Missing data

A field is declared in statac.yaml as one of data. and a name, and nothing in data/ has that name. data.people is data/people.yaml, and data.people.staff is data/people/staff.yaml.

What you’ll see

error  Missing data: there is no `data.poeple` for `fields.author` to name
  Did you mean `data.people`?
  More: https://statac.dev/e/missing-data/

In the terminal the message also names the file and line where there is one, and marks the exact text.

Why Statac stops

The declaration says every value of the field is one of the table’s names. With no table there are no names to hold a value to, and passing every value would drop the check you asked for without saying so. When a name in data/ is close, Statac offers it.

How to fix it

Write the table’s name as its file is named, or add the file to data/.

Example

In statac.yaml:

fields.author: one of data.poeple

data/ holds:

data/people.yaml

The table is data.people:

fields.author: one of data.people

Its name

Name	missing-data
In the terminal	statac explain missing-data
To stop showing it	It stops the build, so it can't be quietened.