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

Invalid value for $#{operator_name} argument: negative numbe

Error message

Invalid value for $#{operator_name} argument: negative numbers are not allowed: #{condition}

What it means

Error "Invalid value for $#{operator_name} argument: negative numbers are not allowed: #{condition}" thrown in mongodb/mongoid.

Source

Thrown at lib/mongoid/matcher/bits.rb:41

        when Array
          array_matches?(value, condition)
        when BSON::Binary
          int_cond = condition.data.split('').map { |n| '%02x' % n.ord }.join.to_i(16)
          int_matches?(value, int_cond)
        when Integer
          if condition < 0
            raise Errors::InvalidQuery,
                  "Invalid value for $#{operator_name} argument: negative integers are not allowed: #{condition}"
          end

          int_matches?(value, condition)
        when Float
          # Allow floats that are whole numbers (e.g. 50.0), but reject those
          # with a fractional part (e.g. 50.1) since bitwise ops require integers.
          int_cond = condition.to_i
          if int_cond == condition
            if int_cond < 0
              raise Errors::InvalidQuery,
                    "Invalid value for $#{operator_name} argument: negative numbers are not allowed: #{condition}"
            end

            int_matches?(value, int_cond)
          else
            raise Errors::InvalidQuery,
                  "Invalid type for $#{operator_name} argument: not representable as an integer: #{condition}"
          end
        else
          raise Errors::InvalidQuery, "Invalid type for $#{operator_name} argument: #{condition}"
        end
      end

      # Returns the name of the expression operator.
      #
      # @return [ String ] The operator name.
      #
      # @api private

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/mongoid/matcher/bits.rb:41 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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