{"record":{"id":"1f9b370fb49956f6","repo":"ahmetb/kubectx","slug":"failed-to-convert-in-memory-kubeconfig-to-yaml-w","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"failed to convert in-memory kubeconfig to yaml: %w","messagePattern":"failed to convert in-memory kubeconfig to yaml: %w","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"cmd/kubens/list.go","lineNumber":134,"sourceCode":"\tif paths := kc.ConfigPaths(); len(paths) > 0 {\n\t\t// Load from file paths so that client-go resolves relative paths\n\t\t// (e.g. in exec credential plugins) relative to the kubeconfig directory.\n\t\t//\n\t\t// TODO: This re-reads and re-parses the kubeconfig files from disk via\n\t\t// client-go, duplicating work already done by our kyaml-based loader.\n\t\t// A better approach would be to extract the current context/cluster/user\n\t\t// entries from the already-parsed multi-file kubeconfig and normalize\n\t\t// relative paths in memory based on which file each entry was read from.\n\t\tcfg, err = clientcmd.NewNonInteractiveDeferredLoadingClientConfig(\n\t\t\t&clientcmd.ClientConfigLoadingRules{Precedence: paths},\n\t\t\t&clientcmd.ConfigOverrides{},\n\t\t).ClientConfig()\n\t} else {\n\t\t// Fallback for in-memory configs (e.g. tests).\n\t\tvar b []byte\n\t\tb, err = kc.Bytes()\n\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\treturn nil, fmt.Errorf(\"failed to convert in-memory kubeconfig to yaml: %w\", err)\n\t\t}\n\t\tcfg, err = clientcmd.RESTConfigFromKubeConfig(b)\n\t}\n\tif err != nil {\n\t\treturn nil, fmt.Errorf(\"failed to initialize config: %w\", err)\n\t}\n\treturn kubernetes.NewForConfig(cfg)\n}\n","sourceCodeStart":116,"sourceCodeEnd":143,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/ahmetb/kubectx/blob/12ad6fb22e8c546ee2b54e7de38aa51c906832f7/cmd/kubens/list.go#L116-L143","documentation":"In newKubernetesClientSet's fallback path for in-memory kubeconfigs (no file paths available, e.g. tests), kc.Bytes() succeeded but clientcmd REST config synthesis from those YAML bytes failed — the config could not be converted into a usable *rest.Config.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at cmd/kubens/list.go:134 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":["Inspect the in-memory kubeconfig bytes for missing cluster/user/auth fields","Ensure the current context references existing cluster and user entries","Prefer file-based KUBECONFIG paths so the non-fallback loader is used"],"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"}