gitlabhq/gitlabhq · error · Gitlab::Graphql::Errors::ArgumentError

Ref is not valid

Error message

Ref is not valid

What it means

Error "Ref is not valid" thrown in gitlabhq/gitlabhq.

Source

Thrown at app/graphql/resolvers/blobs_resolver.rb:60

    def resolve_with_lookahead(paths:, ref:, ref_type:)
      authorize!(repository.container)

      return [] if paths.empty? || repository.empty?

      ref ||= repository.root_ref
      validate_ref!(ref)

      ref_path_pairs = build_ref_path_pairs(paths, ref, ref_type)

      validate_blob_data_size_within_limit!(ref_path_pairs) if validate_blob_data_size?(paths)

      repository.blobs_at(ref_path_pairs).each { |blob| blob.ref_type = ref_type }
    end

    def validate_ref!(ref)
      return if Gitlab::GitRefValidator.validate(ref, skip_head_ref_check: true)

      raise Gitlab::Graphql::Errors::ArgumentError, 'Ref is not valid'
    end

    def build_ref_path_pairs(paths, ref, ref_type)
      qualified_ref = ExtractsRef::RefExtractor.qualify_ref(ref, ref_type)
      paths.map { |path| [qualified_ref, path] }
    end

    def validate_blob_data_size?(paths)
      paths.size > 1 && data_fields_requested?
    end

    def data_fields_requested?
      DATA_FIELDS.intersect?(selected_fields)
    end

    def validate_blob_data_size_within_limit!(ref_path_pairs)
      total_blob_data_size = repository.blobs_at(ref_path_pairs, blob_size_limit: 0).sum(&:size)

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at app/graphql/resolvers/blobs_resolver.rb:60 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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