theforeman/foreman · error · ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound

Setting definition for '%s' not found, can not set

Error message

Setting definition for '%s' not found, can not set

What it means

Error "Setting definition for '%s' not found, can not set" thrown in theforeman/foreman.

Source

Thrown at app/registries/setting_registry.rb:125

  def [](name)
    definition = find(name)
    unless definition
      logger.warn("Setting #{name} has no definition, please define it before using") if ready?
      return
    end
    definition.value
  end

  def []=(name, value)
    definition = find(name)
    raise ::Foreman::Exception.new(N_("Setting definition for '%s' not found, can not set"), name) unless definition
    db_record = _find_or_new_db_record(name)
    db_record.update!(value: value)
  end

  def set_user_value(name, value)
    definition = find(name)
    raise ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound.new(_("Setting definition for '%s' not found, can not set") % name, Setting, name) unless definition
    db_record = _find_or_new_db_record(name)

    type = value.class.to_s.downcase
    type = 'boolean' if type == "trueclass" || type == "falseclass"
    case type
    when 'string'
      db_record.parse_string_value(value)
    when definition.settings_type
      db_record.value = value
    else
      raise ::Foreman::SettingValueException.new(N_('expected a value of type %s'), definition.settings_type)
    end
    db_record
  end

  # Returns all the categories used for settings
  def categories
    return @categories unless @categories.nil?

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at app/registries/setting_registry.rb:125 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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