Nativescript: Release build crashes at start, debug works. NS 2.4.1

Created on 7 Dec 2016  ·  21Comments  ·  Source: NativeScript/NativeScript

Like title says debug build works and release build crashes. I'm only using/building for Android.
here my tns info:
│ nativescript │ 2.4.1 │ 2.4.1 │ Up to date
│ tns-core-modules │ 2.4.1 │ 2.4.1 │ Up to date
│ tns-android │ 2.4.1 │ 2.4.1 │ Up to date

Here's logcat output got using Android Studios logcat (I replaced package names for reason):

`12-07 10:12:57.108 5232-5232/? E/AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: main
Process: PACKAGENAME, PID: 5232
java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to create application com.tns.NativeScriptApplication: com.tns.NativeScriptException: 

                                             Error calling module function 

                                             Error: com.tns.NativeScriptException: Failed to find module: "ui/frame/activity", relative to: app/tns_modules/
                                                 com.tns.Module.resolvePathHelper(Module.java:159)
                                                 com.tns.Module.resolvePath(Module.java:60)
                                                 com.tns.Runtime.runModule(Native Method)
                                                 com.tns.Runtime.runModule(Runtime.java:514)
                                                 com.tns.RuntimeHelper.initRuntime(RuntimeHelper.java:154)
                                                 com.tns.NativeScriptApplication.onCreate(NativeScriptApplication.java:15)
                                                 android.app.Instrumentation.callApplicationOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1037)
                                                 android.app.ActivityThread.handleBindApplication(ActivityThread.java:6422)
                                                 android.app.ActivityThread.access$1800(ActivityThread.java:229)
                                                 android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1887)
                                                 android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
                                                 android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:148)
                                                 android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7325)
                                                 java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
                                                 com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:1230)
                                                 com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1120)
                                             File: "<unknown>, line: 1, column: 265

                                             StackTrace: 
                                                Frame: function:'require', file:'', line: 1, column: 266
                                                Frame: function:'', file:'/data/data/PACKAGENAME/files/app/tns-java-classes.js', line: 1, column: 61
                                                Frame: function:'require', file:'', line: 1, column: 266`

app/tns_modules/ folder does not even exists so why it's trying to find some module from there and why it's not complaining about that with debug build.

I'm constantly trying to find what causes this, I update this issue if I find a solution.

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picture terhoraj
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Okay, thanks to @tsonevn we managed to find a working solution :

Step 1 : update tns version to 2.4.2 globally
sudo npm uninstall -g nativescript
npm cache clean
sudo npm install -g [email protected]

(I had no permission issue but it may appear in some other cases I guess)

Step 2 : updating core dependancies to this :

{
  "description": "NativeScript Application",
  "license": "SEE LICENSE IN <your-license-filename>",
  "readme": "NativeScript Application",
  "repository": "<fill-your-repository-here>",
  "nativescript": {
    "id": "org.nativescript.sampleprojectng2"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "@angular/common": "2.2.1",
    "@angular/compiler": "2.2.1",
    "@angular/core": "2.2.1",
    "@angular/forms": "2.2.1",
    "@angular/http": "2.2.1",
    "@angular/platform-browser": "2.2.1",
    "@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "2.2.1",
    "@angular/router": "3.2.1",
    "nativescript-angular": "1.2.0",
    "nativescript-theme-core": "^0.2.1",
    "reflect-metadata": "~0.1.8",
    "rxjs": "5.0.0-beta.12",
    "tns-core-modules": "2.4.3"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "nativescript-dev-typescript": "^0.3.2",
    "typescript": "~2.0.10",
    "zone.js": "~0.6.21"
  }
}

Notice that an important point was to remove "nativescript-dev-android-snapshot": "^0.*.*", from dev dependancies

Step 3 : Clear your ng project
rm -rf node_modules/ platforms/ hooks/

Step 4 : generate your stuff
tns build android --release --key-store-path C:\keystore\Telerik.keystore --key-store-password sample_password --key-store-alias Telerik --key-store-alias-password

And you're done. The builded apk is not crashing at launch :+1:

picture echap on 20 Dec 2016
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Hi @terhoraj,
Thank you for reporting this issue.
I reviewed your case, however was unable to reproduce this problem, while build project in release mode with tns build android --release --key-store-path <path-to-your-keystore> --key-store-password <your-key-store-password> --key-store-alias <your-alias-name> --key-store-alias-password <your-alias-password> command. I follow the steps described in the documentation here.

