googleapis/mcp-toolbox · error

failed to get aspect type for entry %q: %w

Error message

failed to get aspect type for entry %q: %w

What it means

Error "failed to get aspect type for entry %q: %w" thrown in googleapis/mcp-toolbox.

Source

Thrown at internal/sources/dataplex/dataplex.go:337

				errorMessage := st.Message()
				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to search aspect types with error code: %q message: %s", errorCode.String(), errorMessage)
			}
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to search aspect types: %w", err)
		}

		// Create an instance of exponential backoff with default values for retrying GetAspectType calls
		// InitialInterval, RandomizationFactor, Multiplier, MaxInterval = 500 ms, 0.5, 1.5, 60 s
		getAspectBackOff := backoff.NewExponentialBackOff()

		resourceName := entry.DataplexEntry.GetEntrySource().Resource
		getAspectTypeReq := &dataplexpb.GetAspectTypeRequest{
			Name: resourceName,
		}

		operation := func() (*dataplexpb.AspectType, error) {
			aspectType, err := s.CatalogClient().GetAspectType(ctx, getAspectTypeReq)
			if err != nil {
				return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get aspect type for entry %q: %w", resourceName, err)
			}
			return aspectType, nil
		}

		// Retry the GetAspectType operation with exponential backoff
		aspectType, err := backoff.Retry(ctx, operation, backoff.WithBackOff(getAspectBackOff))
		if err != nil {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get aspect type after retries for entry %q: %w", resourceName, err)
		}

		results = append(results, aspectType)
	}
	return results, nil
}

func (s *Source) SearchEntries(ctx context.Context, query string, pageSize int, orderBy string, scope string) ([]*dataplexpb.SearchEntriesResult, error) {
	if pageSize <= 0 {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("pageSize must be positive: %d", pageSize)

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at internal/sources/dataplex/dataplex.go:337 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of googleapis/mcp-toolbox@8cc6e09de2 (2026-09-05). Data as JSON: /api/errors/93cc55786fd33939. Report an issue: GitHub.