iOS Crash on 5.4 - Podfile #7329
Description
Environment
Provide version numbers for the following components (information can be retrieved by running tns info in your project folder or by inspecting the package.json of the project):
- CLI: 5.4.0
- Cross-platform modules: 5.4.1
- Android Runtime: 5.4.0
- iOS Runtime: 5.4.1
- Plugin(s): None
Describe the bug
The application is crashing on a real device on iOS (iPhone 7; iOS: 12.2) after including this podfile:
platform :ios, '10.0'
pod 'EstimoteProximitySDK'
Crash I am getting:
Unzipping LiveSync folder. This could take a while...
Unzipped 51 entries in 65.775990ms.
tns_modules folder not livesynced. Using tns_modules from the already deployed bundle...
***** Fatal JavaScript exception - application has been terminated. *****
Native stack trace:
1 0x104c8385c NativeScript::reportFatalErrorBeforeShutdown(JSC::ExecState*, JSC::Exception*, bool)
2 0x104cc2448 -[TNSRuntime executeModule:referredBy:]
3 0x1046705bc
4 0x1ac6a68e0 <redacted>
JavaScript stack trace:
1 stringWithString@file:///app/vendor.js:36015:49
2 @file:///app/vendor.js:36015:49
3 ../node_modules/tns-core-modules/utils/utils.js@file:///app/vendor.js:36064:3
4 __webpack_require__@file:///app/runtime.js:751:34
5 fn@file:///app/runtime.js:121:39
6 ../node_modules/tns-core-modules/file-system/file-system-access.js@file:///app/vendor.js:5348:34
7 __webpack_require__@file:///app/runtime.js:751:34
8 fn@file:///app/runtime.js:121:39
9 ../node_modules/tns-core-modules/file-system/file-system.js@file:///app/vendor.js:5686:47
10 __webpack_require__@file:///app/runtime.js:751:34
11 fn@file:///app/runtime.js:121:39
12 ../node_modules/tns-core-modules/utils/debug.js@file:///app/vendor.js:35496:40
13 __webpack_require__@file:///app/runtime.js:751:34
14 fn@file:///app/runtime.js:121:39
15 @file:///app/vendor.js:13156:34
16 ../node_modules/tns-core-modules/ui/builder/builder.js@file:///app/vendor.js:13767:34
17 __webpack_require__@file:///app/runtime.js:751:34
18 fn@file:///app/runt<\M-b\M^@\M-&>
JavaScript error:
file:///app/vendor.js:36015:49: JS ERROR Error: *** -[NSPlaceholderString initWithString:]: nil argument
*** JavaScript call stack:
(
)
*** Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NativeScript encountered a fatal error: Error: *** -[NSPlaceholderString initWithString:]: nil argument
at
1 stringWithString@file:///app/vendor.js:36015:49
2 @file:///app/vendor.js:36015:49
3 ../node_modules/tns-core-modules/utils/utils.js@file:///app/vendor.js:36064:3
4 __webpack_require__@file:///app/runtime.js:751:34
5 fn@file:///app/runtime.js:121:39
6 ../node_modules/tns-core-modules/file-system/file-system-access.js@file:///app/vendor.js:5348:34
7 __webpack_require__@file:///app/runtime.js:751:34
8 fn@file:///app/runtime.js:121:39
9 ../node_modules/tns-core-modules/file-system/file-system.js@file:///app/vendor.js:5686:47
10 __webpack_require__@file:///app/runtime.js:751:34
11 fn@file:///app/runtime.js:121:39
12 ../node_modules/tns-core-modules/utils/debug.js@file:///app/vendor.js:35496:40
13 __webpack_require__@file:///app/runtime.js:751:34
14 fn@file:///app/runtime.js:121:39
15 @file:///app/vendor.js:13156:34
16 ../node<\M-b\M^@\M-&>
Successfully synced application org.nativescript.testestimote on device
This crash happens when the app is launching and wasn't doing so on Nativescript 5.3.1
To Reproduce
Create a new project with typescript or angular.
Add Podfile
platform :ios, '10.0'
pod 'EstimoteProximitySDK'
Enable ALWAYS_EMBED_SWIFT_STANDARD_LIBRARIES
Run the app on a real device
tns run ios
Expected behavior
No crash
Sample project
Additional context
- This issue was not happening before 5.4.0
- It doesn't crash on the simulator with the same specs; Only on real device