docker/cli · error

service %s: %w

Error message

service %s: %w

What it means

Error "service %s: %w" thrown in docker/cli.

Source

Thrown at cli/compose/convert/service.go:44

const (
	defaultNetwork = "default"
	// LabelImage is the label used to store image name provided in the compose file
	LabelImage = "com.docker.stack.image"
)

// Services from compose-file types to engine API types
func Services(
	ctx context.Context,
	namespace Namespace,
	config *composetypes.Config,
	apiClient client.APIClient,
) (map[string]swarm.ServiceSpec, error) {
	result := make(map[string]swarm.ServiceSpec)
	for _, service := range config.Services {
		secrets, err := convertServiceSecrets(ctx, apiClient, namespace, service.Secrets, config.Secrets)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("service %s: %w", service.Name, err)
		}
		configs, err := convertServiceConfigObjs(ctx, apiClient, namespace, service, config.Configs)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("service %s: %w", service.Name, err)
		}

		serviceSpec, err := Service(namespace, service, config.Networks, config.Volumes, secrets, configs)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("service %s: %w", service.Name, err)
		}
		result[service.Name] = serviceSpec
	}

	return result, nil
}

// Service converts a ServiceConfig into a swarm ServiceSpec
func Service(

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cli/compose/convert/service.go:44 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/520fe84a03399f06.json. Report an issue: GitHub.