Issue: Dashboard not loading

[Dekker500]

Describe the bug
When the FM icon is clicked, the left-column menu appears as expected. Clicking "Open Dashboard" opens a new tab to the right, titled "Front Matter Dashboard", and the progress animation slides left-to-right without finishing.

To Reproduce
I have an existing HUGO project with FM installed. This used to work ~6 months ago.
Reproducing is simply starting VS Code, clicking FM icon, then "Open Dashboard"

I have tried uninstalling the extension, restarting VS Code, then re-installing, however I get no change.
I have another different workspace that works with FM.
I suspect either FM or VS Code were updated, and something broke in the upgrade...

Extension Host has the following error shown:

2024-04-22 10:01:16.705 [error] TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'map')
	at w.<anonymous> (c:\Users\UserID\.vscode\extensions\eliostruyf.vscode-front-matter-10.1.0\dist\extension.js:1:34554)
	at w.t (c:\Users\Michael\.vscode\extensions\eliostruyf.vscode-front-matter-10.1.0\dist\vendors.a8542a5a9120a04f690d.js:2:612104)
	at w.emit (node:events:517:28)
	at w._readdirError (c:\Users\UserID\.vscode\extensions\eliostruyf.vscode-front-matter-10.1.0\dist\vendors.a8542a5a9120a04f690d.js:2:429563)
	at c:\Users\UserID\.vscode\extensions\eliostruyf.vscode-front-matter-10.1.0\dist\vendors.a8542a5a9120a04f690d.js:2:428860
	at FSReqCallback.oncomplete (node:fs:202:23)

Expected behavior
I expect the dashboard to be displayed, with published and draft posts shown.

Screenshots

Desktop (please complete the following information):

• OS: Win 11
• Browser: Chrome
• Version: Latest (124)

Additional context
FM Extension: v10.1.0

VS Code

Version: 1.88.1 (system setup)
Commit: e170252f762678dec6ca2cc69aba1570769a5d39
Date: 2024-04-10T17:41:02.734Z
Electron: 28.2.8
ElectronBuildId: 27744544
Chromium: 120.0.6099.291
Node.js: 18.18.2
V8: 12.0.267.19-electron.0
OS: Windows_NT x64 10.0.22631

Hugo: v125.1

[estruyf]

Thanks for opening an issue. Do you have a repo which I can use to verify this?

[Dekker500]

Sorry, the project is not public.
I have attached a mildly sanitized frontmatter.json for review, if that helps.
frontmatter copy.json

The two files in .frontmatter folder are empty {}. I could have sworn, though, that they had content last year... but that is another matter.

[estruyf]

I don't see anything wrong in the configuration. It had to do with the retrieval of your content, but what or why, that is something I cannot reproduce.

Do you mind sharing the project temporarily with me so I can run a debug version against it?

[Dekker500]

I just granted access through GitHub... You will need to accept access.

[estruyf]

Thanks! It loads without any issues on my main device. I will have to test it later on a Windows device to see if the problem occurs there.

[estruyf]

@Dekker500 I have tested it on my Windows 11 device, but there are no issues. Dashboard loads fine without any issue like you've mentioned.

I added an extra line to the output in the latest BETA version. Would you be able to give that a try and check if something gets logged in the Front Matter CMS output?

https://frontmatter.codes/docs/troubleshooting#looking-what-is-happening-behind-the-scenes

[Dekker500]

Sounds good, I'll check it tomorrow.

If the message is inconclusive, I'll also try with a fresh download of the repository, in case it is something that is not synced that is causing the problem.

[estruyf]

@Dekker500 did you have time to check it out yesterday?

[Dekker500]

I just had a chance to run it through its paces (beta v v10.2.8829922 2024-04-25, 05:11:41), and though there is no longer an error in the log, there is no change in behavior - the dashboard never "appears", and the progress bar keeps sliding to the right forever...

However, when I clicked in the output text area to copy it, it thew out those final "trigger page update" messages and "datalistener" error messages. If those "06:04:xx" in the log are supposed to be times, they are off...

