faker-ruby/faker · error · RetryLimitExceeded

Retry limit exceeded for #{name}

Error message

Retry limit exceeded for #{name}

What it means

Error "Retry limit exceeded for #{name}" thrown in faker-ruby/faker.

Source

Thrown at lib/helpers/unique_generator.rb:22

  class UniqueGenerator
    def initialize(generator, max_retries)
      @generator = generator
      @max_retries = max_retries
    end

    def method_missing(name, *arguments)
      self.class.marked_unique.add(self)

      @max_retries.times do
        result = @generator.public_send(name, *arguments)

        next if previous_results[[name, arguments]].include?(result)

        previous_results[[name, arguments]] << result
        return result
      end

      raise RetryLimitExceeded, "Retry limit exceeded for #{name}"
    end
    # Have method_missing use ruby 2.x keywords if the method exists.
    # This is necessary because the syntax for passing arguments (`...`)
    # is invalid on versions before Ruby 2.7, so it can't be used.
    ruby2_keywords(:method_missing) if respond_to?(:ruby2_keywords, true)

    def respond_to_missing?(method_name, include_private = false)
      method_name.to_s.start_with?('faker_') || super
    end

    class RetryLimitExceeded < StandardError; end

    def previous_results
      Thread.current[:faker_unique_generator_previous_results] ||= {}
      Thread.current[:faker_unique_generator_previous_results][@generator] ||= Hash.new { |hash, key| hash[key] = Set.new }
    end

    def clear

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/helpers/unique_generator.rb:22 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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