JuliusBrussee/caveman · error · CatalogError

{label}: pricing must be an object

Error message

{label}: pricing must be an object

What it means

Error "{label}: pricing must be an object" thrown in JuliusBrussee/caveman.

Source

Thrown at shared/provider-catalog/validate_catalog.py:135

    unknown = set(row) - TOP_LEVEL_KEYS
    missing = REQUIRED_KEYS - set(row)
    if unknown:
        raise CatalogError(f"{label}: unknown field(s): {', '.join(sorted(unknown))}")
    if missing:
        raise CatalogError(f"{label}: missing field(s): {', '.join(sorted(missing))}")

    identity: list[str] = []
    for field in ("provider", "model", "region"):
        value = row[field]
        if not isinstance(value, str) or not IDENTIFIER.fullmatch(value):
            raise CatalogError(f"{label}: {field} must be a safe non-empty identifier")
        identity.append(value)
    if row["currency"] != "USD":
        raise CatalogError(f"{label}: currency must be USD")

    pricing = row["pricing"]
    if not isinstance(pricing, dict):
        raise CatalogError(f"{label}: pricing must be an object")
    pricing_unknown = set(pricing) - PRICING_KEYS
    if pricing_unknown:
        raise CatalogError(f"{label}: unknown pricing field(s): {', '.join(sorted(pricing_unknown))}")
    for required in ("input_per_million", "output_per_million"):
        if required not in pricing:
            raise CatalogError(f"{label}: pricing.{required} is required")
    for field, value in pricing.items():
        if value is None or field == "long_context_threshold_inclusive":
            if field == "long_context_threshold_inclusive" and value is not None and not isinstance(value, bool):
                raise CatalogError(f"{label}: pricing.{field} must be boolean or null")
            continue
        if isinstance(value, bool) or not isinstance(value, (int, float)):
            raise CatalogError(f"{label}: pricing.{field} must be numeric or null")
        if not math.isfinite(value) or value < 0:
            raise CatalogError(f"{label}: pricing.{field} must be finite and nonnegative")
        if field == "batch_discount_fraction" and value > 1:
            raise CatalogError(f"{label}: pricing.batch_discount_fraction must be <= 1")

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Solutions

1. Make pricing a mapping/object.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at shared/provider-catalog/validate_catalog.py:135 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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