Expo bare + viroReact getting this error on ios -> requireNativeComponent: "VRTText" was not found in the UIManager.

[byyoungjin]

Requirements:

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• Review the documentation
• Search for existing issues in: viromedia/viro & ViroCommunity/viro
• Use the latest ViroReact release

Environment

Please provide the following information about your environment:

1. Development OS: Mac
2. Device OS & Version: ios 14.7.1
3. Version:

 "dependencies": {
    "@viro-community/react-viro": "^2.21.1",
    "expo": "~42.0.1",
    "expo-splash-screen": "~0.11.2",
    "expo-status-bar": "~1.0.4",
    "expo-updates": "~0.8.1",
    "react": "16.13.1",
    "react-dom": "16.13.1",
    "react-native": "~0.63.4",
    "react-native-gesture-handler": "~1.10.2",
    "react-native-reanimated": "~2.2.0",
    "react-native-screens": "~3.4.0",
    "react-native-unimodules": "~0.14.5",
    "react-native-web": "~0.13.12"
  },

4. Device(s): iphone 8

Description

I just trying to initialize my app with Expo bare work flow + @viro-community/react-viro

But keep getting these error

Reproducible Demo

you can reproduce this by following this

1. npm install --global expo-cli ( my expo-cli version is 4.11.0)

2. expo init -> select bare work flow

3. npm install

4. npm install --save @viro-community/react-viro

5. go ios/PodFile and add these lines as instructed on https://github.com/ViroCommunity/viro/blob/main/readmes/INSTALL_IOS.md
   pod 'ViroReact', :path => '../node_modules/@viro-community/react-viro/ios/'
   pod 'ViroKit_static_lib', :path => '../node_modules/@viro-community/react-viro/ios/dist/ViroRenderer/static_lib'

6. npx pod-install

7. put some viro react code on App.js

8. npx react-native run ios ( just to check the linking work well)
   -> have error
   Invariant Violation: requireNativeComponent: "VRTText" was not found in the UIManager.

9. run xcode, and excute with real device
   ->same error with 8

[creimers]

I'm experiencing the exact same error as @byyoungjin, but with an app that was bootstrapped with react-native-cli. It would appear that something's not quite right with the iOS installation. I'm on react native 0.65.1.

[Hunnainwali]

Facing same error on bare work flow. Android is working alright but iOS is showing the UIManager error.

[danieldulcettiBN]

I have this problem too, but in my case the UIManager error reports 'VRTARScene' as not found.
Tried in an existing project and in a new one, both created from react-native-cli.

The problem is only for iOS, Android is working well; I have followed all setup points.

React native: 0.65.1
Viro: 2.21.1 (tried also with 2.21.0)
XCode: 12.5 (tried also on XCode 13)

[Hunnainwali]

I've got it working.

1. uninstall viro using $npm uninstall @viro-community/react-viro
2. install again using $npm install @viro-community/react-viro@2.20.2 --save (I'm using react-native version 0.64.2)
3. run $npx react-native link
4. run $cd ios
5. run $pod deintegrate
6. run $pod clean
7. run $pod setup
8. run $pod install

For simulator you'll get error related to ARWorldTrackingConfiguration which means project is configured correctly with Viro and you can test on real device.

Please let me know if it works or not.

[creimers]

[mariansam]

Thanks @Hunnainwali, I hope this will help us. But now we need to find the reason things got broken in v2.21.0.

Cc @doranteseduardo

[doranteseduardo]

Question, is you use the stardard lib instead the static_lib, does it work well or it seems to be broken too?

[byyoungjin]

I've got it working.

1. uninstall viro using $npm uninstall @viro-community/react-viro
2. install again using $npm install @viro-community/react-viro@2.20.2 --save (I'm using react-native version 0.64.2)
3. run $npx react-native link
4. run $cd ios
5. run $pod deintegrate
6. run $pod clean
7. run $pod setup
8. run $pod install

For simulator you'll get error related to ARWorldTrackingConfiguration which means project is configured correctly with Viro and you can test on real device.

Please let me know if it works or not.

Yes it is working! Thanks. And also work on version 2.21.0. This problem only happens on 2.21.1 as #53 says

[byyoungjin]

Question, is you use the stardard lib instead the static_lib, does it work well or it seems to be broken too?

I think I'm using static_lib following this https://github.com/ViroCommunity/viro/blob/main/readmes/INSTALL_IOS.md
I haven't used standard lib. I Think.

[Cchumi]

Hey all a quick question. I cannot use the 2.21.1 because of this VRTEXT error.

The fact is that this release fix virovideo which is needed for my application. Is this planned to fix the problem on the 2.21.1 release ?

If not for now how can i fix by myself ?

thanks

[doranteseduardo]

Working on it

[Cchumi]

Working on it

Thanks guy

[doranteseduardo]

I've been unable to build the static_lib, however the standard lib works well for me.
Can anyone confirm that changing the line:
pod 'ViroKit_static_lib', :path => '../node_modules/@viro-community/react-viro/ios/dist/ViroRenderer/static_lib'
to
pod 'ViroKit', :path => '../node_modules/@viro-community/react-viro/ios/dist/ViroRenderer/'
works?