cube-js/cube · error · TypeError

The ${keyByDataSource('CUBEJS_DB_SNOWFLAKE_QUOTED_IDENTIFIER

Error message

The ${keyByDataSource('CUBEJS_DB_SNOWFLAKE_QUOTED_IDENTIFIERS_IGNORE_CASE', dataSource, preAggregations)} must be either 'true' or 'false'.

What it means

Env type validation in env.ts snowflakeQuotedIdentIgnoreCase: CUBEJS_DB_SNOWFLAKE_QUOTED_IDENTIFIERS_IGNORE_CASE must be the literal string 'true' or 'false' (case-insensitive); any other value throws this TypeError when the accessor is called, guarding the boolean flag that controls Snowflake identifier case sensitivity.

Source

Thrown at packages/cubejs-backend-shared/src/env.ts:1650

  }: DataSourceOpts) => (
    get(keyByDataSource('CUBEJS_DB_SNOWFLAKE_PRIVATE_KEY_PASS', dataSource, preAggregations)).asString()
  ),

  /**
   * Snowflake case sensitivity for identifiers (like database columns).
   */
  snowflakeQuotedIdentIgnoreCase: ({
    dataSource,
    preAggregations,
  }: DataSourceOpts) => {
    const val = get(keyByDataSource('CUBEJS_DB_SNOWFLAKE_QUOTED_IDENTIFIERS_IGNORE_CASE', dataSource, preAggregations)).asString();
    if (val) {
      if (val.toLocaleLowerCase() === 'true') {
        return true;
      } else if (val.toLowerCase() === 'false') {
        return false;
      } else {
        throw new TypeError(
          `The ${
            keyByDataSource(
              'CUBEJS_DB_SNOWFLAKE_QUOTED_IDENTIFIERS_IGNORE_CASE',
              dataSource,
            )
          } must be either 'true' or 'false'.`
        );
      }
    } else {
      return false;
    }
  },
  /** ****************************************************************
   * Presto Driver                                                   *
   ***************************************************************** */

  /**
   * Presto catalog.

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Solutions

1. Set the variable to 'true' or 'false' exactly.
2. Unset it to keep the default behavior.
3. Avoid values like yes/no, 1/0, or quoted JSON strings — only true/false (any case) parse.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/cubejs-backend-shared/src/env.ts:1650 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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