octobercms/october · error · Error

cms:sort-pages command excepts a parameter: ${commandObj.ful

Error message

cms:sort-pages command excepts a parameter: ${commandObj.fullCommand}

What it means

Error "cms:sort-pages command excepts a parameter: ${commandObj.fullCommand}" thrown in octobercms/october.

Source

Thrown at modules/cms/assets/js/cms.editor.extension.documentcontroller.page.js:41

        knownSortingModes.forEach((item) => {
            const itemValue = localStorage.getItem(item);
            if (itemValue !== null) {
                this.emit(itemValue);
            }
        });
    }

    initListeners() {
        this.on('cms:sort-pages@title, cms:sort-pages@url, cms:sort-pages@filename', this.sortPages);
        this.on('cms:group-pages@path, cms:group-pages@url', this.groupPages);
        this.on('cms:display-pages@title, cms:display-pages@url, cms:display-pages@filename', this.setDisplayMode);
        this.on('cms:navigator-nodes-updated', this.onNavigatorNodesUpdated);
    }

    sortPages(commandObj) {
        if (!commandObj.hasParameter) {
            throw new Error(`cms:sort-pages command excepts a parameter: ${commandObj.fullCommand}`);
        }

        const pagesNode = this.rootNavigatorNodeSafe;
        if (!pagesNode) {
            return;
        }

        const sortingItem = menuUtils.findMenuItem(pagesNode.topLevelMenuitems, ['sorting'], 'command');

        menuUtils.checkItemInGroup(sortingItem.items, commandObj.fullCommand);
        pagesNode.sortBy = commandObj.parameter;

        localStorage.setItem('cms-pages-sort-cmd', commandObj.fullCommand);
    }

    setDisplayMode(commandObj) {
        if (!commandObj.hasParameter) {
            throw new Error(`cms:display-pages command excepts a parameter: ${commandObj.fullCommand}`);

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at modules/cms/assets/js/cms.editor.extension.documentcontroller.page.js:41 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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