goharbor/harbor · error

the metadata of resource cannot be null

Error message

the metadata of resource cannot be null

What it means

Error "the metadata of resource cannot be null" thrown in goharbor/harbor.

Source

Thrown at src/pkg/reg/adapter/dtr/adapter.go:159

	if err = runner.Wait(); err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}

	return resources, nil
}

// PrepareForPush creates docker repository in DTR
func (a *adapter) PrepareForPush(resources []*model.Resource) error {
	var dtrNamespaces []Account
	var repos []string
	namespaces := make(map[string]string)
	for _, resource := range resources {
		if resource == nil {
			return errors.New("the resource cannot be null")
		}
		if resource.Metadata == nil {
			return errors.New("the metadata of resource cannot be null")
		}
		if resource.Metadata.Repository == nil {
			return errors.New("the namespace of resource cannot be null")
		}
		if len(resource.Metadata.Repository.Name) == 0 {
			return errors.New("the name of namespace cannot be null")
		}
		path := strings.Split(resource.Metadata.Repository.Name, "/")
		if len(path) > 0 {
			namespaces[path[0]] = path[0]
		}
		if len(resource.Metadata.Repository.Name) > 0 {
			repos = append(repos, resource.Metadata.Repository.Name)
		}
	}

	dtrNamespaces, err := a.clientDTRAPI.getNamespaces()
	if err != nil {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/pkg/reg/adapter/dtr/adapter.go:159 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/cf51efe5427029a9. Report an issue: GitHub.