octobercms/october · error · ApplicationException

No definition for scope [{}] found

Error message

No definition for scope [{}] found

What it means

Error "No definition for scope [{}] found" thrown in octobercms/october.

Source

Thrown at modules/backend/widgets/Filter.php:573

    /**
     * getScopes gets all the registered scopes for the instance.
     * @return array
     */
    public function getScopes()
    {
        return $this->allScopes;
    }

    /**
     * getScope gets a specified scope object
     * @param  string $scope
     * @return mixed
     */
    public function getScope($scope)
    {
        if (!isset($this->allScopes[$scope])) {
            throw new ApplicationException("No definition for scope [{$scope}] found");
        }

        return $this->allScopes[$scope];
    }

    /**
     * getDependScopes
     */
    protected function getDependScopes($parentScope): array
    {
        $dependScopes = [];
        foreach ($this->getScopes() as $scope) {
            if ($scope->scopeName === $parentScope->scopeName) {
                continue;
            }

            if (!$scope->dependsOn) {
                continue;

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at modules/backend/widgets/Filter.php:573 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of octobercms/october@b608633a7e (2026-08-21). Data as JSON: /api/errors/f9bc340951750c85. Report an issue: GitHub.