  1. create new app tns create test_app
  2. run tns build android --release --key-store-path C:\keystore\Telerik.keystore --key-store-password sample_password --key-store-alias Telerik --key-store-alias-password sample_password command to generate APK file.
  3. the APK file will be create in <app_name>/platforms/android/build/outputs/apk/ folder

Related to the problem could you try to delete node_modules and platforms folder and to build in release mode again using tns build android --release --key-store-path <path-to-your-keystore> --key-store-password <your-key-store-password> --key-store-alias <your-alias-name> --key-store-alias-password <your-alias-password>.

To investigate further the problem, it will help if you could give us the exact steps, which you are using for building the app.

Regards,
@tsonevn

tsonevn picture tsonevn on 7 Dec 2016

Took testing further. Same project, same files, same keystore (Same everything) release build with Windows machine => release apk crashes every time.
Exactly same thing done using Mac => release apk to phone and it works.

What now?!

terhoraj picture terhoraj on 7 Dec 2016

Reinstalling NativeScript did not help.

terhoraj picture terhoraj on 8 Dec 2016

Hi @terhoraj,

After a further research on that matter, we are still unable to reproduce this strange behavior. To be able investigate further this problem, could you send us the package.json file of your project and node version. This information will help us to provide better solution for your case.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation,

Regards,
@tsonevn

tsonevn picture tsonevn on 8 Dec 2016

Run tns prepare android (no flags) before the build.

@tsonevn I ran into this myself and it would be great if the build command auto-prepared before initiating the build if it detects the targeted platform isn't prepared yet.

swlemp picture swlemp on 8 Dec 2016

Hi @vbresults,

Thank you for writing us.

Using tns build android --release --key-store-path C:\keystore\Telerik.keystore --key-store-password sample_password --key-store-alias Telerik --key-store-alias-password sample_password will auto prepare the project and you do not need to do it manually. We will upgrade the article and will remove the extra step from the documentation.
Update:

edited article with PR #622

Regards,
@tsonevn

tsonevn picture tsonevn on 9 Dec 2016

Hmm seeing the same problem over here...
package.json:

{
  "description": "test Application",
  "license": "",
  "readme": "",
  "repository": "",
  "nativescript": {
    "id": "org.nativescript.test",
    "tns-android": {
      "version": "2.4.1"
    }
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "@angular/common": "2.3.0",
    "@angular/compiler": "2.3.0",
    "@angular/core": "2.3.0",
    "@angular/forms": "2.3.0",
    "@angular/http": "2.3.0",
    "@angular/platform-browser": "2.3.0",
    "@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "2.3.0",
    "@angular/router": "3.3.0",
    "nativescript-angular": "1.2.0",
    "nativescript-angular-snapshot": "1.2.0-5.2.361-1",
    "nativescript-geolocation": "^0.0.17",
    "nativescript-gif": "^1.0.8",
    "nativescript-google-maps-sdk": "^1.4.1",
    "nativescript-phone": "^1.2.3",
    "nativescript-platform-css": "^1.3.0",
    "nativescript-vibrate": "^1.1.2",
    "reflect-metadata": "^0.1.8",
    "rxjs": "5.0.1",
    "tns-core-modules": "2.4.2",
    "tns-platform-declarations": "^2.4.2"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "babel-traverse": "6.20.0",
    "babel-types": "6.20.0",
    "babylon": "6.14",
    "lazy": "1.0.11",
    "nativescript-dev-android-snapshot": "^0.*.*",
    "nativescript-dev-typescript": "^0.3.4",
    "typescript": "^2.1.4",
    "zone.js": "^0.7.2"
  }
}

When the app is being compiled, there is a warning in the middle of it all:

The "nativescript-angular" and "tns-core-modules" packages and their dependencies have been deleted from the final assets.
Application will now use package "[email protected]" which includes these packages in precompiled form instead.

