{"record":{"id":"833a9d4018561ec7","repo":"apache/beam","slug":"no-tableprovider-registered-for-table-type-type","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"No TableProvider registered for table type: ${type}","messagePattern":"No TableProvider registered for table type: (.+?)","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"IllegalStateException","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"sdks/java/extensions/sql/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/extensions/sql/meta/store/InMemoryMetaStore.java","lineNumber":152,"sourceCode":"   * Fetches a {@link TableProvider} for this type. This provider can exist in the current {@link\n   * InMemoryMetaStore} or a nested {@link InMemoryMetaStore}.\n   *\n   * @param type\n   * @return\n   */\n  public TableProvider getProvider(String type) {\n    @Nullable TableProvider provider = providers.get(type.toLowerCase());\n    if (provider != null) {\n      return provider;\n    }\n\n    // check nested InMemoryMetaStore\n    provider = providers.get(getTableType());\n    if (provider != null && (provider instanceof InMemoryMetaStore)) {\n      return ((InMemoryMetaStore) provider).getProvider(type);\n    }\n\n    throw new IllegalStateException(\"No TableProvider registered for table type: \" + type);\n  }\n\n  @Override\n  public AlterTableOps alterTable(String name) {\n    if (!tables.containsKey(name)) {\n      throw new IllegalArgumentException(\"No such table: \" + name);\n    }\n\n    Table table = tables.get(name);\n    return getProvider(table.getType()).alterTable(name);\n  }\n}\n","sourceCodeStart":134,"sourceCodeEnd":165,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/apache/beam/blob/12126d8942aaf848030c478b4c6a28c6af861c66/sdks/java/extensions/sql/src/main/java/org/apache/beam/sdk/extensions/sql/meta/store/InMemoryMetaStore.java#L134-L165","documentation":"InMemoryMetaStore.getProvider resolves the TableProvider responsible for a given table type, including delegating to nested InMemoryMetaStores. If nothing is registered for the type (after nested lookup), it throws IllegalStateException. Called by createTable, dropTable, alterTable, and partitioning checks.","triggerScenarios":"Performing any operation (create/drop/alter table, supportsPartitioning) on a table whose getType() has no registered provider, or relying on a nested metastore that lacks the type.","commonSituations":"DDL referencing provider types like 'bigquery' or 'pubsub' without registering the corresponding extension provider; tests reusing a metastore that only registered TextTableProvider.","solutions":["Register the required provider, e.g. metaStore.registerProvider(new TextTableProvider());","Add the matching beam-sql extension dependency (e.g. beam-sdks-java-extensions-sql) providing that provider class.","Correct the table TYPE string to match a registered provider."],"exampleFix":"// before\nmetaStore.createTable(pubsubTable); // no provider for 'pubsub'\n// after\nmetaStore.registerProvider(new PubsubTableProvider());\nmetaStore.createTable(pubsubTable);","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"// verify provider availability before operations\nObjects.requireNonNull(metaStore.getTable(tableName), \"table must exist\");\n// ensure the provider for its type was registered at startup","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"try {\n  metaStore.createTable(table);\n} catch (IllegalStateException e) {\n  if (e.getMessage().startsWith(\"No TableProvider registered\")) {\n    // register missing provider and retry\n  }\n}","preventionTips":["Register every provider your DDL references at bootstrap.","Include required beam-sql extension provider classes on the classpath.","Smoke-test provider resolution in CI."],"tags":["beam-sql","metastore","provider-lookup"],"backgroundTag":"resource-not-found","analyzedSha":"12126d8942aaf848030c478b4c6a28c6af861c66","analyzedAt":"2026-09-13T01:50:10.254Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-13T01:50:10.254Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-20T03:17:13.778Z"}