require': cannot load such file -- onfgaton fo bocop (LoadError)

[suchisubhra]

I have added .rubocop.yml file in cookbook root dir and started getting this error

• rubocop
  /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in require': cannot load such file -- onfgaton fo bocop (LoadError) from /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:inrequire'
  from /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rubocop-0.28.0/lib/rubocop/config_loader.rb:39:in block in load_file' from /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rubocop-0.28.0/lib/rubocop/config_loader.rb:39:ineach'
  from /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rubocop-0.28.0/lib/rubocop/config_loader.rb:39:in load_file' from /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rubocop-0.28.0/lib/rubocop/config_loader.rb:93:inconfiguration_from_file'
  from /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rubocop-0.28.0/lib/rubocop/config_store.rb:40:in for' from /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rubocop-0.28.0/lib/rubocop/target_finder.rb:111:inexcluded_dirs'
  from /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rubocop-0.28.0/lib/rubocop/target_finder.rb:90:in find_files' from /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rubocop-0.28.0/lib/rubocop/target_finder.rb:60:intarget_files_in_dir'
  from /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rubocop-0.28.0/lib/rubocop/target_finder.rb:31:in find' from /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rubocop-0.28.0/lib/rubocop/runner.rb:47:infind_target_files'
  from /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rubocop-0.28.0/lib/rubocop/runner.rb:18:in run' from /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rubocop-0.28.0/lib/rubocop/cli.rb:24:inrun'
  from /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rubocop-0.28.0/bin/rubocop:13:in block in <top (required)>' from /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/1.9.1/benchmark.rb:295:inrealtime'
  from /opt/chef/embedded/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rubocop-0.28.0/bin/rubocop:12:in <top (required)>' from /opt/chef/embedded/bin/rubocop:23:inload'
  from /opt/chef/embedded/bin/rubocop:23:in `'

any help is really appreciated

[bquorning]

“onfgaton fo bocop”? I wonder what is in your .rubocop.yml file – maybe the string “configuration for Rubocop”?

If you're unsure whether your config file is in the right format or not, try removing it and have Rubocop create one for you, using rubocop --auto-gen-config.

[bquorning]

Yes, that’s it! If the configuration file is malformed (e.g. doesn’t define a hash), ConfigLoader#load_file will cause this exception. This is because the String#delete is very different from Hash#delete:

# rubocop-0.28.0/lib/rubocop/config_loader.rb:39
Array(hash.delete('require')).each { |r| require(r) }

{ "require" => %w(one_file another_file) }.delete("require")
#=> ["one_file", "another_file"]

"Configuration for rubocop".delete("require")
#=> "Confgaton fo bocop"

Maybe we should ensure that hash is of the correct type first, e.g. by calling hash.to_h or hash.to_hash? Or Hash(YAML.load(yaml_code)) in line 34?

[jonas054]

@bquorning Sounds like a good idea to me. Thanks for the explanation!