apache/hadoop · error · IllegalArgumentException

IntegerRange from {} to {} is invalid

Error message

IntegerRange from {} to {} is invalid

What it means

Error "IntegerRange from {} to {} is invalid" thrown in apache/hadoop.

Source

Thrown at hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/conf/Configuration.java:2196

    
    public IntegerRanges(String newValue) {
      StringTokenizer itr = new StringTokenizer(newValue, ",");
      while (itr.hasMoreTokens()) {
        String rng = itr.nextToken().trim();
        String[] parts = rng.split("-", 3);
        if (parts.length < 1 || parts.length > 2) {
          throw new IllegalArgumentException("integer range badly formed: " + 
                                             rng);
        }
        Range r = new Range();
        r.start = convertToInt(parts[0], 0);
        if (parts.length == 2) {
          r.end = convertToInt(parts[1], Integer.MAX_VALUE);
        } else {
          r.end = r.start;
        }
        if (r.start > r.end) {
          throw new IllegalArgumentException("IntegerRange from " + r.start + 
                                             " to " + r.end + " is invalid");
        }
        ranges.add(r);
      }
    }

    /**
     * Convert a string to an int treating empty strings as the default value.
     * @param value the string value
     * @param defaultValue the value for if the string is empty
     * @return the desired integer
     */
    private static int convertToInt(String value, int defaultValue) {
      String trim = value.trim();
      if (trim.length() == 0) {
        return defaultValue;
      }
      return Integer.parseInt(trim);

View on GitHub (pinned to 2add963021)

Solutions

1. Use an ascending range where the start is not greater than the end.

Example fix

Change '10-5' to '5-10'.

When it happens

Trigger: Raised at runtime when the documented precondition or configuration requirement for this operation is violated.

Common situations: Misconfigured or missing property, invalid user input, or calling the API before its prerequisites are met.

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