{"record":{"id":"49cb0c6ba686e21d","repo":"hashicorp/nomad","slug":"http-type-must-have-http-path","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"http type must have http path","messagePattern":"http type must have http path","errorType":"validation","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"nomad/structs/services.go","lineNumber":269,"sourceCode":"\tif sc.OnUpdate == \"\" {\n\t\tsc.OnUpdate = OnUpdateRequireHealthy\n\t}\n}\n\n// validateCommon validates the parts of ServiceCheck shared across providers.\nfunc (sc *ServiceCheck) validateCommon(allowableTypes []string) error {\n\t// validate the type is allowable (different between nomad, consul checks)\n\tcheckType := strings.ToLower(sc.Type)\n\tif !slices.Contains(allowableTypes, checkType) {\n\t\ts := strings.Join(allowableTypes, \", \")\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(`invalid check type (%q), must be one of %s`, checkType, s)\n\t}\n\n\t// validate specific check types\n\tswitch checkType {\n\tcase ServiceCheckHTTP:\n\t\tif sc.Path == \"\" {\n\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"http type must have http path\")\n\t\t}\n\t\tcheckPath, pathErr := url.Parse(sc.Path)\n\t\tif pathErr != nil {\n\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"http type must have valid http path\")\n\t\t}\n\t\tif checkPath.IsAbs() {\n\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"http type must have relative http path\")\n\t\t}\n\tcase ServiceCheckScript:\n\t\tif sc.Command == \"\" {\n\t\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"script type must have a valid script path\")\n\t\t}\n\t}\n\n\t// validate interval\n\tif sc.Interval == 0 {\n\t\treturn fmt.Errorf(\"missing required value interval. Interval cannot be less than %v\", minCheckInterval)\n\t} else if sc.Interval < minCheckInterval {","sourceCodeStart":251,"sourceCodeEnd":287,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/hashicorp/nomad/blob/482b49bf1aec006f089bcfc7e632d8f6ac303e5e/nomad/structs/services.go#L251-L287","documentation":"An HTTP-type service check was defined without a `path`; validateCommon requires a request path for http checks.","triggerScenarios":"Thrown at nomad/structs/services.go:269 when the library encounters an invalid state.","commonSituations":"See trigger scenarios.","solutions":["Add a path such as \"/health\" to the check definition"],"exampleFix":null,"handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":null,"typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":null,"preventionTips":[],"tags":[],"backgroundTag":null,"analyzedSha":"482b49bf1aec006f089bcfc7e632d8f6ac303e5e","analyzedAt":"2026-09-04T07:54:14.808Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-04T07:54:14.808Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-08T10:18:20.063Z"}