    protected void executeProgram(final Configuration configuration, final PackagedProgram program)\n            throws ProgramInvocationException {\n        ClientUtils.executeProgram(\n                new DefaultExecutorServiceLoader(), configuration, program, false, false);\n    }\n\n    /**\n     * Creates a Packaged program from the given command line options.\n     *\n     * @return A PackagedProgram (upon success)","sourceCodeStart":988,"sourceCodeEnd":1024,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/apache/flink/blob/2f3c205e9266cb30240eb7f4fdab15cad629a70f/flink-clients/src/main/java/org/apache/flink/client/cli/CliFrontend.java#L988-L1024","documentation":"Wrapped as ParquetDecodingException from NestedPrimitiveColumnReader.readPageV2 when initDataReader fails for a DataPageV2's data section (levels are constructed separately for v2, so failure here is specifically the values decoder: dictionary-missing, unsupported encoding, or initFromStream truncation). Message includes page and column descriptors.","triggerScenarios":"Dictionary-encoded v2 page with missing dictionary; v2 data section truncated relative to valueCount; unsupported value encoding on the v2 data section.","commonSituations":"Same class as the v1 wrapper but for v2 pages: corrupt files, non-standard writer encodings, dictionary-page omissions.","solutions":["Inspect the cause (initDataReader's specific failure determines the fix)","Verify page/dictionary layout with parquet-tools and file integrity","Rewrite files with a canonical writer or upgrade Flink for encoding support","Capture a minimal reproducer for either the writer or Flink depending on where validation fails"],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"try-catch","validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"try {\n    nestedReader.readAndNewVector(...);\n} catch (ParquetDecodingException e) {\n    // v2 page decode failure — cause distinguishes dictionary/encoding/truncation\n    handleByRootCause(file, ExceptionUtils.getRootCause(e));\n}","preventionTips":["For v2-page writers, validate output with reference readers before production use","Maintain a read-compatibility suite covering v1 and v2 pages across your writers","Atomic writes + checksums prevent the truncated-page variant"],"tags":["parquet","nested","page-v2","data-corruption"],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"2f3c205e9266cb30240eb7f4fdab15cad629a70f","analyzedAt":"2026-08-14T08:48:24.518Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-08-14T10:17:34.591Z"}