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5<p>If a React Native app throws an unhandled exception in a release build, the output may be obfuscated and hard to read.</p>
6<div class="language-shell codeBlockContainer_mQmQ theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#FFFFFF;--prism-background-color:#282C34><div class=codeBlockTitle_kY6l>shell</div><div class=codeBlockContent_t_Hd><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-shell codeBlock_RMoD thin-scrollbar" style=color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#282C34><code class=codeBlockLines_AclH><span class=token-line style=color:#FFFFFF><span class="token plain">07-15 </span><span class="token number" style=color:#5a9bcf>10</span><span class="token plain">:58:25.820 </span><span class="token number" style=color:#5a9bcf>18979</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#5a9bcf>18998</span><span class="token plain"> E AndroidRuntime: FATAL EXCEPTION: mqt_native_modules</span><br></span><span class=token-line style=color:#FFFFFF><span class="token plain">07-15 </span><span class="token number" style=color:#5a9bcf>10</span><span class="token plain">:58:25.820 </span><span class="token number" style=color:#5a9bcf>18979</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#5a9bcf>18998</span><span class="token plain"> E AndroidRuntime: Process: com.awesomeproject, PID: </span><span class="token number" style=color:#5a9bcf>18979</span><span class="token plain"> 07-15 </span><span class="token number" style=color:#5a9bcf>10</span><span class="token plain">:58:25.820 </span><span class="token number" style=color:#5a9bcf>18979</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#5a9bcf>18998</span><span class="token plain"> E AndroidRuntime: com.facebook.react.common.JavascriptException: Failed, js engine: hermes, stack:</span><br></span><span class=token-line style=color:#FFFFFF><span class="token plain">07-15 </span><span class="token number" style=color:#5a9bcf>10</span><span class="token plain">:58:25.820 </span><span class="token number" style=color:#5a9bcf>18979</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#5a9bcf>18998</span><span class="token plain"> E AndroidRuntime: p@1:132161</span><br></span><span class=token-line style=color:#FFFFFF><span class="token plain">07-15 </span><span class="token number" style=color:#5a9bcf>10</span><span class="token plain">:58:25.820 </span><span class="token number" style=color:#5a9bcf>18979</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#5a9bcf>18998</span><span class="token plain"> E AndroidRuntime: p@1:132084</span><br></span><span class=token-line style=color:#FFFFFF><span class="token plain">07-15 </span><span class="token number" style=color:#5a9bcf>10</span><span class="token plain">:58:25.820 </span><span class="token number" style=color:#5a9bcf>18979</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#5a9bcf>18998</span><span class="token plain"> E AndroidRuntime: f@1:131854</span><br></span><span class=token-line style=color:#FFFFFF><span class="token plain">07-15 </span><span class="token number" style=color:#5a9bcf>10</span><span class="token plain">:58:25.820 </span><span class="token number" style=color:#5a9bcf>18979</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#5a9bcf>18998</span><span class="token plain"> E AndroidRuntime: anonymous@1:131119</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div>
7<p>In the above stack trace, entries like <code>p@1:132161</code> are minified function names and bytecode offsets. To debug these calls, we want to translate these into file, line, and function name, e.g. <code>AwesomeProject/App.js:54:initializeMap</code>. This is known as <strong>symbolication.</strong></p>
8<p>You can symbolicate minified function names and bytecode like the above by passing the stack trace and a generated source map to <a href=http://npmjs.com/package/metro-symbolicate target=_blank rel="noopener noreferrer"><code>metro-symbolicate</code></a>.</p>
9<h3 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_JmGV" id=enabling-source-maps>Enabling source maps<a href=#enabling-source-maps class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Enabling source maps" title="Direct link to Enabling source maps"></a></h3>
10<p>Source maps are required to symbolicate stack traces. Make sure that source maps are enabled within the build config for the target platform.</p>
