Type error for argument vcs_type

Ecosystem Orbs
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I am trying to write my first ORB using gitlab as my VCS but the pipeline fails with the following message:

Error calling workflow: 'lint-pack'
Error calling job: 'orb-tools/continue'
Type error for argument vcs_type: expected type: enum ("gh" "github" "bb" "bitbucket"), actual value: "circleci" (type string)

The vcs_type is declared as shown below:

vcs_type: << pipeline.project.type >>

Any pointers what I am doing wrong?

2

If you’re only using gitlab, does it work to set it explicitly to gitlab? Can you include a little more of the context of what you’re using it for or why you need it to be set in the orb?

3

Apparently if you are using Gitlab, the type is defined as circleci. But looks like the ORB doesn’t have that in the enum list. I also read that if Gitlab is the SCM then it uses Github App for authentication. I am not sure what that means.

The fix was to hard code the type to “Github”