ankane/searchkick · error · ArgumentError

Must pass fields to suggest option

Error message

Must pass fields to suggest option

What it means

Error "Must pass fields to suggest option" thrown in ankane/searchkick.

Source

Thrown at lib/searchkick/query.rb:798

        suggest_fields = (searchkick_options[:suggest] || []).map(&:to_s)

        # intersection
        if options[:fields]
          suggest_fields &= options[:fields].map { |v| (v.is_a?(Hash) ? v.keys.first : v).to_s.split("^", 2).first }
        end
      end

      if suggest_fields.any?
        payload[:suggest] = {text: term}
        suggest_fields.each do |field|
          payload[:suggest][field] = {
            phrase: {
              field: "#{field}.suggest"
            }
          }
        end
      else
        raise ArgumentError, "Must pass fields to suggest option"
      end
    end

    def set_highlights(payload, fields)
      payload[:highlight] = {
        fields: fields.to_h { |f| [f, {}] },
        fragment_size: 0
      }

      if options[:highlight].is_a?(Hash)
        if (tag = options[:highlight][:tag])
          payload[:highlight][:pre_tags] = [tag]
          payload[:highlight][:post_tags] = [tag.to_s.gsub(/\A<(\w+).+/, "</\\1>")]
        end

        if (fragment_size = options[:highlight][:fragment_size])
          payload[:highlight][:fragment_size] = fragment_size
        end

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/searchkick/query.rb:798 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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