Build fail: "Error: invalid data, chunk must be a string or buffer, not object"

[jonbongato]

I've been trying to integrate this plugin via ionic-native as per the instructions on https://ionicframework.com/docs/native/firebase/. However, when I build the project, it fails with the following terminal output:

cordova build ios
✖ Running command - failed!

[ERROR] Cordova encountered an error.
You may get more insight by running the Cordova command above directly.

[ERROR] An error occurred while running cordova build ios (exit code 1):

    Error: Invalid data, chunk must be a string or buffer, not object

jon-bongato:fbtest jbongato$ (node:11653) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: Unhandled promise rejection (rejection id: 1): Error: channel closed
(node:11653) DeprecationWarning: Unhandled promise rejections are deprecated. In the future, promise rejections that are not handled will terminate the Node.js process with a non-zero exit code.

I've been trying to set this up on a blank project, and even downloaded the appropriate GoogleService-Info.plist and google-services.json files into the project root folder. Has anybody encountered this issue before?

[jurevert]

Hi,
I'm facing same issue by launching:
ionic cordova platform add ios when cordova-plugin-firebase is present.

After launching following to have more details:
cordova platform add ios -d

Logs are:

Error: TypeError: Invalid data, chunk must be a string or buffer, not object
at WriteStream.Socket.write (net.js:648:11)
at WriteStream.stream.write (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/cordova/node_modules/ansi/lib/newlines.js:36:21)
at Object. (/Users/koko/Documents/MyProject/plugins/cordova-plugin-firebase/scripts/after_prepare.js:46:24)

After commenting line 44 in /Users/koko/Documents/MyProject/plugins/cordova-plugin-firebase/scripts/after_prepare.js:

fs.writeFileSync("platforms/ios/" + name + "/Resources/Resources/GoogleService-Info.plist", contents)

This line was added here: 9eecdf9#diff-72a71e008be841d1434336ffb4cd13dc by @erikdju

The 'add platform' comand succeed buy not sure that everything will working well now...

[rodrigodobbin]

After what @jurevert said. What I realize is (in my case at least) -> Inside platforms/ios/" + name + "/Resources folder there isn't another Resources folder. I create the folder and the after_prepare.js runs normally (whithout comment the code).

[jonbongato]

Adding the extra "Resources" folder in my platforms/ios/+ name +/Resources folder worked!

Thanks @dobbinx3 & @jurevert!

[eruecco87-zz]

Confirming the extra "Resources" folder on the ios platform folder fixes the issue.

[mobicraft-am]

hi all, i have the same issue, but i find a bug in after_prepare (46) 👍
var contents = fs.readFileSync(paths[i]).toString();
fs.writeFileSync("platforms/ios/" + name + "/Resources/GoogleService-Info.plist", contents)
//fs.writeFileSync("platforms/ios/" + name + "/Resources/Resources/GoogleService-Info.plist", contents)

[rodrigodobbin]

@mobicraft-am I don't know if the newest versions of cordova create this second Resources folder. But in my pull request #351 I verify if the folder is there, and if there isn't, I create it. But it would be nice to know if this second Resources folder is really necessary.

[mobicraft-am]

With the latest cordova, this second Resources folder don’t exist. All is running like a charm on my ionic3 project if a remove this line and of course i don’t create this second Resources folder … ;)

…

Le 28 juil. 2017 à 15:16, Dobbin ***@***.***> a écrit : @mobicraft-am <https://github.com/mobicraft-am> I don't know if the newest versions of cordova create this second Resources folder. But in my pull request #351 <#351> I verify if the folder is there, and if there isn't, I create it. But it would be nice to know if this second Resources folder is really necessary. — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#349 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/ASvttWHtCs3NVTS9O7NYnJvCmH8_djvqks5sSd8ngaJpZM4OWCc4>.

[rodrigodobbin]

We should ask @erikdju

Why did you create the code to copy the .plist file to this second Resources folder?

[asmgit]

I resolve same problem removing from project name non-Latin characters
Problem appeared only with ios platform.
I think bug in this place cordova-plugin-firebase/scripts/after_prepare.js

var name = getValue(config, "name")
.....
try {
var contents = fs.readFileSync(paths[i]).toString();
fs.writeFileSync("platforms/ios/" + name + "/Resources/GoogleService-Info.plist", contents)
} catch(err) {
process.stdout.write(err);
}

[rodrigodobbin]

@asmgit use 0.1.23 version

This bug is fixed on it.

[asmgit]

I use 0.1.23 version
just before yesterday install

[walfro]

In my case I was having this problem with cordova-plugin-fcm and I did something similar to @asmgit . I just commented that line and copied the file manually, more details here

Hope this can help.

[rpcarnell]

In my case, adding the res directory solved the problem. I was dealing with Android, not IOS.

[darshantejani007]

@rpcarnell It seems there is no /res folder in my Android root directory as well. Did you only add the res directory? and nothing inside?

[hadi-aj]

@darshantejani007 Instead of copying /res folder change path in plugins/cordova-plugin-fcm/scripts/fcm_config_files_process.js . see 481#issuecomment-376008472