octobercms/october · error · ApplicationException

Invalid group interval: {$groupInterval}

Error message

Invalid group interval: {$groupInterval}

What it means

Error "Invalid group interval: {$groupInterval}" thrown in octobercms/october.

Source

Thrown at modules/dashboard/classes/ReportDataSourceBase.php:271

    /**
     * Validates the specified group interval.
     * @param string $groupInterval Specifies the group interval.
     * @param ReportDimension $dimension Specifies the dimension to group the data by.
     * @return ?string Returns the validated group interval.
     */
    private function validateDateGroupInterval(?string $groupInterval, ReportDimension $dimension): ?string
    {
        if (!$groupInterval && $dimension->isDate()) {
            $groupInterval = self::GROUP_INTERVAL_DAY;
        }

        if ($groupInterval && !$dimension->isDate()) {
            return null;
        }

        if ($groupInterval && !in_array($groupInterval, $this->knownGroupIntervals)) {
            throw new ApplicationException("Invalid group interval: {$groupInterval}");
        }

        return $groupInterval;
    }

    /**
     * assertValidOrderRule
     */
    private function assertValidOrderRule(?ReportDataOrderRule $orderRule, ReportDimension $dimension)
    {
        if ($orderRule && $orderRule->getDataAttributeType() === ReportDataOrderRule::ATTR_TYPE_DIMENSION_FIELD) {
            $dimensionField = $dimension->findDimensionFieldByCode($orderRule->getAttributeName());
            if (!$dimensionField->getIsSortable()) {
                $fieldCode = $dimensionField->getCode();
                throw new ApplicationException("Dimension field {$fieldCode} is not sortable.");
            }
        }
    }

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at modules/dashboard/classes/ReportDataSourceBase.php:271 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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