gastownhall/beads · error

LoadCreateContext: read allowed_prefixes: %w

Error message

LoadCreateContext: read allowed_prefixes: %w

What it means

Wrapping error from ConfigUseCaseImpl.LoadCreateContext at internal/storage/domain/config.go:253. Raised when cfgRepo.GetAllowedPrefixes(ctx) fails while assembling the issue-creation context. The prefix itself was read successfully; the failure is specifically in enumerating the allowed-prefix configuration.

Source

Thrown at internal/storage/domain/config.go:253

	}
	return nil
}

func (u *configUseCaseImpl) SetLocalMetadata(ctx context.Context, key, value string) error {
	if err := u.cfgRepo.SetLocalMetadata(ctx, key, value); err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("SetLocalMetadata: %w", err)
	}
	return nil
}

func (u *configUseCaseImpl) LoadCreateContext(ctx context.Context) (CreateContext, error) {
	prefix, err := u.cfgRepo.GetConfig(ctx, "issue_prefix")
	if err != nil {
		return CreateContext{}, fmt.Errorf("LoadCreateContext: read issue_prefix: %w", err)
	}
	allowed, err := u.cfgRepo.GetAllowedPrefixes(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return CreateContext{}, fmt.Errorf("LoadCreateContext: read allowed_prefixes: %w", err)
	}
	customTypes, err := u.cfgRepo.GetCustomTypes(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return CreateContext{}, fmt.Errorf("LoadCreateContext: read custom types: %w", err)
	}
	customStatuses, err := u.cfgRepo.GetCustomStatuses(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return CreateContext{}, fmt.Errorf("LoadCreateContext: read custom statuses: %w", err)
	}
	infraTypes, err := u.GetInfraTypes(ctx)
	if err != nil {
		return CreateContext{}, fmt.Errorf("LoadCreateContext: read infra types: %w", err)
	}
	return CreateContext{
		IssuePrefix:     prefix,
		AllowedPrefixes: allowed,
		CustomTypes:     customTypes,
		CustomStatuses:  customStatuses,

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Solutions

1. Unwrap the chain for the storage-level cause
2. Check the allowed-prefixes config storage for corruption
3. Re-establish the DB connection and retry
4. If timeouts recur, reduce network latency or increase the context deadline

// ensure allowed-prefix config is readable before create flows
if _, err := store.GetAllowedPrefixes(ctx); err != nil {
	return fmt.Errorf("allowed prefixes unreadable: %w", err)
}

cc, err := uc.LoadCreateContext(ctx)
if err != nil && strings.Contains(err.Error(), "read allowed_prefixes") {
	// transient read failure — retry once with a fresh context
	retryCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Second)
	defer cancel()
	cc, err = uc.LoadCreateContext(retryCtx)
}
return err

When it happens

Trigger: Calling LoadCreateContext when GetAllowedPrefixes fails — SQL error reading the allowed-prefixes config rows, connection dropped between the two reads, or cancelled context.

Common situations: Interrupted DB session mid-request; corrupted or partially migrated config tables; timeout while reading larger allowed-prefix lists over a slow connection.

Related errors

• LoadCreateContext: read issue_prefix: %w
• LoadCreateContext: read custom types: %w
• LoadCreateContext: read custom statuses: %w
• LoadCreateContext: read infra types: %w
• not found

AI-assisted analysis of gastownhall/beads@71377f2769 (2026-08-30). Data as JSON: /api/errors/f9f631cc01b270af. Report an issue: GitHub.