tailscale/tailscale · error

watch error: %v

Error message

watch error: %v

What it means

Error "watch error: %v" thrown in tailscale/tailscale.

Source

Thrown at cmd/k8s-operator/e2e/setup.go:823

	for {
		select {
		case event, ok := <-w.ResultChan():
			if !ok {
				return "", fmt.Errorf("watcher channel closed")
			}

			switch event.Type {
			case watch.Added, watch.Modified:
				if pod, ok := event.Object.(*corev1.Pod); ok {
					for _, condition := range pod.Status.Conditions {
						if condition.Type == corev1.PodReady && condition.Status == corev1.ConditionTrue {
							logger.Infof("pod %s is ready", pod.Name)
							return pod.Name, nil
						}
					}
				}
			case watch.Error:
				return "", fmt.Errorf("watch error: %v", event.Object)
			}
		case <-ctx.Done():
			return "", fmt.Errorf("timeout waiting for pod to be ready")
		}
	}
}

func pebbleGet(ctx context.Context, port uint16, path string) ([]byte, error) {
	pebbleClient := &http.Client{
		Transport: &http.Transport{
			TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{
				RootCAs: testCAs,
			},
		},
		Timeout: 10 * time.Second,
	}
	req, _ := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", fmt.Sprintf("https://localhost:%d%s", port, path), nil)
	resp, err := pebbleClient.Do(req)

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cmd/k8s-operator/e2e/setup.go:823 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of tailscale/tailscale@cfe32b8be6 (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/c4edc50479e2fcc6. Report an issue: GitHub.