avo:build-assets fails with v3.24.1

[manuelmeurer]

It seems like avo:build-assets does not work properly with v3.24.1.

I use Avo from Github:

gem "avo", github: "manuelmeurer/avo", branch: "fix/url-helpers-inflection"

When my branch was on v3.23.1, avo:build-assets worked:

% bin/rails avo:build-assets
Starting avo:build-assets
[Avo->] Linking avo-advanced to /Users/manuel/.rbenv/versions/3.4.2/lib/ruby/gems/3.4.0/gems/avo-advanced-3.23.1
[Avo->] Linking avo-pro to /Users/manuel/.rbenv/versions/3.4.2/lib/ruby/gems/3.4.0/gems/avo-pro-3.23.1
[Avo->] Linking avo-dynamic_filters to /Users/manuel/.rbenv/versions/3.4.2/lib/ruby/gems/3.4.0/gems/avo-dynamic_filters-3.23.1
[Avo->] Linking avo-dashboards to /Users/manuel/.rbenv/versions/3.4.2/lib/ruby/gems/3.4.0/gems/avo-dashboards-3.23.1
[Avo->] Linking avo-menu to /Users/manuel/.rbenv/versions/3.4.2/lib/ruby/gems/3.4.0/gems/avo-menu-3.23.1
[Avo->] Linking avo.base.css to /Users/manuel/.rbenv/versions/3.4.2/lib/ruby/gems/3.4.0/bundler/gems/avo-161af5670fa9/public/avo-assets/avo.base.css
[Avo->] Linking tailwind.preset.js to /Users/manuel/.rbenv/versions/3.4.2/lib/ruby/gems/3.4.0/bundler/gems/avo-161af5670fa9/tailwind.preset.js
Done

With v3.24.1., it fails:

% bin/rails avo:build-assets
Starting avo:build-assets
[Avo->] Linking avo-advanced to /Users/manuel/.rbenv/versions/3.4.2/lib/ruby/gems/3.4.0/gems/avo-advanced-3.24.1
[Avo->] Linking avo-pro to /Users/manuel/.rbenv/versions/3.4.2/lib/ruby/gems/3.4.0/gems/avo-pro-3.24.1
[Avo->] Linking avo-dynamic_filters to /Users/manuel/.rbenv/versions/3.4.2/lib/ruby/gems/3.4.0/gems/avo-dynamic_filters-3.24.1
[Avo->] Linking avo-dashboards to /Users/manuel/.rbenv/versions/3.4.2/lib/ruby/gems/3.4.0/gems/avo-dashboards-3.24.1
[Avo->] Linking avo-menu to /Users/manuel/.rbenv/versions/3.4.2/lib/ruby/gems/3.4.0/gems/avo-menu-3.24.1
bin/rails aborted!
[Avo->] Failed to find avo.base.css.

Tasks: TOP => avo:sym_link
(See full trace by running task with --trace)
Done

Unfortunately, running with --trace does not give more output.

[manuelmeurer]

It didn't have anything to do with the new version after all, the issue was that for some reason, the yarn executable could not be found... once I reinstalled yarn via homebrew, it worked.

[manuelmeurer]

Yeah, that's what happens for me locally (macOS) as well. The build fails on my production server (Ubuntu 22.04).
I will check on a different server whether it works there, maybe there really is something weird going on with the JS setup on my server.

Would it be on option for the future to build the assets when the gem is published and make them part of the gem files?

[Paul-Bob]

Would it be on option for the future to build the assets when the gem is published and make them part of the gem files?

That is the strategy when we publish the gem. You only need to build the assets yourself when using the GH version since assets are not versioned on GH.

[manuelmeurer]

Ah yes, of course. 🤦‍♂️

[manuelmeurer]

Ok, on another server building the assets works fine, so it must be something going on with the server that it fails on.
It had bun installed, which I thought might have something to do with the error, but after uninstalling bun, it still appears.

What solved it was when I switch to the gem's directory (~/my_app/shared/bundle/ruby/3.4.0/bundler/gems/avo-78ceda00b809) and run yarn add date-fns. This adds date-fns to package.json, and after that, I can run bin/rails avo:build-assets without error.
Not a long-term solution, but until I install a new version of Avo, this should work. 😄