undefined method `describe_error'

Details

  • Type: Bug Bug
  • Status: Closed Closed
  • Priority: Major Major
  • Resolution: Fixed
  • Affects Version/s: 10.14.0
  • Fix Version/s: 10.14.0
  • Component/s: None
  • Labels:
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Description

If chef encounters a load error in an attribute file (you access a variable which does not exist for example like "default['something'] = doesnotexist"), chef cannot display the error but insteads throws another exception:

NoMethodError: undefined method `describe_error' for #<Chef::Formatters::NullFormatter:0x0000000212f140>
/var/lib/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-10.13.0/lib/chef/formatters/base.rb:176:in `file_load_failed'
/var/lib/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-10.13.0/lib/chef/formatters/base.rb:226:in `recipe_file_load_failed'
/var/lib/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-10.13.0/lib/chef/event_dispatch/dispatcher.rb:29:in `block in recipe_file_load_failed'
/var/lib/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-10.13.0/lib/chef/event_dispatch/dispatcher.rb:29:in `each'
/var/lib/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-10.13.0/lib/chef/event_dispatch/dispatcher.rb:29:in `recipe_file_load_failed'
/var/lib/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-10.13.0/lib/chef/run_context.rb:82:in `rescue in block in load'
/var/lib/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-10.13.0/lib/chef/run_context.rb:76:in `block in load'
/var/lib/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-10.13.0/lib/chef/run_context.rb:75:in `each'
/var/lib/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-10.13.0/lib/chef/run_context.rb:75:in `load'
/var/lib/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-10.13.0/lib/chef/client.rb:228:in `setup_run_context'
/var/lib/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-10.13.0/lib/chef/client.rb:185:in `run'
/var/lib/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-10.13.0/lib/chef/application/client.rb:271:in `block in run_application'
/var/lib/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-10.13.0/lib/chef/application/client.rb:258:in `loop'
/var/lib/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-10.13.0/lib/chef/application/client.rb:258:in `run_application'
/var/lib/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-10.13.0/lib/chef/application.rb:70:in `run'
/var/lib/gems/1.9.1/gems/chef-10.13.0/bin/chef-client:26:in `<top (required)>'
/usr/bin/chef-client:19:in `load'
/usr/bin/chef-client:19:in `<main>'

The reason for this is that describe_error does not exist

Issue Links

is duplicated by

Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. CHEF-3294 Output Formatters/Error Handlers obscures error messages in some cases.

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Brandon Valentine added a comment -

FYI, I've fixed this bug and sent a pull request here: https://github.com/opscode/chef/pull/335

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Brandon Valentine added a comment - FYI, I've fixed this bug and sent a pull request here: https://github.com/opscode/chef/pull/335
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Steven Danna added a comment -

Resolving to get this picked up in triage.

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Steven Danna added a comment - Resolving to get this picked up in triage.
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Steven Danna added a comment -

Ran into this same issue: http://tickets.opscode.com/browse/CHEF-3294

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Steven Danna added a comment - Ran into this same issue: http://tickets.opscode.com/browse/CHEF-3294
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Lamont Granquist added a comment -

i think i fixed this already in master

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Lamont Granquist added a comment - i think i fixed this already in master
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Lamont Granquist added a comment -

actually i found it, dan fixed it: https://github.com/opscode/chef/commit/95ad35608983d85261a72f6e99dbb28eff85b7af

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Lamont Granquist added a comment - actually i found it, dan fixed it: https://github.com/opscode/chef/commit/95ad35608983d85261a72f6e99dbb28eff85b7af
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Bryan McLellan [Opscode] added a comment -

Closing resolved/fixed.

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Bryan McLellan [Opscode] added a comment - Closing resolved/fixed.

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    Reporter:
    Armin Bauer
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