istio/istio · error

invalid value %s: %v

Error message

invalid value %s: %v

What it means

Error "invalid value %s: %v" thrown in istio/istio.

Source

Thrown at operator/pkg/apis/validation/validation.go:451

		}
		if err := validateWithRegex(objectNameRegexp, "egressGateways.name", gw.Name); err != nil {
			return err
		}
	}
	for _, gw := range components.IngressGateways {
		if gw.Name == "" {
			continue
		}
		if err := validateWithRegex(objectNameRegexp, "inressGateways.name", gw.Name); err != nil {
			return err
		}
	}
	return nil
}

func validateWithRegex(r *regexp.Regexp, context string, val string) (err error) {
	if len(r.FindString(val)) != len(val) {
		return fmt.Errorf("invalid value %s: %v", context, val)
	}
	return nil
}

// validatorFunc validates a value.
type validatorFunc func(path util.Path, i any) util.Errors

// validateStringList returns a validator function that works on a string list, using the supplied validatorFunc vf on
// each element.
func validateStringList(vf validatorFunc) validatorFunc {
	return func(path util.Path, val any) util.Errors {
		if !util.IsString(val) {
			return util.NewErrs(fmt.Errorf("validateStringList %s got %T, want string", path, val))
		}
		var errs util.Errors
		for _, s := range strings.Split(val.(string), ",") {
			errs = util.AppendErrs(errs, vf(path, s))
		}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at operator/pkg/apis/validation/validation.go:451 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of istio/istio@8dc789c5cf (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/4c3887f70b14c860. Report an issue: GitHub.