{"record":{"id":"32816efa05a20d7c","repo":"vectordotdev/vector","slug":"failed-to-find-validation-configuration-from-given-test-case","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"Failed to find validation configuration from given test case data path.","messagePattern":"Failed to find validation configuration from given test case data path\\.","errorType":"panic","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"src/components/validation/mod.rs","lineNumber":442,"sourceCode":"    // Now that we've theoretically got the component type and component name, try to query the\n    // validatable component descriptions to find it.\n    ValidatableComponentDescription::query(&component_name, component_type).ok_or(format!(\n        \"No validation configuration for component '{component_name}' with component type '{}'.\",\n        component_type.as_str()\n    ))\n}\n\n#[cfg(feature = \"component-validation-runner\")]\npub fn validate_component(test_case_data_path: std::path::PathBuf) {\n    if !test_case_data_path.exists() {\n        panic!(\n            \"Component validation test invoked with path to test case data that could not be found: {}\",\n            test_case_data_path.to_string_lossy()\n        );\n    }\n\n    let configuration = get_validation_configuration_from_test_case_path(&test_case_data_path)\n        .expect(\"Failed to find validation configuration from given test case data path.\");\n\n    run_validation(configuration, test_case_data_path);\n}\n\n#[cfg(all(test, feature = \"component-validation-tests\"))]\nmod tests {\n    #[test_generator::test_resources(\"tests/validation/components/**/*.yaml\")]\n    pub fn validate_component(test_case_data_path: &str) {\n        crate::test_util::trace_init();\n\n        let test_case_data_path = std::path::PathBuf::from(test_case_data_path.to_string());\n\n        super::validate_component(test_case_data_path);\n    }\n}\n","sourceCodeStart":424,"sourceCodeEnd":458,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/vectordotdev/vector/blob/bdb87aeaa4c4ff27c0ba643c1c77b21bf2ef4013/src/components/validation/mod.rs#L424-L458","documentation":"The component validation runner derives a validation configuration from a test-case data path; if the path does not exist or contains no recognizable test-case layout, `get_validation_configuration_from_test_case_path` returns None and the code panics with this message. It is a CLI-user-facing panic for the `vector validate` component-testing feature.","triggerScenarios":"Running `vector validate <path>` (component validation) with a path that doesn't exist, isn't a directory, or doesn't contain the expected test-case file layout.","commonSituations":"Typo in the test-case directory path; passing a single component config file instead of a validation test-case data directory; running validation from a different working directory with a relative path.","solutions":["Verify the test-case data path exists: `ls <path>` from the working directory where you invoke vector","Pass the directory containing the validation test-case data (with its expected test case files), not a bare config file","Use an absolute path to rule out working-directory issues","Run `vector validate --help` to confirm the expected input layout"],"exampleFix":"// before\nvector validate ./component-tests/smoketest\n// after (path corrected to existing test case dir)\nvector validate ./tests/component_validation/smoketest","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"// before invoking vector validate\ntest -d \"$TEST_CASE_PATH\" && echo ok || echo \"missing test case path: $TEST_CASE_PATH\"","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":["Always pass the directory containing the validation test-case data, not a bare config","Use absolute paths to avoid working-directory surprises","Tab-complete the path in the shell to confirm it exists"],"tags":["rust","validation","cli","path"],"backgroundTag":"resource-not-found","analyzedSha":"bdb87aeaa4c4ff27c0ba643c1c77b21bf2ef4013","analyzedAt":"2026-09-16T02:53:35.741Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-16T02:53:35.741Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-23T08:17:48.524Z"}