Missing branch.js.map file

[jworm7]

Upon running on my iOS device I get a message stating "[directory]/www/plugins/io.branch.sdk/www/branch.js.map" was not found. I've also verified that the file doesn't exist in the listed directory. The only file in that directory in branch.js. I am using the the last spec 2.2.3. I've tried uninstalling the plugin and reinstalling and the same goes for the ios platform. Is there a configuration that I'm missing?

[renesansz]

@jworm7 , can you try to install the plugin directly from Github?

cordova plugin add https://github.com/BranchMetrics/Cordova-Ionic-PhoneGap-Deferred-Deep-Linking-SDK.git --variable BRANCH_KEY=key_live_xxxx --variable URI_SCHEME=YOUR_URI_SCHEME

Based on the repo the branch.js.map file should still exist.

[jworm7]

I tried that as well but unfortunately no luck

[renesansz]

That's weird, have you clean up all the platform and plugin folders before reinstalling the plugin?

cordova platform add ios;
cordova platform add android;
cordova plugin remove io.branch.sdk;
cordova plugin add https://github.com/BranchMetrics/Cordova-Ionic-PhoneGap-Deferred-Deep-Linking-SDK.git --variable BRANCH_KEY=key_live_xxxx --variable URI_SCHEME=YOUR_URI_SCHEME

So far, I can't replicate the issue that you're having.

[jworm7]

Yes I have and still no success. This is how my system is currently configured:

Cordova CLI: 6.4.0
Gulp version: CLI version 3.9.0
Gulp local: Local version 3.9.1
Ionic Framework Version: 1.0.1
Ionic CLI Version: 1.7.16
Ionic App Lib Version: 0.7.3
ios-deploy version: 1.9.0
ios-sim version: 3.1.1
OS: Mac OS X El Capitan
Node Version: v4.5.0
Xcode version: Xcode 8.1 Build version 8B62

Is there anything in this configuration that would be problematic?

[ethanneff]

Hello @jworm7

We have a Pull Request in the making for this issue. #231. This Pull Request is still not ready for production yet, so in the meantime can you please try the following to bypass npm?

# replace the xxxx's with the corresponding values within https://dashboard.branch.io/settings/link
cordova plugin remove io.branch.sdk;
cordova plugin add https://github.com/BranchMetrics/Cordova-Ionic-PhoneGap-Deferred-Deep-Linking-SDK.git --variable BRANCH_KEY=xxxx --variable URI_SCHEME=xxxx;

Keep in mind, you might have to reinstall your platforms to clear the cache of the bad Branch sdk:

cordova platform remove android;
cordova platform remove ios;
cordova platform add android;
cordova platform add ios;

[jworm7]

@ethanneff unfortunately what your proposed hasn't resolved the issue. Is there any timeline for the pull request?

[ethanneff]

Hello @jworm7,

Is the error preventing the app from compiling?

Is the error similar to this one?
Iff so, you can remove this error temporarily by removing this line from the bottom of APP_NAME/plugins/io.branch/sdk/www/branch.js. Again, you might have to reinstall your platforms to clear the cache of the bad Branch SDK.

I apologize for this inconvenience.

[jworm7]

Hey @ethanneff

Thanks for getting back. Thankfully it isn't a compiling issue it similar to what you pasted in. I've removed that line of code and it appears that the error has gone. I just want to verify that in removing the reference to the branch.js.map file that there aren't any features or branch capabilities that I would be missing?

[ethanneff]

Hey @jworm7,

The .map file is created whenever we convert our .js.es6 code to .js. Essentially, it is a temporary conversion file which should never belong in our production code. You will not lose any features or branch capabilities by removing that line of code.

Best,