11<div class="tabs-container tabList_J5MA"><ul role=tablist aria-orientation=horizontal class="tabs pill-tabs"><li role=tab tabindex=0 aria-selected=true class="tabs__item tabItem_l0OV tabs__item--active">Android<li role=tab tabindex=-1 aria-selected=false class="tabs__item tabItem_l0OV">iOS</ul><div class=margin-top--md><div role=tabpanel class=tabItem_wHwb><div class="theme-admonition theme-admonition-info admonition_WCGJ alert alert--info"><div class=admonitionHeading_GCBg><span class=admonitionIcon_L39b><svg viewBox="0 0 14 16"><path fill-rule=evenodd d="M7 2.3c3.14 0 5.7 2.56 5.7 5.7s-2.56 5.7-5.7 5.7A5.71 5.71 0 0 1 1.3 8c0-3.14 2.56-5.7 5.7-5.7zM7 1C3.14 1 0 4.14 0 8s3.14 7 7 7 7-3.14 7-7-3.14-7-7-7zm1 3H6v5h2V4zm0 6H6v2h2v-2z"/></svg></span>info</div><div class=admonitionContent_pbrs><p>On Android, source maps are <strong>enabled</strong> by default.</div></div><p>To enable source map generation, ensure the following <code>hermesFlags</code> are present in <code>android/app/build.gradle</code>.<div class="language-groovy codeBlockContainer_mQmQ theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#FFFFFF;--prism-background-color:#282C34><div class=codeBlockTitle_kY6l>groovy</div><div class=codeBlockContent_t_Hd><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-groovy codeBlock_RMoD thin-scrollbar" style=color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#282C34><code class=codeBlockLines_AclH><span class=token-line style=color:#FFFFFF><span class="token plain">react </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class=token-line style=color:#FFFFFF><span class="token plain"> hermesFlags </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#fc929e>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>[</span><span class="token interpolation-string string" style=color:#8dc891>"-O"</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>,</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token interpolation-string string" style=color:#8dc891>"-output-source-map"</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>]</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class=token-line style=color:#FFFFFF><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#657b83>}</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div><p>If done correctly you should see the output location of the source map during Metro build output.<div class="language-text codeBlockContainer_mQmQ theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#FFFFFF;--prism-background-color:#282C34><div class=codeBlockTitle_kY6l>text</div><div class=codeBlockContent_t_Hd><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-text codeBlock_RMoD thin-scrollbar" style=color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#282C34><code class=codeBlockLines_AclH><span class=token-line style=color:#FFFFFF><span class="token plain">Writing bundle output to:, android/app/build/generated/assets/react/release/index.android.bundle</span><br></span><span class=token-line style=color:#FFFFFF><span class="token plain">Writing sourcemap output to:, android/app/build/intermediates/sourcemaps/react/release/index.android.bundle.packager.map</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div></div><div role=tabpanel class=tabItem_wHwb hidden><div class="theme-admonition theme-admonition-info admonition_WCGJ alert alert--info"><div class=admonitionHeading_GCBg><span class=admonitionIcon_L39b><svg viewBox="0 0 14 16"><path fill-rule=evenodd d="M7 2.3c3.14 0 5.7 2.56 5.7 5.7s-2.56 5.7-5.7 5.7A5.71 5.71 0 0 1 1.3 8c0-3.14 2.56-5.7 5.7-5.7zM7 1C3.14 1 0 4.14 0 8s3.14 7 7 7 7-3.14 7-7-3.14-7-7-7zm1 3H6v5h2V4zm0 6H6v2h2v-2z"/></svg></span>info</div><div class=admonitionContent_pbrs><p>On iOS, source maps are <strong>disabled</strong> by default. Use the following instructions to enable them.</div></div><p>To enable source map generation:<ul>
12<li>Open Xcode and edit the build phase "Bundle React Native code and images".</li>
13<li>Above the other exports, add a <code>SOURCEMAP_FILE</code> entry with the desired output path.</li>
