Error: Evaluation Error: Error while evaluating a Function Call, undefined local variable or method `created' for Puppet::Pops::Loader::RubyLegacyFunctionInstantiator:Class

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       Error: Evaluation Error: Error while evaluating a Function Call, undefined local variable or method `created' for Puppet::Pops::Loader::RubyLegacyFunctionInstantiator:Class
       Did you mean?  create (file: /tmp/kitchen/modules/sys11mysql/manifests/init.pp, line: 105, column: 30) on node da0373423de9.syseleven.net
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/loader/ruby_legacy_function_instantiator.rb:29:in `create'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/loader/module_loaders.rb:284:in `instantiate'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/loader/module_loaders.rb:258:in `find'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/loader/base_loader.rb:161:in `internal_load'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/loader/base_loader.rb:42:in `load_typed'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/loader/dependency_loader.rb:49:in `block in find'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/loader/dependency_loader.rb:47:in `each'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/loader/dependency_loader.rb:47:in `reduce'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/loader/dependency_loader.rb:47:in `find'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/loader/base_loader.rb:161:in `internal_load'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/loader/base_loader.rb:42:in `load_typed'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/loader/loader.rb:72:in `load'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/evaluator/runtime3_support.rb:302:in `call_function'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/evaluator/evaluator_impl.rb:976:in `call_function_with_block'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/evaluator/evaluator_impl.rb:945:in `eval_CallNamedFunctionExpression'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/visitor.rb:90:in `visit_this_1'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/evaluator/evaluator_impl.rb:81:in `evaluate'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/evaluator/evaluator_impl.rb:370:in `eval_AssignmentExpression'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/visitor.rb:90:in `visit_this_1'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/evaluator/evaluator_impl.rb:81:in `evaluate'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/evaluator/evaluator_impl.rb:1042:in `block in eval_IfExpression'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/parser/scope.rb:981:in `with_guarded_scope'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/evaluator/evaluator_impl.rb:1038:in `eval_IfExpression'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/visitor.rb:90:in `visit_this_1'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/evaluator/evaluator_impl.rb:81:in `evaluate'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/evaluator/evaluator_impl.rb:660:in `block in eval_BlockExpression'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/evaluator/evaluator_impl.rb:660:in `each'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/evaluator/evaluator_impl.rb:660:in `reduce'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/evaluator/evaluator_impl.rb:660:in `eval_BlockExpression'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/visitor.rb:90:in `visit_this_1'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/evaluator/evaluator_impl.rb:81:in `evaluate'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/parser/evaluating_parser.rb:63:in `evaluate'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/parser/ast/pops_bridge.rb:32:in `evaluate'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/parser/ast/pops_bridge.rb:72:in `block (2 levels) in evaluate'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/parser/ast/pops_bridge.rb:71:in `catch'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/parser/ast/pops_bridge.rb:71:in `block in evaluate'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/parser/ast/pops_bridge.rb:70:in `catch'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/parser/ast/pops_bridge.rb:70:in `evaluate'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/parser/ast.rb:30:in `safeevaluate'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/resource/type.rb:136:in `evaluate_code'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/parser/resource.rb:78:in `block in evaluate'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/util/profiler/around_profiler.rb:58:in `profile'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/util/profiler.rb:51:in `profile'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/parser/resource.rb:70:in `evaluate'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/parser/compiler.rb:385:in `each'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/parser/compiler.rb:385:in `evaluate_classes'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/functions/include.rb:48:in `include'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/functions/dispatch.rb:60:in `invoke'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/functions/dispatcher.rb:43:in `block in dispatch'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/functions/dispatcher.rb:42:in `catch'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/functions/dispatcher.rb:42:in `dispatch'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/functions/function.rb:46:in `block in call'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/functions/function.rb:45:in `catch'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/functions/function.rb:45:in `call'
       /tmp/kitchen/manifests/sys11mysql-slave/site.pp:1:in `block in call_function'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/evaluator/runtime3_support.rb:305:in `eval'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/evaluator/runtime3_support.rb:305:in `block in call_function'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/util/profiler/around_profiler.rb:58:in `profile'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/util/profiler.rb:51:in `profile'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/evaluator/runtime3_support.rb:303:in `call_function'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/evaluator/evaluator_impl.rb:976:in `call_function_with_block'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/evaluator/evaluator_impl.rb:971:in `eval_CallMethodExpression'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/visitor.rb:48:in `block in visit_this'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/visitor.rb:42:in `each'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/visitor.rb:42:in `visit_this'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/visitor.rb:92:in `visit_this_1'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/evaluator/evaluator_impl.rb:81:in `evaluate'
       /tmp/kitchen/manifests/sys11mysql-slave/site.pp:in `stack'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/puppet_stack.rb:33:in `eval'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/puppet_stack.rb:33:in `stack'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/evaluator/evaluator_impl.rb:737:in `eval_Program'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/visitor.rb:48:in `block in visit_this'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/visitor.rb:42:in `each'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/visitor.rb:42:in `visit_this'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/visitor.rb:92:in `visit_this_1'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/evaluator/evaluator_impl.rb:81:in `evaluate'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/pops/parser/evaluating_parser.rb:63:in `evaluate'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/parser/ast/pops_bridge.rb:125:in `evaluate'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/parser/ast.rb:30:in `safeevaluate'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/resource/type.rb:136:in `evaluate_code'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/parser/resource.rb:78:in `block in evaluate'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/util/profiler/around_profiler.rb:58:in `profile'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/util/profiler.rb:51:in `profile'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/parser/resource.rb:70:in `evaluate'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/parser/compiler.rb:591:in `evaluate_main'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/parser/compiler.rb:165:in `block (2 levels) in compile'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/util/profiler/around_profiler.rb:58:in `profile'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/util/profiler.rb:51:in `profile'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/parser/compiler.rb:165:in `block in compile'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/context.rb:65:in `override'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet.rb:252:in `override'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/parser/compiler.rb:154:in `compile'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/parser/compiler.rb:34:in `compile'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/indirector/catalog/compiler.rb:303:in `block (2 levels) in compile'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/util/profiler/around_profiler.rb:58:in `profile'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/util/profiler.rb:51:in `profile'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/indirector/catalog/compiler.rb:301:in `block in compile'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/util.rb:231:in `block in benchmark'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/2.5.0/benchmark.rb:308:in `realtime'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/util.rb:230:in `benchmark'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/indirector/catalog/compiler.rb:299:in `compile'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/indirector/catalog/compiler.rb:54:in `block in find'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/node/environment.rb:433:in `with_text_domain'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/indirector/catalog/compiler.rb:53:in `find'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/indirector/indirection.rb:194:in `find'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/application/apply.rb:262:in `block in main'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/context.rb:65:in `override'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet.rb:252:in `override'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/application/apply.rb:233:in `main'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/application/apply.rb:174:in `run_command'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/application.rb:382:in `block in run'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/util.rb:667:in `exit_on_fail'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/application.rb:382:in `run'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/util/command_line.rb:136:in `run'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/lib/ruby/vendor_ruby/puppet/util/command_line.rb:73:in `execute'
       /opt/puppetlabs/puppet/bin/puppet:5:in `<main>'

