phacility/phabricator · error · Exception

The Almanac service for this repository does not have the co

Error message

The Almanac service for this repository does not have the correct service type.

What it means

Error "The Almanac service for this repository does not have the correct service type." thrown in phacility/phabricator.

Source

Thrown at src/applications/repository/storage/PhabricatorRepository.php:2550

      return null;
    }

    $service = id(new AlmanacServiceQuery())
      ->setViewer(PhabricatorUser::getOmnipotentUser())
      ->withPHIDs(array($service_phid))
      ->needActiveBindings(true)
      ->needProperties(true)
      ->executeOne();
    if (!$service) {
      throw new Exception(
        pht(
          'The Almanac service for this repository is invalid or could not '.
          'be loaded.'));
    }

    $service_type = $service->getServiceImplementation();
    if (!($service_type instanceof AlmanacClusterRepositoryServiceType)) {
      throw new Exception(
        pht(
          'The Almanac service for this repository does not have the correct '.
          'service type.'));
    }

    return $service;
  }

  public function markImporting() {
    $this->openTransaction();
      $this->beginReadLocking();
        $repository = $this->reload();
        $repository->setDetail('importing', true);
        $repository->save();
      $this->endReadLocking();
    $this->saveTransaction();

    return $repository;

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/applications/repository/storage/PhabricatorRepository.php:2550 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of phacility/phabricator@5720a38cfe (2026-08-21). Data as JSON: /api/errors/cfc9ae6887217cda. Report an issue: GitHub.