goharbor/harbor · error

unsupported candidate kind: %s

Error message

unsupported candidate kind: %s

What it means

Error "unsupported candidate kind: %s" thrown in goharbor/harbor.

Source

Thrown at src/pkg/retention/dep/client.go:208

	default:
		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported repository kind: %s", repo.Kind)
	}
}

// Deletes the specified candidate
func (bc *basicClient) Delete(candidate *selector.Candidate) error {
	if candidate == nil {
		return errors.New("candidate is nil")
	}
	switch candidate.Kind {
	case selector.Image:
		return bc.coreClient.DeleteArtifact(candidate.Namespace, candidate.Repository, candidate.Digest)
	/*
		case art.Chart:
			return bc.coreClient.DeleteChart(candidate.Namespace, candidate.Repository, candidate.Tag)
	*/
	default:
		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported candidate kind: %s", candidate.Kind)
	}
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/pkg/retention/dep/client.go:208 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/d5d38a16a3ded940. Report an issue: GitHub.