["INFO" - 06:04:24]  No ".frontmatter/config" config files found.
["INFO" - 06:04:24]  Trigger page update: main
["INFO" - 06:04:24]  Sending message to webview (panel&dashboard): setMode
["INFO" - 06:04:28]  Trigger page update: onDidChangeActiveTextEditor
["INFO" - 06:04:32]  Trigger page update: onDidChangeActiveTextEditor
["INFO" - 06:04:39]  Receiving message from webview to panel: getLocalization
["INFO" - 06:04:39]  Sending request result to panel: getLocalization
["INFO" - 06:04:39]  Receiving message from webview to panel: getBranch
["INFO" - 06:04:39]  Receiving message from webview to panel: get-data
["INFO" - 06:04:39]  Receiving message from webview to panel: get-mode
["INFO" - 06:04:39]  Sending message to webview (panel&dashboard): setMode
["INFO" - 06:04:39]  Receiving message from webview to panel: getLocalization
["INFO" - 06:04:39]  Sending message to panel: settings
["INFO" - 06:04:39]  Receiving message from webview to panel: getBranch
["INFO" - 06:04:39]  Receiving message from webview to panel: is-server-started
["INFO" - 06:04:39]  Sending request result to panel: is-server-started
["INFO" - 06:04:39]  Receiving message from webview to panel: update-placeholder
["INFO" - 06:04:39]  Sending request result to panel: updatePlaceholder
["INFO" - 06:04:39]  Sending message to panel: folderInfo
["INFO" - 06:04:39]  Receiving message from webview to panel: update-metadata
["INFO" - 06:04:39]  Receiving message from webview to panel: process-media-data
["INFO" - 06:04:39]  Receiving message from webview to panel: update-metadata
["INFO" - 06:04:39]  Receiving message from webview to panel: update-metadata
["INFO" - 06:04:41]  Receiving message from webview to panel: open-dashboard
["INFO" - 06:04:42]  Receiving message from webview: getLocalization
["INFO" - 06:04:42]  Receiving message from webview: getViewType
["INFO" - 06:04:42]  Sending message to dashboard: viewData
["INFO" - 06:04:42]  Receiving message from webview: getTheme
["INFO" - 06:04:42]  Receiving message from webview: getData
["INFO" - 06:04:42]  Receiving message from webview: getMode
["INFO" - 06:04:42]  Sending message to webview (panel&dashboard): setMode
["INFO" - 06:04:42]  Sending message to dashboard: pages
["INFO" - 06:04:42]  Sending message to dashboard: pages
["INFO" - 06:04:42]  Sending message to dashboard: searchReady
["INFO" - 06:04:42]  Sending message to dashboard: loading
["INFO" - 06:04:55]  Trigger page update: onDidChangeActiveTextEditor
["INFO" - 06:04:55]  Trigger page update: onDidChangeTextEditorSelection
["INFO" - 06:04:56]  Trigger page update: onDidChangeTextEditorSelection
["ERROR" - 06:04:57]  DataListener::pushMetadata: cannot open file:///extension-output-eliostruyf.vscode-front-matter-beta-%231-Front%20Matter%20CMS%20%28BETA%29. Detail: Unable to read file '\extension-output-eliostruyf.vscode-front-matter-beta-#1-Front Matter CMS (BETA)' (Error: Unable to resolve nonexistent file '\extension-output-eliostruyf.vscode-front-matter-beta-#1-Front Matter CMS (BETA)')
["INFO" - 06:04:57]  Sending message to panel: metadata
["INFO" - 06:04:57]  Receiving message from webview to panel: getBranch
["INFO" - 06:04:57]  Receiving message from webview to panel: is-server-started
["INFO" - 06:04:57]  Sending request result to panel: is-server-started
["INFO" - 06:04:02]  Trigger page update: onDidChangeTextEditorSelection
["ERROR" - 06:04:03]  DataListener::pushMetadata: cannot open file:///extension-output-eliostruyf.vscode-front-matter-beta-%231-Front%20Matter%20CMS%20%28BETA%29. Detail: Unable to read file '\extension-output-eliostruyf.vscode-front-matter-beta-#1-Front Matter CMS (BETA)' (Error: Unable to resolve nonexistent file '\extension-output-eliostruyf.vscode-front-matter-beta-#1-Front Matter CMS (BETA)')
["INFO" - 06:04:03]  Sending message to panel: metadata
["INFO" - 06:04:28]  Trigger page update: onDidChangeTextEditorSelection
["ERROR" - 06:04:29]  DataListener::pushMetadata: cannot open file:///extension-output-eliostruyf.vscode-front-matter-beta-%231-Front%20Matter%20CMS%20%28BETA%29. Detail: Unable to read file '\extension-output-eliostruyf.vscode-front-matter-beta-#1-Front Matter CMS (BETA)' (Error: Unable to resolve nonexistent file '\extension-output-eliostruyf.vscode-front-matter-beta-#1-Front Matter CMS (BETA)')
["INFO" - 06:04:29]  Sending message to panel: metadata
["INFO" - 06:04:33]  Trigger page update: onDidChangeTextEditorSelection
["ERROR" - 06:04:34]  DataListener::pushMetadata: cannot open file:///extension-output-eliostruyf.vscode-front-matter-beta-%231-Front%20Matter%20CMS%20%28BETA%29. Detail: Unable to read file '\extension-output-eliostruyf.vscode-front-matter-beta-#1-Front Matter CMS (BETA)' (Error: Unable to resolve nonexistent file '\extension-output-eliostruyf.vscode-front-matter-beta-#1-Front Matter CMS (BETA)')
["INFO" - 06:04:34]  Sending message to panel: metadata
["INFO" - 06:04:34]  Trigger page update: onDidChangeTextEditorSelection
["ERROR" - 06:04:35]  DataListener::pushMetadata: cannot open file:///extension-output-eliostruyf.vscode-front-matter-beta-%231-Front%20Matter%20CMS%20%28BETA%29. Detail: Unable to read file '\extension-output-eliostruyf.vscode-front-matter-beta-#1-Front Matter CMS (BETA)' (Error: Unable to resolve nonexistent file '\extension-output-eliostruyf.vscode-front-matter-beta-#1-Front Matter CMS (BETA)')
["INFO" - 06:04:35]  Sending message to panel: metadata
["INFO" - 06:04:35]  Trigger page update: onDidChangeTextEditorSelection
["ERROR" - 06:04:36]  DataListener::pushMetadata: cannot open file:///extension-output-eliostruyf.vscode-front-matter-beta-%231-Front%20Matter%20CMS%20%28BETA%29. Detail: Unable to read file '\extension-output-eliostruyf.vscode-front-matter-beta-#1-Front Matter CMS (BETA)' (Error: Unable to resolve nonexistent file '\extension-output-eliostruyf.vscode-front-matter-beta-#1-Front Matter CMS (BETA)')
["INFO" - 06:04:36]  Sending message to panel: metadata
["INFO" - 06:04:56]  Trigger page update: onDidChangeTextEditorSelection
["ERROR" - 06:04:57]  DataListener::pushMetadata: cannot open file:///extension-output-eliostruyf.vscode-front-matter-beta-%231-Front%20Matter%20CMS%20%28BETA%29. Detail: Unable to read file '\extension-output-eliostruyf.vscode-front-matter-beta-#1-Front Matter CMS (BETA)' (Error: Unable to resolve nonexistent file '\extension-output-eliostruyf.vscode-front-matter-beta-#1-Front Matter CMS (BETA)')
["INFO" - 06:04:57]  Sending message to panel: metadata
["INFO" - 06:04:03]  Trigger page update: onDidChangeTextEditorSelection

