hpyhacking/peatio · error

invalid 'handler' in when()

Error message

invalid 'handler' in when()

What it means

Error "invalid 'handler' in when()" thrown in hpyhacking/peatio.

Source

Thrown at app/assets/javascripts/lib/angular-ui-router.js:1490

   * app.config(function ($urlRouterProvider) {
   *   $urlRouterProvider.when($state.url, function ($match, $stateParams) {
   *     if ($state.$current.navigable !== state ||
   *         !equalForKeys($match, $stateParams) {
   *      $state.transitionTo(state, $match, false);
   *     }
   *   });
   * });
   * </pre>
   *
   * @param {string|object} what The incoming path that you want to redirect.
   * @param {string|object} handler The path you want to redirect your user to.
   */
  this.when = function (what, handler) {
    var redirect, handlerIsString = isString(handler);
    if (isString(what)) what = $urlMatcherFactory.compile(what);

    if (!handlerIsString && !isFunction(handler) && !isArray(handler))
      throw new Error("invalid 'handler' in when()");

    var strategies = {
      matcher: function (what, handler) {
        if (handlerIsString) {
          redirect = $urlMatcherFactory.compile(handler);
          handler = ['$match', function ($match) { return redirect.format($match); }];
        }
        return extend(function ($injector, $location) {
          return handleIfMatch($injector, handler, what.exec($location.path(), $location.search()));
        }, {
          prefix: isString(what.prefix) ? what.prefix : ''
        });
      },
      regex: function (what, handler) {
        if (what.global || what.sticky) throw new Error("when() RegExp must not be global or sticky");

        if (handlerIsString) {
          redirect = handler;

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Solutions

1. Pass a redirect string or a handler function as the second argument to $urlRouterProvider.when(); other types are rejected.

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at app/assets/javascripts/lib/angular-ui-router.js:1490 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of hpyhacking/peatio@dab8641137 (2026-08-23). Data as JSON: /api/errors/81b20999fbf34539. Report an issue: GitHub.