{"record":{"id":"326f09f8e5eea745","repo":"kubernetes/kops","slug":"cannot-interpret-q-value-as-int16","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"cannot interpret %q value as int16","messagePattern":"cannot interpret %q value as int16","errorType":"exception","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"util/pkg/reflectutils/access.go","lineNumber":211,"sourceCode":"\tcase \"bool\":\n\t\tb, err := strconv.ParseBool(newValue)\n\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"cannot interpret %q value as bool\", newValue)\n\t\t}\n\t\tnewV = reflect.ValueOf(b)\n\n\tcase \"int64\", \"int32\", \"int16\", \"int\":\n\t\tswitch t {\n\t\tcase \"int\":\n\t\t\tv, err := strconv.Atoi(newValue)\n\t\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"cannot interpret %q value as integer\", newValue)\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tnewV = reflect.ValueOf(v)\n\t\tcase \"int16\":\n\t\t\tv, err := strconv.ParseInt(newValue, 10, 16)\n\t\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"cannot interpret %q value as int16\", newValue)\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tv16 := int16(v)\n\t\t\tnewV = reflect.ValueOf(v16)\n\t\tcase \"int32\":\n\t\t\tv, err := strconv.ParseInt(newValue, 10, 32)\n\t\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"cannot interpret %q value as int32\", newValue)\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tv32 := int32(v)\n\t\t\tnewV = reflect.ValueOf(v32)\n\t\tcase \"int64\":\n\t\t\tv, err := strconv.ParseInt(newValue, 10, 64)\n\t\t\tif err != nil {\n\t\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"cannot interpret %q value as int64\", newValue)\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tv64 := int64(v)\n\t\t\tnewV = reflect.ValueOf(v64)\n\t\tdefault:","sourceCodeStart":193,"sourceCodeEnd":229,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/blob/4c8573c808a73d578c5eadc86d410646ea0b0d73/util/pkg/reflectutils/access.go#L193-L229","documentation":"The target field is int16; strconv.ParseInt(s,10,16) failed, meaning the value is not an integer or exceeds the int16 range (-32768..32767).","triggerScenarios":"SetString(&obj, \"spec.port16\", \"70000\") or any non-numeric string on an int16 field.","commonSituations":"Port or small-range numeric fields (e.g. node port ranges) given out-of-range values like 65535+ in `kops set cluster` commands.","solutions":["Use a value within int16 range (-32768..32767).","Verify the field type; ports above 32767 belong in int/int32 fields.","Pre-validate with strconv.ParseInt(v,10,16) before calling."],"exampleFix":"// before\nSetString(&c, \"spec.someInt16Field\", \"40000\") // overflows int16\n// after\nSetString(&c, \"spec.someInt16Field\", \"32000\")","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"if _, err := strconv.ParseInt(val, 10, 16); err != nil {\n    return fmt.Errorf(\"value %q does not fit int16\", val)\n}","typeGuard":"func isInt16(s string) bool {\n    _, err := strconv.ParseInt(s, 10, 16)\n    return err == nil\n}","tryCatchPattern":"if err := SetString(&obj, path, val); err != nil {\n    if strings.Contains(err.Error(), \"as int16\") {\n        return fmt.Errorf(\"%q must be an integer in [-32768, 32767]\", val)\n    }\n    return err\n}","preventionTips":["Range-check small numeric fields before setting.","Use int32/int64 fields for values that may exceed 32767."],"tags":["go","parsing","integer","overflow"],"backgroundTag":"invalid-integer-value","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"}