puppetlabs/puppet · error · ArgumentError

Timestamps are only comparable to Timestamps, Integers, and

Error message

Timestamps are only comparable to Timestamps, Integers, and Floats

What it means

Error "Timestamps are only comparable to Timestamps, Integers, and Floats" thrown in puppetlabs/puppet.

Source

Thrown at lib/puppet/pops/evaluator/compare_operator.rb:111

    true
  end

  def cmp_Symbol(a, b)
    if b.is_a?(Symbol)
      a <=> b
    else
      raise ArgumentError, _("Symbol not comparable to non Symbol")
    end
  end

  def cmp_Timespan(a, b)
    raise ArgumentError, _('Timespans are only comparable to Timespans, Integers, and Floats') unless b.is_a?(Time::Timespan) || b.is_a?(Integer) || b.is_a?(Float)

    a <=> b
  end

  def cmp_Timestamp(a, b)
    raise ArgumentError, _('Timestamps are only comparable to Timestamps, Integers, and Floats') unless b.is_a?(Time::Timestamp) || b.is_a?(Integer) || b.is_a?(Float)

    a <=> b
  end

  def cmp_Version(a, b)
    raise ArgumentError, _('Versions not comparable to non Versions') unless b.is_a?(SemanticPuppet::Version)

    a <=> b
  end

  def cmp_Object(a, b)
    raise ArgumentError, _('Only Strings, Numbers, Timespans, Timestamps, and Versions are comparable')
  end

  def equals_Object(a, b)
    a == b
  end

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/puppet/pops/evaluator/compare_operator.rb:111 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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