Two inconsistencies there:

  • it says "[email protected]", however, I have "[email protected]" version installed
  • if this snapshot is gona use those 2 packages precompiled, do I still need to keep them in my package.json?
dxshindeo picture dxshindeo on 14 Dec 2016

Ok, its been what, an hour. I don't know if you fellas actually did something there or what, but my last compilation weighted 13.8 MB which crashed. Now, I tried to recompile it again (naturally deleting node_modules and platforms folders, as always), and now it weighs 16.7 MB and doesn't crash, it works.

dxshindeo picture dxshindeo on 14 Dec 2016

I do have exactly the same issue, how can I manage to have this fixed ?

thanks !

echap picture echap on 20 Dec 2016

@echap try removing platforms and node_modules folders and then re-run the command for creating release build.

NickIliev picture NickIliev on 20 Dec 2016

@NickIliev Exactly what I've done, still same issue. Still not working. I get you a logcat asap.

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echap picture echap on 20 Dec 2016

My steps (needless to say, my app in debug works like a charm) :

me@me:~/projects/nativescript-ivy$ rm -rf node_modules/
me@me:~/projects/nativescript-ivy$ rm -rf platforms/
me@me:~/projects/nativescript-ivy$ tns build android --release --key-store-path <xx> --key-store-password <xx> --key-store-alias <xx> --key-store-alias-password <xx>

Same warnings : 

The "nativescript-angular" and "tns-core-modules" packages and their dependencies have been deleted from the final assets.
Application will now use package "[email protected]" which includes these packages in precompiled form instead.

Start of the issue by logcat :

12-20 10:05:51.704  5146  5146 D TNS.Native: Snapshot library read 0xc59fd008 (9970064B).
12-20 10:05:51.800  5146  5146 D TNS.Native: V8 version 5.2.361
12-20 10:05:51.875  5146  5146 D TNS.Native: lenNodes=87156, lenNames=834339, lenValues=1048442
12-20 10:05:51.875  5146  5146 D TNS.Native: time=2
12-20 10:05:52.321  5146  5146 D AndroidRuntime: Shutting down VM
12-20 10:05:52.326  5146  5146 W System.err: java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to create application com.tns.NativeScriptApplication: com.tns.NativeScriptException: 
12-20 10:05:52.326  5146  5146 W System.err: 
12-20 10:05:52.326  5146  5146 W System.err: Error calling module function 
12-20 10:05:52.326  5146  5146 W System.err: 
12-20 10:05:52.326  5146  5146 W System.err: Error calling module function 
12-20 10:05:52.326  5146  5146 W System.err: 
12-20 10:05:52.326  5146  5146 W System.err: Error calling module function 
12-20 10:05:52.326  5146  5146 W System.err: 
12-20 10:05:52.326  5146  5146 W System.err: Error calling module function 
12-20 10:05:52.326  5146  5146 W System.err: 
12-20 10:05:52.326  5146  5146 W System.err: Error: com.tns.NativeScriptException: Failed to find module: "nativescript-angular", relative to: app/tns_modules/
12-20 10:05:52.327  5146  5146 W System.err:     com.tns.Module.resolvePathHelper(Module.java:159)
12-20 10:05:52.327  5146  5146 W System.err:     com.tns.Module.resolvePath(Module.java:60)
12-20 10:05:52.327  5146  5146 W System.err:     com.tns.Runtime.runModule(Native Method)
12-20 10:05:52.327  5146  5146 W System.err:     com.tns.Runtime.runModule(Runtime.java:514)
12-20 10:05:52.327  5146  5146 W System.err:     com.tns.Runtime.run(Runtime.java:509)
12-20 10:05:52.327  5146  5146 W System.err:     com.tns.NativeScriptApplication.onCreate(NativeScriptApplication.java:17)
12-20 10:05:52.327  5146  5146 W System.err:     android.app.Instrumentation.callApplicationOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1024)
12-20 10:05:52.327  5146  5146 W System.err:     android.app.ActivityThread.handleBindApplication(ActivityThread.java:5403)
12-20 10:05:52.327  5146  5146 W System.err:     android.app.ActivityThread.-wrap2(ActivityThread.java)
12-20 10:05:52.327  5146  5146 W System.err:     android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1545)
12-20 10:05:52.327  5146  5146 W System.err:     android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:102)
12-20 10:05:52.327  5146  5146 W System.err:     android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:154)
12-20 10:05:52.327  5146  5146 W System.err:     android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:6119)
12-20 10:05:52.327  5146  5146 W System.err:     java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
12-20 10:05:52.327  5146  5146 W System.err:     com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:886)
12-20 10:05:52.327  5146  5146 W System.err:     com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:776)
12-20 10:05:52.327  5146  5146 W System.err: File: "<unknown>, line: 1, column: 265
12-20 10:05:52.327  5146  5146 W System.err: 
12-20 10:05:52.327  5146  5146 W System.err: StackTrace: 
12-20 10:05:52.327  5146  5146 W System.err:    Frame: function:'require', file:'', line: 1, column: 266
12-20 10:05:52.327  5146  5146 W System.err:    Frame: function:'', file:'/data/data/fr.hubup.ivy.demo/files/app/bundles/geotrackingBundle/views/record/record.component.js', line: 6, column: 30
12-20 10:05:52.327  5146  5146 W System.err:    Frame: function:'require', file:'', line: 1, column: 266
12-20 10:05:52.327  5146  5146 W System.err:    Frame: function:'', file:'/data/data/fr.hubup.ivy.demo/files/app/app.routing.js', line: 3, column: 26
12-20 10:05:52.327  5146  5146 W System.err:    Frame: function:'require', file:'', line: 1, column: 266
12-20 10:05:52.327  5146  5146 W System.err:    Frame: function:'', file:'/data/data/fr.hubup.ivy.demo/files/app/app.module.js', line: 7, column: 21
12-20 10:05:52.327  5146  5146 W System.err:    Frame: function:'require', file:'', line: 1, column: 266
12-20 10:05:52.327  5146  5146 W System.err:    Frame: function:'', file:'/data/data/fr.hubup.ivy.demo/files/app/main.js', line: 11, column: 20
echap picture echap on 20 Dec 2016
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Hi @echap,

