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The Docker client cannot connect because it failed to fetch the Docker daemon for problem ID k8s_target_port-misconfig-detection-1.
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  • MacOS 15.6.1 (24G90), ARM architecture
  • Python 3.11

How

  • Add fallback logic to Docker client initialization using the current Docker context when the environment-based connection fails
  • Add _docker_context_host method to inspect and parse Docker context endpoints

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n1k0ver3E commented Sep 16, 2025

@microsoft-github-policy-service agree

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Pull Request Overview

This PR fixes Docker client connectivity issues on macOS by implementing fallback logic when the standard environment-based Docker connection fails. The solution adds a fallback mechanism that attempts to connect using the current Docker context configuration.

  • Adds resilient Docker client initialization with environment and context-based fallback options
  • Implements Docker context inspection to extract host endpoint information for connection fallback
  • Modifies the Docker class constructor to accept an optional base_url parameter for flexibility

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def __init__(self):
self.client = docker.from_env()
def __init__(self, base_url: str | None = None):
self.client = None
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If Docker client initialization fails completely, self.client remains None, which will cause AttributeError when other methods try to use it. Consider raising an exception or implementing proper error handling in methods that use self.client.

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Please raise an exception if the client is not initialised.

print("Failed to connect to docker client from docker env")
pass

context_host = _docker_context_host()
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The function _docker_context_host() is called without checking if docker command is available on the system, which could cause subprocess errors on systems without Docker CLI installed.

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Valid point

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Thank you! This makes the client robust. There are a few changes that would make it easy to maintain. Please let me know if you us know if you have any questions.

def __init__(self):
self.client = docker.from_env()
def __init__(self, base_url: str | None = None):
self.client = None
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Please raise an exception if the client is not initialised.


import docker
import subprocess
import os
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can be removed?

return
except Exception:
print("Failed to connect to docker client from docker env")
pass
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can be removed?

self.client = env_client
return
except Exception:
print("Failed to connect to docker client from docker env")
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Can you please add a more descriptive error message including the base_url and the exception?

print("Failed to connect to docker client from docker env")
pass

context_host = _docker_context_host()
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Valid point

ujjwalmsft pushed a commit to ujjwalmsft/AIOpsLab that referenced this pull request Oct 29, 2025
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Can you please address my comments?

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