puppetlabs/puppet · error · Puppet::ParseError

#{subject}: #{errors_str}

Error message

#{subject}:
 #{errors_str}

What it means

Error "#{subject}: #{errors_str}" thrown in puppetlabs/puppet.

Source

Thrown at lib/puppet/pops/types/type_mismatch_describer.rb:539

    # with the corresponding param_struct element and that all required values are provided.
    #
    # @param subject [String] string to be prepended to the exception message
    # @param params_struct [PStructType] Struct to use for validation
    # @param given_hash [Hash<String,Object>] the parameters to validate
    # @param missing_ok [Boolean] Do not generate errors on missing parameters
    # @param tense [Symbol] deprecated and ignored
    #
    def validate_parameters(subject, params_struct, given_hash, missing_ok = false, tense = :ignored)
      tense_deprecated unless tense == :ignored
      errors = describe_struct_signature(params_struct, given_hash, missing_ok).flatten
      case errors.size
      when 0
        # do nothing
      when 1
        raise Puppet::ParseError, "#{subject}:#{errors[0].format}"
      else
        errors_str = errors.map(&:format).join("\n ")
        raise Puppet::ParseError, "#{subject}:\n #{errors_str}"
      end
    end

    # Describe a confirmed mismatch using present tense
    #
    # @param name [String] name of mismatch
    # @param expected [PAnyType] expected type
    # @param actual [PAnyType] actual type
    # @param tense [Symbol] deprecated and ignored
    #
    def describe_mismatch(name, expected, actual, tense = :ignored)
      tense_deprecated unless tense == :ignored
      errors = describe(expected, actual, [SubjectPathElement.new(name)])
      case errors.size
      when 0
        ''
      when 1
        errors[0].format.strip

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/puppet/pops/types/type_mismatch_describer.rb:539 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of puppetlabs/puppet@e227c27540 (2026-08-21). Data as JSON: /api/errors/42ca6765c84ed0be. Report an issue: GitHub.