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

$size argument must be a non-negative integer: #{Errors::Inv

Error message

$size argument must be a non-negative integer: #{Errors::InvalidQuery.truncate_expr(condition)}

What it means

Error "$size argument must be a non-negative integer: #{Errors::InvalidQuery.truncate_expr(condition)}" thrown in mongodb/mongoid.

Source

Thrown at lib/mongoid/matcher/size.rb:22

    #
    # @see https://www.mongodb.com/docs/manual/reference/operator/query/size/
    #
    # @api private
    module Size
      # Returns whether a value satisfies a $size expression.
      #
      # @param [ true | false ] exists Not used.
      # @param [ Numeric ] value The value to check.
      # @param [ Integer | Array<Object> ] condition The $size condition
      #   predicate, either a non-negative Integer or an Array to match size.
      #
      # @return [ true | false ] Whether the value matches.
      #
      # @api private
      module_function def matches?(_exists, value, condition)
        case condition
        when Float
          raise Errors::InvalidQuery, "$size argument must be a non-negative integer: #{Errors::InvalidQuery.truncate_expr(condition)}"
        when Numeric
          if condition < 0
            raise Errors::InvalidQuery, "$size argument must be a non-negative integer: #{Errors::InvalidQuery.truncate_expr(condition)}"
          end
        else
          raise Errors::InvalidQuery, "$size argument must be a non-negative integer: #{Errors::InvalidQuery.truncate_expr(condition)}"
        end

        if value.is_a?(Array)
          value.length == condition
        else
          false
        end
      end
    end
  end
end

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/mongoid/matcher/size.rb:22 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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