theforeman/foreman · error · ScopedSearch::QueryNotSupported

Value '#{val}' is not valid for field '#{field.field}'

Error message

Value '#{val}' is not valid for field '#{field.field}'

What it means

Error "Value '#{val}' is not valid for field '#{field.field}'" thrown in theforeman/foreman.

Source

Thrown at app/registries/setting_registry.rb:44

      else
        token = tokens[tokens.size - 3]
        val = tokens[tokens.size - 1]
      end
      field = definition.field_by_name(token)
      return [] unless field&.complete_value
      complete_value_from_db(field, val)
    end

    def complete_value_from_db(field, val)
      count = 20
      case field.field
      when :name
        results = @registry.filter_map { |set| (/\s/.match?(set.full_name) ? "\"#{set.full_name.gsub('"', '\"')}\"" : set.full_name) if set.name.include?(val) || set.full_name&.include?(val) }
        results.first(count)
      when :description
        []
      else
        raise ScopedSearch::QueryNotSupported, "Value '#{val}' is not valid for field '#{field.field}'"
      end
    end
  end

  def self.subset_registry(subset)
    new(subset)
  end

  # -----=== Mimic ActiveRecord scope ===------
  def search_for(query, _options = {})
    return self if query.blank?
    subset = @settings.select { |name, definition| definition.matches_search_query?(query) }
    self.class.subset_registry(subset)
  end

  def paginate(page: nil, per_page: nil)
    page = (page || 1).to_i
    per_page = (per_page || Setting[:entries_per_page]).to_i

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at app/registries/setting_registry.rb:44 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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