phacility/phabricator · error · Exception

Call specifies both "receiver" and "buildTargetPHID". When u

Error message

Call specifies both "receiver" and "buildTargetPHID". When using the modern "receiver" parameter, omit the deprecated "buildTargetPHID" parameter.

What it means

Error "Call specifies both "receiver" and "buildTargetPHID". When using the modern "receiver" parameter, omit the deprecated "buildTargetPHID" parameter." thrown in phacility/phabricator.

Source

Thrown at src/applications/harbormaster/conduit/HarbormasterSendMessageConduitAPIMethod.php:510

      'buildTargetPHID' => 'deprecated optional phid',
    );
  }

  protected function defineReturnType() {
    return 'void';
  }

  protected function execute(ConduitAPIRequest $request) {
    $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(

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/applications/harbormaster/conduit/HarbormasterSendMessageConduitAPIMethod.php:510 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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