docker/cli · error

invalid type %T for duration

Error message

invalid type %T for duration

What it means

Error "invalid type %T for duration" thrown in docker/cli.

Source

Thrown at cli/compose/loader/loader.go:915

	switch value := value.(type) {
	case int:
		return int64(value), nil
	case string:
		return units.RAMInBytes(value)
	}
	panic(fmt.Errorf("invalid type for size %T", value))
}

var transformStringToDuration TransformerFunc = func(value any) (any, error) {
	switch value := value.(type) {
	case string:
		d, err := time.ParseDuration(value)
		if err != nil {
			return value, err
		}
		return types.Duration(d), nil
	default:
		return value, fmt.Errorf("invalid type %T for duration", value)
	}
}

func toServicePortConfigs(value string) ([]any, error) {
	// short syntax ([ip:]public:private[/proto])
	//
	// TODO(thaJeztah): we need an equivalent that handles the "ip-address" part without depending on the nat package.
	ports, portBindings, err := nat.ParsePortSpecs([]string{value})
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	// We need to sort the key of the ports to make sure it is consistent
	keys := make([]string, 0, len(ports))
	for port := range ports {
		keys = append(keys, string(port))
	}
	sort.Strings(keys)

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cli/compose/loader/loader.go:915 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/f9f7a4073d11c984.json. Report an issue: GitHub.