{"record":{"id":"1108909c0a1e5120","repo":"kubernetes/kops","slug":"error-resolving-channel-q-v","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"error resolving channel %q: %v","messagePattern":"error resolving channel %q: (.+?)","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"pkg/wellknownoperators/operators.go","lineNumber":92,"sourceCode":"}\n\nfunc (b *Builder) loadClusterPackage(u *unstructured.Unstructured) (*Package, error) {\n\toperatorKey := u.GetName()\n\tif operatorKey == \"\" {\n\t\treturn nil, fmt.Errorf(\"could not get name from ClusterPackage\")\n\t}\n\n\toperatorVersion, _, err := unstructured.NestedString(u.Object, \"spec\", \"version\")\n\tif err != nil || operatorVersion == \"\" {\n\t\treturn nil, fmt.Errorf(\"could not get spec.version from ClusterPackage\")\n\t}\n\n\tid := operatorVersion\n\n\tlocation := path.Join(\"packages\", operatorKey, operatorVersion, \"manifest.yaml\")\n\tchannelURL, err := kops.ResolveChannel(b.Cluster.Spec.Channel)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn nil, fmt.Errorf(\"error resolving channel %q: %v\", b.Cluster.Spec.Channel, err)\n\t}\n\n\tlocationURL := channelURL.ResolveReference(&url.URL{Path: location}).String()\n\n\tmanifestBytes, err := b.VFSContext.ReadFile(locationURL)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn nil, fmt.Errorf(\"error reading operator manifest %q: %v\", locationURL, err)\n\t}\n\n\taddon := &Package{\n\t\tManifest: manifestBytes,\n\t\tSpec: channelsapi.AddonSpec{\n\t\t\tName:     new(operatorKey),\n\t\t\tId:       id,\n\t\t\tSelector: map[string]string{\"k8s-addon\": operatorKey},\n\t\t\tManifest: new(location),\n\t\t},\n\t}","sourceCodeStart":74,"sourceCodeEnd":110,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/blob/4c8573c808a73d578c5eadc86d410646ea0b0d73/pkg/wellknownoperators/operators.go#L74-L110","documentation":"kops.ResolveChannel failed to resolve the cluster's spec.channel — the channel reference (URL or channels:// path) is malformed, unreachable, or the channel document itself is invalid, so no base URL can be established for package manifests.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at pkg/wellknownoperators/operators.go:92 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":["Fix spec.channel to a valid channels URL (e.g. https://kops.sigs.k8s.io/releases/stable.txt)","Check network access / proxy settings if the channel URL cannot be fetched","Pin a specific channel version if the latest channel document is broken"],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"try-catch","validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"4c8573c808a73d578c5eadc86d410646ea0b0d73","analyzedAt":"2026-09-05T04:13:19.212Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-05T04:13:19.212Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-12T07:17:12.445Z"}