mongodb/mongoid · error · ArgumentError

kms_provider_name must be provided when there are multiple k

Error message

kms_provider_name must be provided when there are multiple kms providers

What it means

Error "kms_provider_name must be provided when there are multiple kms providers" thrown in mongodb/mongoid.

Source

Thrown at lib/mongoid/tasks/encryption.rb:98

      #
      # If kms_provider_name is provided, it will be used. Otherwise, if there
      # is only one kms provider, that provider will be used. Otherwise, an
      # error will be raised.
      #
      # @param [ String | nil ] kms_provider_name The name of the kms provider
      #   as provided by the user.
      # @param [ Hash ] kms_providers The kms providers hash from the client's
      #   auto_encryption_options.
      #
      # @return [ String ] The kms provider name to use for creating a data
      #   key.
      def get_kms_provider_name(kms_provider_name, kms_providers)
        if kms_provider_name
          kms_provider_name
        elsif kms_providers.keys.length == 1
          kms_providers.keys.first
        else
          raise ArgumentError, 'kms_provider_name must be provided when there are multiple kms providers'
        end
      end
    end
  end
end

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/mongoid/tasks/encryption.rb:98 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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