14</ul><div class="language-diff codeBlockContainer_mQmQ theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#FFFFFF;--prism-background-color:#282C34><div class=codeBlockTitle_kY6l>diff</div><div class=codeBlockContent_t_Hd><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-diff codeBlock_RMoD thin-scrollbar" style=color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#282C34><code class=codeBlockLines_AclH><span class=token-line style=color:#FFFFFF><span class="token inserted-sign inserted prefix inserted" style=color:#859900>+</span><span class="token inserted-sign inserted line" style=color:#859900> SOURCEMAP_FILE="$(pwd)/../main.jsbundle.map";</span><br></span><span class=token-line style=color:#FFFFFF><span class="token inserted-sign inserted line" style=color:#859900></span><span class="token unchanged prefix unchanged"> </span><span class="token unchanged line"> WITH_ENVIRONMENT="../node_modules/react-native/scripts/xcode/with-environment.sh"</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div><p>If done correctly you should see the output location of the source map during Metro build output.<div class="language-text codeBlockContainer_mQmQ theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#FFFFFF;--prism-background-color:#282C34><div class=codeBlockTitle_kY6l>text</div><div class=codeBlockContent_t_Hd><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-text codeBlock_RMoD thin-scrollbar" style=color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#282C34><code class=codeBlockLines_AclH><span class=token-line style=color:#FFFFFF><span class="token plain">Writing bundle output to:, Build/Intermediates.noindex/ArchiveIntermediates/application/BuildProductsPath/Release-iphoneos/main.jsbundle</span><br></span><span class=token-line style=color:#FFFFFF><span class="token plain">Writing sourcemap output to:, Build/Intermediates.noindex/ArchiveIntermediates/application/BuildProductsPath/Release-iphoneos/main.jsbundle.map</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div></div></div></div>
15<h3 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_JmGV" id=using-metro-symbolicate>Using <code>metro-symbolicate</code><a href=#using-metro-symbolicate class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to using-metro-symbolicate" title="Direct link to using-metro-symbolicate"></a></h3>
16<p>With source maps being generated, we can now translate our stack traces.</p>
17<div class="language-shell codeBlockContainer_mQmQ theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#FFFFFF;--prism-background-color:#282C34><div class=codeBlockTitle_kY6l>shell</div><div class=codeBlockContent_t_Hd><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-shell codeBlock_RMoD thin-scrollbar" style=color:#FFFFFF;background-color:#282C34><code class=codeBlockLines_AclH><span class=token-line style=color:#FFFFFF><span class="token comment" style=color:#93a1a1># Print usage instructions</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class=token-line style=color:#FFFFFF><span class="token plain">npx metro-symbolicate</span><br></span><span class=token-line style=color:#FFFFFF><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br></span><span class=token-line style=color:#FFFFFF><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token comment" style=color:#93a1a1># From a file containing the stack trace</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class=token-line style=color:#FFFFFF><span class="token plain">npx metro-symbolicate android/app/build/generated/sourcemaps/react/release/index.android.bundle.map </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#fc929e><</span><span class="token plain"> stacktrace.txt</span><br></span><span class=token-line style=color:#FFFFFF><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br></span><span class=token-line style=color:#FFFFFF><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token comment" style=color:#93a1a1># From adb logcat (Android)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br></span><span class=token-line style=color:#FFFFFF><span class="token plain">adb logcat </span><span class="token parameter variable" style=color:#cb4b16>-d</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#fc929e>|</span><span class="token plain"> npx metro-symbolicate android/app/build/generated/sourcemaps/react/release/index.android.bundle.map</span><br></span></code></pre></div></div>
18<h3 class="anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_JmGV" id=notes-on-source-maps>Notes on source maps<a href=#notes-on-source-maps class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Notes on source maps" title="Direct link to Notes on source maps"></a></h3>
19<ul>
20<li>Multiple source maps may be generated by the build process. Make sure to use the one in the location shown in the examples.</li>
21<li>Make sure that the source map you use corresponds to the exact commit of the crashing app. Small changes in source code can cause large differences in offsets.</li>
22<li>If <code>metro-symbolicate</code> exits immediately with success, make sure the input comes from a pipe or redirection and not from a terminal.</li>
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