Ember.js: Error using `this.replaceWith` with glob route encountered upgrading from Ember 2.0.0 to 2.3.1

[kategengler]

When upgrading EmberObserver.com to Ember 2.3.1 from Ember 2.0.0, we encountered a couple of errors around handling when an model is not found via the error action on routes to go to a 404 page:

One of the relevant lines is here: https://github.com/emberobserver/client/commit/b85d31d0c4183a060fdc20e20c986aa929f88d5e#diff-42428fe7c69c15bef5f37cff1bd734cdR15

When it's

  this.replaceWith('/not-found');

It appropriately goes to the desired route but errors with:

TypeError: this.transitionTo.apply(...).method is not a function
    at _emberRuntimeSystemObject.default.extend.replaceWith (ember.debug.js:27530)
    at _emberRuntimeSystemObject.default.extend.replaceWith (ember.debug.js:26163)
    at error (show.js:19)
    at Object.triggerEvent (ember.debug.js:28100)
    at Object.trigger (ember.debug.js:52625)
    at Object.Transition.trigger (ember.debug.js:52439)
    at ember.debug.js:52259
    at tryCatch (ember.debug.js:52958)
    at invokeCallback (ember.debug.js:52973)
    at publish (ember.debug.js:52941)
    at publishRejection (ember.debug.js:52876)
    at ember.debug.js:31521
    at Queue.invoke (ember.debug.js:327)
    at Object.Queue.flush (ember.debug.js:391)
    at Object.DeferredActionQueues.flush (ember.debug.js:192)
    at Object.Backburner.end (ember.debug.js:570)
    at Object.Backburner.run (ember.debug.js:692)
    at Object.Backburner.join (ember.debug.js:712)
    at Function.run.join (ember.debug.js:20709)
    at hash.success (rest.js:745)
    at fire (jquery.js:3099)
    at Object.self.fireWith [as resolveWith] (jquery.js:3211)
    at done (jquery.js:8264)
    at jquery.js:8605
    at Object.<anonymous> (fake_xml_http_request.js:137)
    at Object.dispatchEvent (fake_xml_http_request.js:181)
    at Object._readyStateChange (fake_xml_http_request.js:371)
    at Object._setResponseBody (fake_xml_http_request.js:431)
    at Object.respond (fake_xml_http_request.js:452)
    at Object.callback (pretender.js:303)
    at Object.resolve (pretender.js:340)
    at pretender.js:331

I then changed /not-found to 'not-found' (route name instead of a URL, on a hunch), it then errors with the following and enters the parent route:

Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'name' of undefined
Router.isActiveIntent @ ember.debug.js:51337_ember
RuntimeSystemObject.default.extend.isActiveIntent @ ember.debug.js:28405exports.default._ember
RuntimeSystemService.default.extend.isActiveForRoute @ ember.debug.js:24918_ember
ViewsComponentsComponent.default.extend._computeActive @ ember.debug.js:29987
computeLinkToComponentActive @ ember.debug.js:30012ComputedPropertyPrototype.get @ ember.debug.js:14893get @ ember.debug.js:20290
exports.default._emberMetalStreamsStream.default.extend.compute

The 'not-found' route is a glob route:

  this.route('not-found', { path: '/*path' });

Our workaround was to create another route for use in the error action that is not a glob route. This works fine both in route name this.replaceWith('model-not-found') and path form this.replaceWith('/model-not-found').

this.transitionTo('/not-found') works
this.transitionTo('not-found') fails with the same error as this.replaceWith('not-found')

I've attempted to recreate the errors here https://github.com/kategengler/recreate-replace-with-errors but was only successful for the this.replaceWith('/not-found') case. For the other case you can see it by pulling down https://github.com/emberobserver/client, installing as usual, changing app/routes/addons/show.js#21 to be this.replaceWith('not-found') and running ember test. It's also possible to see the error when running the app normally but that requires further local setup.

[rwjblue]

Can you test canary? I believe this may be related to a bug that @asakusuma recently fixed.

[kategengler]

Canary fixes the this.replaceWith('/not-found') case!

However the error with this.replaceWith('not-found') still happens.

[asakusuma]

There's a different codepath for a url param vs a route name param, which is probably why one is fixed and the other is not:

https://github.com/emberjs/ember.js/blob/master/packages/ember-routing/lib/system/router.js#L328

[stefanpenner]

However the error with this.replaceWith('not-found') still happens.

Sounds like this will need to be addressed (updating labels)

[martndemus]

The errors occurs when you transition from a nested route to a glob route. I.E.: from /addons/xxx to /not-found.

What I'm seeing is that the recognizer of router.js recognizes application, addons and addons.index, while the router's state only has handlerInfos for application and addons.

It then blows up at router.js#L314-L317

[seawatts]

I am still seeing this on ember 2.12.0

[mikejerome]

I ran into this today on ember 2.14.1

No errors when using this.replaceWith('/not-found') but it errors if I leave off the leading slash.

[rwjblue]

I would love a reproduction here. The original repro is pretty out of date (the emberobserver client).

[betocantu93]

I ran into this, 2.16.2

Within a nested route, within an in-repo-engine, using this.replaceWith('/not-found'); is not possible because of engines and without it, the same TypeError from this issue "Cannot read property 'name'..."

[danieledraganti]

Still the same bug, Ember 2.18. Any fixes on the horizon...?

[allthesignals]

I'm seeing this error too, reproduced here @rwjblue

https://ember-twiddle.com/514033b3906db5bc3193d6f5f9f543c9?openFiles=routes.application.js%2C

I see this error on 3.0 +

[pixelhandler]

@allthesignals @asakusuma @betocantu93 @danidr @kategengler @martndemus @mikejerome @mmun @rwjblue @seawatts @stefanpenner is this still an issue, perhaps we should close or create a new reproduction of this, what do you think?

[kalda341]

@pixelhandler It is still an issue in 3.4.2.