puppetlabs/puppet · error · Puppet::ParseError

Failed to parse template %{file}: Filepath: %{file_path}

Error message

Failed to parse template %{file}:
  Filepath: %{file_path}
  Line: %{line}
  Detail: %{detail}

What it means

Error "Failed to parse template %{file}: Filepath: %{file_path} Line: %{line} Detail: %{detail} " thrown in puppetlabs/puppet.

Source

Thrown at lib/puppet/parser/functions/template.rb:39

    )
  end
  vals.collect do |file|
    # Use a wrapper, so the template can't get access to the full
    # Scope object.
    debug "Retrieving template #{file}"

    wrapper = Puppet::Parser::TemplateWrapper.new(self)
    wrapper.file = file
    begin
      wrapper.result
    rescue => detail
      info = detail.backtrace.first.split(':')
      message = []
      message << _("Failed to parse template %{file}:") % { file: file }
      message << _("  Filepath: %{file_path}") % { file_path: info[0] }
      message << _("  Line: %{line}") % { line: info[1] }
      message << _("  Detail: %{detail}") % { detail: detail }
      raise Puppet::ParseError, message.join("\n") + "\n"
    end
  end.join("")
end

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/puppet/parser/functions/template.rb:39 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

Understand the failure class

• Parsing and encoding errors: unexpected token, malformed input — why parsers reject input and how to find the real culprit.

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