emberjs/ember.js · error · TraversalError

Cannot remove a node unless it is part of an array

Error message

Cannot remove a node unless it is part of an array

What it means

Error "Cannot remove a node unless it is part of an array" thrown in emberjs/ember.js.

Source

Thrown at packages/@glimmer/syntax/lib/traversal/traverse.ts:230

) {
  for (let i = 0; i < array.length; i++) {
    let node = unwrap(array[i]);
    let path = new WalkerPath(node, parent, parentKey);
    let result = visitNode(visitor, path);
    if (result !== undefined) {
      i += spliceArray(array, i, result) - 1;
    }
  }
}

function assignKey<N extends ASTv1.Node, K extends VisitorKey<N>>(
  node: N,
  key: K,
  value: ASTv1.Node,
  result: N[K] | [N[K]] | null
) {
  if (result === null) {
    throw cannotRemoveNode(value, node, key);
  } else if (Array.isArray(result)) {
    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unnecessary-condition
    if (result.length === 1) {
      set(node, key, result[0]);
    } else {
      if (result.length === 0) {
        throw cannotRemoveNode(value, node, key);
      } else {
        throw cannotReplaceNode(value, node, key);
      }
    }
  } else {
    set(node, key, result);
  }
}

function spliceArray(array: ASTv1.Node[], index: number, result: ASTv1.Node | ASTv1.Node[] | null) {
  if (result === null) {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at packages/@glimmer/syntax/lib/traversal/traverse.ts:230 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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