phalcon/cphalcon · error · InvalidEventType

Invalid event type {}

Error message

Invalid event type {}

What it means

Error "Invalid event type {}" thrown in phalcon/cphalcon.

Source

Thrown at phalcon/Events/Manager.zep:452

        if empty this->events {
            if unlikely this->strict {
                throw new NoListenersForEvent(eventType);
            }

            return null;
        }

        // Cache hit: the eventType parse is deterministic, and the same
        // names fire over and over (db:beforeQuery × N per request etc.).
        // After warm-up this collapses to a single hash lookup.
        if fetch cached, this->eventNameCache[eventType] {
            let type      = cached[0];
            let eventName = cached[1];
        } else {
            let colonPos = strpos(eventType, ":");

            if unlikely colonPos === false {
                throw new InvalidEventType(eventType);
            }

            let type      = substr(eventType, 0, colonPos);
            let eventName = substr(eventType, colonPos + 1);

            let this->eventNameCache[eventType] = [type, eventName];
        }

        let hasTypeQueue = isset this->events[type];
        let hasFullQueue = isset this->events[eventType];

        // Short-circuit BEFORE allocating Event: in production most fires
        // have zero matching listeners (a model lifecycle event with no
        // user-attached behavior, a DB event without a tracer, etc.).
        if !hasTypeQueue && !hasFullQueue {
            if unlikely this->strict {
                throw new NoListenersForEvent(eventType);
            }

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at phalcon/Events/Manager.zep:452 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of phalcon/cphalcon@b7419de9cd (2026-08-21). Data as JSON: /api/errors/8391b6efeded7feb. Report an issue: GitHub.