spring-projects/spring-boot · error · NoSuchCommandException

'${name}' is not a valid command. See 'help'.

Error message

'${name}' is not a valid command. See 'help'.

What it means

Error "'${name}' is not a valid command. See 'help'." thrown in spring-projects/spring-boot.

Source

Thrown at cli/spring-boot-cli/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/command/CommandRunner.java:217

		}
		return StringUtils.toStringArray(rtn);
	}

	/**
	 * Parse the arguments and run a suitable command.
	 * @param args the arguments
	 * @return the outcome of the command
	 * @throws Exception if the command fails
	 */
	protected ExitStatus run(String... args) throws Exception {
		if (args.length == 0) {
			throw new NoArgumentsException();
		}
		String commandName = args[0];
		String[] commandArguments = Arrays.copyOfRange(args, 1, args.length);
		Command command = findCommand(commandName);
		if (command == null) {
			throw new NoSuchCommandException(commandName);
		}
		beforeRun(command);
		try {
			return command.run(commandArguments);
		}
		finally {
			afterRun(command);
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Subclass hook called before a command is run.
	 * @param command the command about to run
	 */
	protected void beforeRun(Command command) {
	}

	/**

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at cli/spring-boot-cli/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/cli/command/CommandRunner.java:217 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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