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Resolver IIICan't update Workspace with Git: Invalid File
Hi yaronprigal, thanks indeed for checking it with the team. It is obvious that this is related with a corrupted/invalid file, but in a lakehouse with 400+ objects, it is like searching a needle in an hay sack. There are no solutions here so far, therefore I couldn't accept any.
Anyway, the issue has been disappeared by itself, we weren't able to detect what the problem was. This time, we were lucky but next time we might not be.
The error message should be giving some concrete hints about the file which the engine is complaining about. I've submitted this as an idea/improvement as tayloramy suggested: https://community.fabric.microsoft.com/t5/Fabric-Ideas/Better-Messages-for-Git-Errors-for-Workspaces/idi-p/4878481
Thanks again for the help
Onur
Super UserHi OnurOz , not sure how should I read this "Git contains just json files and sql files!" as if this json files where just neglectable metadata produced by Fabric? Becuase is not, far from it, it's the definition of everything within a fabric workspace... this is my hypothesis for your case, you create this workspace and attached to git branch, in your Git integration confirguation, you just put in the Git folder a "/" meaning root folder of the branch, then sync and all the definition in your workspace where created in the branch, but this repository is not only used by this workspace, but perhaps you have other stuff (e.g. yaml pipelines, other files, etc.) so, at some point in your development someone either add something in this branch or modified unadvertivly the json definition of your lakehouse, push it to the branch and the next time you tryed to push your changes > "invalid file in git"
As I said, this is a hypothesis, but this would explain that message, as someone who has deal with JSON defintions, that exactly what you get when the git contains an invalid JSON defintion for a Fabric item... I agree with you, the error message could point out what exactly json file is delinquent, but well, not much to do about it.
If my hypothesis is correct, you should check the commits made to the branch attached to your workspace and check changes on your lakehouse defintion or new folders created at root that could be interprested as fabric items, but containing invalid json definitions.
Hope this information is useful, as in any hypothesis, is even proven or not by experimentation ... so back to you! Hope this little analysis is useful if so, I would apprecaite a kudos, and if true, mark this as a solution, good luck mate!
Resolver IIIHi svenchio ,
Thank you indeed for your analysis. I want to clarify that I didn’t mean the JSON files are just trivial/neglectable metadata; rather, I meant that what’s stored in Git is only the metadata.
I completely agree with you, as someone with a software background, it's obvious that an invalid JSON/sql etc file is causing the "invalid file" error. Unfortunately, except than Fabric itself, we currently can’t verify which specific item is valid or invalid with any other tool. Especially since the error message itself is so "clear and descriptive," it makes the debugging process quite tough.
Thanks again for your thoughtful analysis, and of course, I will be giving you kudos!
Thanks
Onur
- svenchio
OnurOz awesome 🤩! In my little experience in this community, we get questions from all types of backgrounds (beginners to super mega advanced guys), hence my original reflection on what was your understandin of the JSON definitions! 😁 And yes, it would be very usefull that the error show what is the delinquent file, I mean, why not along with the error tell you wich file is it, right?! 😉 I agree with you as well > "debugging process quite tough." Thanks for the kudos mate, and to your question "Has anyone faced such an error before?", yes me 😅 ... all the best! ohhh and mark as solution 😁