gofiber/fiber · error

maxLen constraint requires an argument

Error message

maxLen constraint requires an argument

What it means

Error "maxLen constraint requires an argument" thrown in gofiber/fiber.

Source

Thrown at constraint.go:363

func (minLenConstraintType) Execute(param string, data []any) bool {
	if len(data) == 0 {
		return false
	}
	limit, ok := data[0].(int)
	if !ok {
		return false
	}
	return len(param) >= limit
}

type maxLenConstraintType struct{}

func (maxLenConstraintType) Name() string { return ConstraintMaxLen }
func (maxLenConstraintType) Analyze(args []string) ([]any, error) {
	args = parseConstraintArgs(args)
	if len(args) == 0 {
		return nil, errors.New("maxLen constraint requires an argument")
	}
	n, err := strconv.Atoi(args[0])
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("parse constraint arg: %w", err)
	}
	return []any{n}, nil
}

func (maxLenConstraintType) Execute(param string, data []any) bool {
	if len(data) == 0 {
		return false
	}
	limit, ok := data[0].(int)
	if !ok {
		return false
	}
	return len(param) <= limit
}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at constraint.go:363 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of gofiber/fiber@9a4c7e57fe (2026-08-04). Data as JSON: /data/errors/0720070003093fba.json. Report an issue: GitHub.