goharbor/harbor · error

unsupported repository kind: %s

Error message

unsupported repository kind: %s

What it means

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

Source

Thrown at src/pkg/retention/dep/client.go:173

				labels := make([]string, 0)
				for _, label := range chart.Labels {
					labels = append(labels, label.Name)
				}
				candidate := &art.Candidate{
					Kind:         art.Chart,
					Namespace:    repository.Namespace,
					Repository:   repository.Name,
					Tag:          chart.Name,
					Labels:       labels,
					CreationTime: chart.Created.Unix(),
					PushedTime:   ,
					PulledTime:   ,
				}
				candidates = append(candidates, candidate)
			}
	*/
	default:
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported repository kind: %s", repository.Kind)
	}
	return candidates, nil
}

// DeleteRepository deletes the specified repository
func (bc *basicClient) DeleteRepository(repo *selector.Repository) error {
	if repo == nil {
		return errors.New("repository is nil")
	}
	switch repo.Kind {
	case selector.Image:
		return bc.coreClient.DeleteArtifactRepository(repo.Namespace, repo.Name)
	/*
		case art.Chart:
			return bc.coreClient.DeleteChartRepository(repo.Namespace, repo.Name)
	*/
	default:
		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported repository kind: %s", repo.Kind)

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/pkg/retention/dep/client.go:173 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/4880066e8a4d8d91. Report an issue: GitHub.