puppetlabs/puppet · error · Puppet::ParseError

vals.to_s

Error message

vals.to_s

What it means

Error "vals.to_s" thrown in puppetlabs/puppet.

Source

Thrown at lib/puppet/parser/functions/fail.rb:12

# frozen_string_literal: true

Puppet::Parser::Functions.newfunction(
  :fail,
  :arity => -1,
  :doc => <<~DOC
    Fail with a parse error. Any parameters will be stringified,
    concatenated, and passed to the exception-handler.
  DOC
) do |vals|
  vals = vals.collect(&:to_s).join(" ") if vals.is_a? Array
  raise Puppet::ParseError, vals.to_s
end

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at lib/puppet/parser/functions/fail.rb:12 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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