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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Bind.parse() fails to handle Windows-style absolute paths with drive letters","articleBody":"## Description\n\nWhen using `Bind.parse()` on Windows, if the bind string contains an absolute path with a drive letter (e.g. `G:/path/to/folder:/container/path:rw`), it fails with `IllegalArgumentException` due to incorrect parsing of the colon `:` in the drive letter.\n\n## Example\n\n```java\nString serialized = \"G:/zzcoder-judger-work/304bdf33-8970-4e06-a3d1-e10b7f162960:/app:rw\";\nBind bind = Bind.parse(serialized);\n````\n\n### Result\n\n```\njava.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Error parsing Bind 'G:/zzcoder-judger-work/304bdf33-8970-4e06-a3d1-e10b7f162960:/app:rw'\n\tat com.github.dockerjava.api.model.Bind.parse(Bind.java:...)\n...\n```\n\nThis is because `Bind.parse()` internally uses `split(\":(?!\\\\\\\\)\")`, which incorrectly splits the drive letter (`G:`) as a separate part, resulting in a malformed array of parts like:\n\n```\nparts[0] = \"G\"\nparts[1] = \"/zzcoder-judger-work/...\"\nparts[2] = \"/app\"\nparts[3] = \"rw\"\n```\n\nThus, the method throws `IllegalArgumentException`.\n\n## Expected Behavior\n\n`Bind.parse()` should handle valid Windows-style absolute paths that contain a colon (`:`) as part of the drive letter (e.g. `C:/...`, `D:/...`, etc.) and not split them incorrectly.\n\n## Environment\n\n* OS: Windows 11\n* docker-java version: 3.4.0\n* Java version:  17\n\n## Suggested Fix\n\nConsider improving the parser logic in `Bind.parse()` to:\n\n* Recognize Windows drive letters and handle them gracefully.\n* Avoid blindly splitting on `:` without checking the context.\n* Possibly introduce an overloaded method or helper for cross-platform compatibility.\n\nThanks for your support and for maintaining this useful library!","author":{"url":"https://github.com/zazhiii","@type":"Person","name":"zazhiii"},"datePublished":"2025-07-17T02:08:49.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":1},"url":"https://github.com/2479/docker-java/issues/2479"}