phacility/phabricator · error · Exception

Call omits required "receiver" parameter. Specify the PHID o

Error message

Call omits required "receiver" parameter. Specify the PHID of the object you want to send a message to.

What it means

Error "Call omits required "receiver" parameter. Specify the PHID of the object you want to send a message to." thrown in phacility/phabricator.

Source

Thrown at src/applications/harbormaster/conduit/HarbormasterSendMessageConduitAPIMethod.php:519

    $viewer = $request->getViewer();

    $receiver_name = $request->getValue('receiver');

    $build_target_phid = $request->getValue('buildTargetPHID');
    if ($build_target_phid !== null) {
      if ($receiver_name === null) {
        $receiver_name = $build_target_phid;
      } else {
        throw new Exception(
          pht(
            'Call specifies both "receiver" and "buildTargetPHID". '.
            'When using the modern "receiver" parameter, omit the '.
            'deprecated "buildTargetPHID" parameter.'));
      }
    }

    if ($receiver_name === null || !strlen($receiver_name)) {
      throw new Exception(
        pht(
          'Call omits required "receiver" parameter. Specify the PHID '.
          'of the object you want to send a message to.'));
    }

    $message_type = $request->getValue('type');
    if ($message_type === null || !strlen($message_type)) {
      throw new Exception(
        pht(
          'Call omits required "type" parameter. Specify the type of '.
          'message you want to send.'));
    }

    $receiver_object = id(new PhabricatorObjectQuery())
      ->setViewer($viewer)
      ->withNames(array($receiver_name))
      ->executeOne();
    if (!$receiver_object) {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/applications/harbormaster/conduit/HarbormasterSendMessageConduitAPIMethod.php:519 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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