goharbor/harbor · error

nil registration to update

Error message

nil registration to update

What it means

Error "nil registration to update" thrown in goharbor/harbor.

Source

Thrown at src/pkg/scan/scanner/manager.go:125

		return nil, errors.New("empty uuid of registration")
	}

	r, err := scanner.GetRegistration(ctx, registrationUUID)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	if r != nil {
		if err := decryptCredential(r); err != nil {
			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "decrypt credential: get registration")
		}
	}
	return r, nil
}

// Update ...
func (bm *basicManager) Update(ctx context.Context, registration *scanner.Registration) error {
	if registration == nil {
		return errors.New("nil registration to update")
	}

	if err := registration.Validate(true); err != nil {
		return errors.Wrap(err, "update registration")
	}

	if err := encryptCredential(registration); err != nil {
		return errors.Wrap(err, "encrypt credential: update registration")
	}

	return scanner.UpdateRegistration(ctx, registration)
}

// Delete ...
func (bm *basicManager) Delete(ctx context.Context, registrationUUID string) error {
	if len(registrationUUID) == 0 {
		return errors.New("empty UUID to delete")
	}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/pkg/scan/scanner/manager.go:125 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/ce8c864b62d859fd. Report an issue: GitHub.