Disabling the editor in settings.js breaks the dashboard

[binnes]

What are the steps to reproduce?

Set httpAdminRoot in settings.js to value of false

What happens?

Editor is no longer available on the http://localhost:1880/ URL, however the dashboard no longer shows on http://localhost:1880/ui. I just see a blank page (no http error reported on screen - though there are error in the browser JavaScript console)

ReferenceError: io is not defined
    at Object.connect (app.min.js:598)
    at Object.<anonymous> (app.min.js:597)
    at Object.invoke (app.min.js:66)
    at S.instance (app.min.js:118)
    at p (app.min.js:92)
    at g (app.min.js:85)
    at app.min.js:85
    at app.min.js:43
    at m.$eval (app.min.js:175)
    at m.$apply (app.min.js:175)
(anonymous) @ app.min.js:148

What do you expect to happen?

The editor should not be available but the dashboard should display

Please tell us about your environment:

• Node-RED version: v0.20.7
• node.js version: v10.16.0
• npm version: v6.10.0
• Platform/OS: MacOS Mojave
• Browser: Safari, Chrome and Firefox all display same outcome

[dceejay]

While provoked by the settings file I think this is a dashboard project issue...
can we move it over there ?

[knolleary]

Found the issue - in the core of node-red. Transferring this back to the other place....