docker/cli · error

failed to get tasks: %w

Error message

failed to get tasks: %w

What it means

Error "failed to get tasks: %w" thrown in docker/cli.

Source

Thrown at cli/command/stack/remove.go:179

	swarm.TaskStateReady:     7,
	swarm.TaskStateStarting:  8,
	swarm.TaskStateRunning:   9,
	swarm.TaskStateComplete:  10,
	swarm.TaskStateShutdown:  11,
	swarm.TaskStateFailed:    12,
	swarm.TaskStateRejected:  13,
}

func terminalState(state swarm.TaskState) bool {
	return numberedStates[state] > numberedStates[swarm.TaskStateRunning]
}

func waitOnTasks(ctx context.Context, apiClient client.APIClient, namespace string) error {
	terminalStatesReached := 0
	for {
		res, err := getStackTasks(ctx, apiClient, namespace)
		if err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("failed to get tasks: %w", err)
		}

		for _, task := range res.Items {
			if terminalState(task.Status.State) {
				terminalStatesReached++
				break
			}
		}

		if terminalStatesReached == len(res.Items) {
			break
		}
	}
	return nil
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cli/command/stack/remove.go:179 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of docker/cli@e9452d6e78 (2026-08-01). Data as JSON: /data/errors/5bb4bbc6f686be1e.json. Report an issue: GitHub.