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Search constraint "minDepth" must be no larger than search c

Error message

Search constraint "minDepth" must be no larger than search constraint "maxDepth".

What it means

Error "Search constraint "minDepth" must be no larger than search constraint "maxDepth"." thrown in phacility/phabricator.

Source

Thrown at src/applications/project/query/PhabricatorProjectSearchEngine.php:175

    if ($map['icons']) {
      $query->withIcons($map['icons']);
    }

    if ($map['colors']) {
      $query->withColors($map['colors']);
    }

    if ($map['isMilestone'] !== null) {
      $query->withIsMilestone($map['isMilestone']);
    }

    $min_depth = $map['minDepth'];
    $max_depth = $map['maxDepth'];

    if ($min_depth !== null || $max_depth !== null) {
      if ($min_depth !== null && $max_depth !== null) {
        if ($min_depth > $max_depth) {
          throw new Exception(
            pht(
              'Search constraint "minDepth" must be no larger than '.
              'search constraint "maxDepth".'));
        }
      }
    }

    if ($map['isRoot'] !== null) {
      if ($map['isRoot']) {
        if ($max_depth === null) {
          $max_depth = 0;
        } else {
          $max_depth = min(0, $max_depth);
        }

        $query->withDepthBetween(null, 0);
      } else {
        if ($min_depth === null) {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/applications/project/query/PhabricatorProjectSearchEngine.php:175 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of phacility/phabricator@5720a38cfe (2026-08-21). Data as JSON: /api/errors/33dd9a78311c1f33. Report an issue: GitHub.