mongodb/mongoid · error · Mongoid::Errors::InvalidQuery

$gte argument cannot be a Range: #

Error message

$gte argument cannot be a Range: #{Errors::InvalidQuery.truncate_expr(condition)}

What it means

Raised by Mongoid::Matcher::Gte.matches? when the $gte condition is a Range. Ranges cannot be meaningfully compared with >= as a single predicate in memory, so they are rejected as the $gte condition; the faulting input is the Range condition.

Solutions

1. Pass a scalar value (e.g. the range's first element) to $gte
2. Express range containment with $gte/$lt combination on scalar bounds

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/mongoid/matcher/gte.rb:21 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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Appendix: source

Thrown at lib/mongoid/matcher/gte.rb:21

    # In-memory matcher for $gte expression.
    #
    # @see https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/reference/operator/query/gte/
    #
    # @api private
    module Gte
      # Returns whether a value satisfies a $gte expression.
      #
      # @param [ true | false ] exists Whether the value exists.
      # @param [ Object ] value The value to check.
      # @param [ Object ] condition The $gte condition predicate.
      #
      # @return [ true | false ] Whether the value matches.
      #
      # @api private
      module_function def matches?(exists, value, condition)
        case condition
        when Range
          raise Errors::InvalidQuery, "$gte argument cannot be a Range: #{Errors::InvalidQuery.truncate_expr(condition)}"
        end
        FieldOperator.apply_array_field_operator(exists, value, condition) do |v|
          FieldOperator.apply_comparison_operator(:>=, v, condition)
        end
      end
    end
  end
end

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