Could you share the package.json file of your app?

Regards,
@tsonevn

tsonevn picture tsonevn on 20 Dec 2016

Sure @tsonevn ,

{
  "name": "Ivy",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "A NativeScript-built iOS and Android app for drivers",
  "keywords": [
    "KEYWORD"
  ],
  "author": "OUR TEAM",
  "license": "Proprietary",
  "homepage": "https://www.hubup.fr",
  "nativescript": {
    "id": "fr.hubup.ivy.demo",
    "tns-ios": {
      "version": "2.4.0"
    },
    "tns-android": {
      "version": "2.4.1"
    }
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "@angular/common": "2.1.2",
    "@angular/compiler": "2.1.2",
    "@angular/core": "2.1.2",
    "@angular/forms": "2.1.2",
    "@angular/http": "2.1.2",
    "@angular/platform-browser": "2.1.2",
    "@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "2.1.2",
    "@angular/router": "3.1.2",
    "moment": "^2.15.1",
    "nativescript-angular": "1.1.3",
    "nativescript-angular-snapshot": "1.1.3-5.2.361",
    "nativescript-audio": "^2.0.6",
    "nativescript-background-http": "^2.3.0",
    "nativescript-geolocation": "0.0.13",
    "nativescript-google-maps-sdk": "git+https://github.com/hubupfr/nativescript-google-maps-sdk.git",
    "nativescript-google-maps-utils": "git+https://github.com/hubupfr/nativescript-google-maps-utils.git",
    "nativescript-pdf-view": "^1.2.0",
    "nativescript-permissions": "^1.2.0",
    "nativescript-phone": "^1.2.0",
    "nativescript-plugin-firebase": "^3.8.4",
    "nativescript-ripple": "^1.0.1",
    "nativescript-snackbar": "^1.1.4",
    "nativescript-swiss-army-knife": "1.0.7",
    "nativescript-telerik-ui": "^1.4.1",
    "nativescript-theme-core": "^0.2.1",
    "reflect-metadata": "~0.1.8",
    "rxjs": "5.0.0-beta.12",
    "tns-core-modules": "2.4.0"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "babel-traverse": "6.19.0",
    "babel-types": "6.19.0",
    "babylon": "6.14.1",
    "lazy": "1.0.11",
    "nativescript-dev-android-snapshot": "^0.*.*",
    "nativescript-dev-typescript": "^0.3.2",
    "typescript": "^2.0.10",
    "zone.js": "~0.6.21"
  }
}

