No names to check

A field is declared in statac.yaml as one of data. and a table, and the table is written as a list. The items of a list have no names, so there is nothing for a value of the field to be one of.

What you’ll see

error  No names to check: `data/people.yaml` is a list, so `fields.author` can't name one of its items
  Give each item a name with its fields beneath, or declare the field as `text`.
  More: https://statac.dev/e/no-names-to-check/

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. Statac won’t choose a field of the items to stand for their names, and passing every value would drop the check you asked for without saying so.

How to fix it

Write the table with each item under a name of its own, or declare the field as text if its values need no checking.

Example

In statac.yaml:

fields.author: one of data.people

In data/people.yaml:

- name: Person 1
- name: Person 2

Written with a name for each item:

person-1:
  name: Person 1
person-2:
  name: Person 2

Its name

Name	no-names-to-check
In the terminal	statac explain no-names-to-check
To stop showing it	It stops the build, so it can't be quietened.