[estruyf]

What do you get when running the frontMatter.diagnostics command?

[Dekker500]

The output is the following, plus the JSON already attached above. The paths are correct, however I do notice alternating slash directions...

I forgot to mention in my initial report, the left-hand FM column is displaying as expected. Recent posts, buttons, etc. When I click on a post there, it displays.

It is just the "main" dashboard that is not appearing.

# Project name

D2VO

# Folders

- Posts: "c:/Hugo/D2VO/content/posts"

# Workspace folder

c:\Hugo\D2VO

# Total files

Total files found: 16828

# Folders to search files

- Project start length: 13 | Search in: "content\posts\**\*.*" | mdFiles: 23 | mdxFiles: 0 | markdownFiles: 0

# Complete frontmatter.json config

[estruyf]

@Dekker500 thanks! I hoped it wouldn't find any mdFiles, but it does, so it's weird that the dashboard is not showing you those articles.

I got the same output when loading your project on my Windows device.

I added some extra logging during the page parsing. In the beta version 10.2.8832943, you should see the following during page parsing:

["INFO" - 14:49:29]  PagesParser::parsePages: Start
["INFO" - 14:49:29]  PagesParser::parsePages: Parsing folder Posts - 23
["INFO" - 14:49:29]  PagesParser::parsePages: End

I guess there is something wrong with the cache, so if you try running the frontMatter.cache.clear command and reopen the dashboard, you should see the above logs in the output or an error for the failed files.