aws-exports.js file missing

[awhitford]

Consider a new react-native application... Follow along the instructions, I am trying to add Authentication.

The instructions say:

The ./src/aws-exports.js file that’s created has all of the appropriate cloud resources defined for your application.

Alas, I do not see any such aws-exports.js file being created!

I am using @aws-amplify/cli@1.6.1, Node 10.15.0, NPM 6.4.1, MacOS 10.14.4.

[jordanranz]

Hey @awhitford,

During amplify init which platform did you select in the list of iOS, Android, and Javascript?

Also, during amplify init there was a prompt to enter your 'Source Directory Path'. I believe if you used the default it would be at '/' rather than 'src/'. This is where the aws-exports.js file is saved.

The documentation can be improved here to read from '/' since that is the default Source path.

[awhitford]

I think I figured out the issue...

When it prompted for a platform, I chose iOS instead of JavaScript because I was using react-native. As a result, it never created an aws-exports,.js file.

To help others, a tip indicating to select JavaScript as the platform when using react-native would be wise.

[awhitford]

Issue #618 was basically the root issue; I needed to select JavaScript when using react-native.

[jordanranz]

Ok, I will close this issue as it seems the problem was solved. Please reopen if you have any more related issues.

[guptapuja7]

@jordanranz i get errorinit failed
Error: read ECONNRESET
at TLSWrap.onStreamRead (internal/stream_base_commons.js:205:27) {
message: 'read ECONNRESET',
errno: 'ECONNRESET',
code: 'NetworkingError',
syscall: 'read',
region: 'us-east-1',
hostname: 'amplify.us-east-1.amazonaws.com',
retryable: true,
time: 2020-04-16T11:59:59.320Z