And my tns --version returns 2.4.0 (for my global install package)

echap picture echap on 20 Dec 2016

Okay, thanks to @tsonevn we managed to find a working solution :

Step 1 : update tns version to 2.4.2 globally
sudo npm uninstall -g nativescript
npm cache clean
sudo npm install -g [email protected]

(I had no permission issue but it may appear in some other cases I guess)

Step 2 : updating core dependancies to this :

{
  "description": "NativeScript Application",
  "license": "SEE LICENSE IN <your-license-filename>",
  "readme": "NativeScript Application",
  "repository": "<fill-your-repository-here>",
  "nativescript": {
    "id": "org.nativescript.sampleprojectng2"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "@angular/common": "2.2.1",
    "@angular/compiler": "2.2.1",
    "@angular/core": "2.2.1",
    "@angular/forms": "2.2.1",
    "@angular/http": "2.2.1",
    "@angular/platform-browser": "2.2.1",
    "@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "2.2.1",
    "@angular/router": "3.2.1",
    "nativescript-angular": "1.2.0",
    "nativescript-theme-core": "^0.2.1",
    "reflect-metadata": "~0.1.8",
    "rxjs": "5.0.0-beta.12",
    "tns-core-modules": "2.4.3"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "nativescript-dev-typescript": "^0.3.2",
    "typescript": "~2.0.10",
    "zone.js": "~0.6.21"
  }
}

Notice that an important point was to remove "nativescript-dev-android-snapshot": "^0.*.*", from dev dependancies

Step 3 : Clear your ng project
rm -rf node_modules/ platforms/ hooks/

Step 4 : generate your stuff
tns build android --release --key-store-path C:\keystore\Telerik.keystore --key-store-password sample_password --key-store-alias Telerik --key-store-alias-password

And you're done. The builded apk is not crashing at launch :+1:

echap picture echap on 20 Dec 2016
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OMG this worked, thanks... I have been struggling with this issue since yesterday afternoon, I'm glad I found this thread.

Cheers
Jon

jonathan-casarrubias picture jonathan-casarrubias on 20 Jan 2017
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I was able to rollback my tns version (to 2.5.0, was 2.5.2) using the steps you mentioned.

Even with tns-core-modules using a higher version (2.5.1) than nativescript itself, the app built for release and didn't crash.

EricRobertBrewer picture EricRobertBrewer on 10 Mar 2017

I also had to rollback tns to version 2.5.0 from 2.5.1 for this to work.

Thanks!

deifos picture deifos on 13 Mar 2017

I had a similar problem, all debug builds worked and release builds crashed.

logcat told me:
Error: com.tns.NativeScriptException: Failed to find module: "nativescript-angular", relative to: app/tns_modules/

In one of my .ts files I did:
import {RouterExtensions} from "nativescript-angular";
instead of:
import {RouterExtensions} from "nativescript-angular/router";

Maybe this helps.

RobinJespersen picture RobinJespersen on 21 Mar 2017
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Hi @terhoraj,

After a further research on that matter, we are still unable to reproduce this strange behavior. To be able investigate further this problem, could you send us the package.json file of your project and node version. This information will help us to provide better solution for your case.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation,

Regards,
@tsonevn
i've the same error that i solved by adding --bundle to the builde commande.
nb: app crashes after installation

bilnus1111 picture bilnus1111 on 27 Feb 2019

hi @echap
i have the same problem but your methode not fonctione for me. can you help me?

Adjsco picture Adjsco on 17 Sep 2019
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