{"record":{"id":"1d2e9cf306f61e27","repo":"ahmetb/kubectx","slug":"failed-to-determine-state-file-w","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"failed to determine state file: %w","messagePattern":"failed to determine state file: %w","errorType":"console","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"cmd/kubectx/switch.go","lineNumber":55,"sourceCode":"\tif op.Target == \"-\" {\n\t\tnewCtx, err = swapContext()\n\t} else {\n\t\tnewCtx, err = switchContext(op.Target)\n\t}\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"failed to switch context: %w\", err)\n\t}\n\tif err = printer.Success(stderr, \"Switched to context \\\"%s\\\".\", printer.SuccessColor.Sprint(newCtx)); err != nil {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"print error: %w\", err)\n\t}\n\treturn nil\n}\n\n// switchContext switches to specified context name.\nfunc switchContext(name string) (string, error) {\n\tprevCtxFile, err := kubectxPrevCtxFile()\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn \"\", fmt.Errorf(\"failed to determine state file: %w\", err)\n\t}\n\n\tkc := new(kubeconfig.Kubeconfig).WithLoader(kubeconfig.DefaultLoader)\n\tdefer kc.Close()\n\tif err := kc.Parse(); err != nil {\n\t\treturn \"\", fmt.Errorf(\"kubeconfig error: %w\", err)\n\t}\n\n\tprev, err := kc.GetCurrentContext()\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn \"\", fmt.Errorf(\"failed to get current context: %w\", err)\n\t}\n\texists, err := kc.ContextExists(name)\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn \"\", fmt.Errorf(\"failed to check context: %w\", err)\n\t}\n\tif !exists {\n\t\treturn \"\", fmt.Errorf(\"no context exists with the name: \\\"%s\\\"\", name)","sourceCodeStart":37,"sourceCodeEnd":73,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/ahmetb/kubectx/blob/12ad6fb22e8c546ee2b54e7de38aa51c906832f7/cmd/kubectx/switch.go#L37-L73","documentation":"kubectxPrevCtxFile failed to determine the path of the state file that stores the previous context. It derives the path from the user's home/state directory; failure means HOME/XDG environment could not be resolved to a usable directory.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at cmd/kubectx/switch.go:55 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":["Ensure the HOME environment variable is set to a valid directory","Alternatively set XDG_STATE_HOME (or XDG_CACHE_HOME depending on platform) to a writable path","Fix the environment in CI/containers where HOME is often missing"],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"try-catch","validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"12ad6fb22e8c546ee2b54e7de38aa51c906832f7","analyzedAt":"2026-09-02T12:23:10.107Z","contentChangedAt":null,"schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-09T16:17:10.729Z"}