I had the same error (on puppet 5, no server using puppet apply).
It was working yesterday Oct 23rd for me and stopped working today.
I discovered that a new version of the puppet agent was released on October 23rd
After forcing the old version of puppet agent to be installed (5.5.6) the issue went away.

I suspect some bad interaction between old versions of the puppetlabs-mysql modules (i am using 2.3.1) and puppet agent

We had puppetlabs-mysql version (3.8.0) and had the same issue. Just updated to puppetlabs-mysql 6.2.0 and the problem went away.

The problem was, that we still used mysql_deepmerge (Puppet 3x function) instead of mysql::deepmerge (Puppet 4x) function.

mysql::deepmerge is included since puppetlabs-mysql 6.0.0.

This is coming from https://tickets.puppetlabs.com/browse/PUP-9137 and was fixed by puppetlabs-mysql with

https://github.com/puppetlabs/puppetlabs-mysql/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#added-2

Use puppet4 functions-api puppetlabs/puppetlabs-mysql#1044 (juliantodt)

I've updated to the latest release of the mysql module, and it is now also fixed with Puppet Agent 5.5.7. Thanks for the insights in this Gist, helped a lot with finding the root cause :)

The puppetserver-side "fix" for me went out like yesterday via https://tickets.puppetlabs.com/browse/PUP-9270. The error in this gist was just eating the real error. With the release of 6.0.4 I now can see my real error (that being an old 3x function using some deprecated behavior that needed minor cleaning) and was able to fix it. See ticket for details.