op-mode: T7669: fail op mode cache generation if there are untranslated variables

since that means the command is malformed

1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/python/vyos/xml_ref/generate_op_cache.py b/python/vyos/xml_ref/generate_op_cache.py
index e985e8d6b..7f0bbf115 100755
--- a/python/vyos/xml_ref/generate_op_cache.py
+++ b/python/vyos/xml_ref/generate_op_cache.py
@@ -88,6 +88,14 @@ def translate_position(s: str, pos: list[str]) -> str:
 def translate_command(s: str, pos: list[str]) -> str:
     s = translate_exec(s)
     s = translate_position(s, pos)
+
+    # If there are any untranslated occurences of '_place_holder_",
+    # it means the command is incorrect,
+    # e.g., it references "$6" when it only has five words.
+    if re.search(r'_place_holder_', s):
+        print(f"Command translation failed: {s}")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
     return s