docker/cli · error

nil lister

Error message

nil lister

What it means

Error "nil lister" thrown in docker/cli.

Source

Thrown at cli/context/store/store.go:123

		},
	}
}

// ContextStore implements Store.
type ContextStore struct {
	meta *metadataStore
	tls  *tlsStore
}

// List return all contexts.
func (s *ContextStore) List() ([]Metadata, error) {
	return s.meta.list()
}

// Names return Metadata names for a Lister
func Names(s Lister) ([]string, error) {
	if s == nil {
		return nil, errors.New("nil lister")
	}
	list, err := s.List()
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	names := make([]string, 0, len(list))
	for _, item := range list {
		names = append(names, item.Name)
	}
	return names, nil
}

// CreateOrUpdate creates or updates metadata for the context.
func (s *ContextStore) CreateOrUpdate(meta Metadata) error {
	return s.meta.createOrUpdate(meta)
}

// Remove deletes the context with the given name, if found.

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cli/context/store/store.go:123 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/ce057c26a6d72f47.json. Report an issue: GitHub.