goharbor/harbor · error

cannot add child to non-directory node

Error message

cannot add child to non-directory node

What it means

Error "cannot add child to non-directory node" thrown in goharbor/harbor.

Source

Thrown at src/controller/artifact/processor/cnai/parser/util.go:141

		Type: TypeFile,
		Size: size,
	}
}

func NewDirectory(name string) *FileNode {
	return &FileNode{
		Name:     name,
		Type:     TypeDirectory,
		Children: make(map[string]*FileNode),
	}
}

func (root *FileNode) AddChild(child *FileNode) error {
	root.mu.Lock()
	defer root.mu.Unlock()

	if root.Type != TypeDirectory {
		return fmt.Errorf("cannot add child to non-directory node")
	}

	root.Children[child.Name] = child
	return nil
}

func (root *FileNode) GetChild(name string) (*FileNode, bool) {
	root.mu.RLock()
	defer root.mu.RUnlock()

	child, ok := root.Children[name]
	return child, ok
}

func (root *FileNode) AddNode(path string, size int64, isDir bool) (*FileNode, error) {
	path = filepath.Clean(path)
	parts := strings.Split(path, string(filepath.Separator))

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/controller/artifact/processor/cnai/parser/util.go:141 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of goharbor/harbor@7b2fd08cc5 (2026-08-16). Data as JSON: /api/errors/09874ead86291a6a. Report an issue: GitHub.