Titanium - Couldn't find module localStrings

Question

Out of the bloom, when I try to run my app (device and simulator) I get the red screen saying:

Couldn't find module: localStrings for architecture: x86_64

I tried cleaning the project. Restarting the machine... still the same.

Any ideas?

Edit:

Found out this happens when I'm using LiveView. If I run without LiveView the app loads. But until now I've always run with LiveView since it makes dev faster.

Edit II

I've tried updating to latest node version - doesn't help. I've debugged liveview.js plugin in the Studio directory - the url is 127.0.0.1 - I think it's fine, all-tough where does localhost refers to in emulator - to mac host or the emulator device itself?

If you are on Mac, check if you have a .DS_Store file (it's a hidden file) in i18n folder or in i18n/en. If yes, delete it. — Thomas Lemaitre
@ThomasLemaitre Yes, on Mac. And no - don't have .DS_Store in that directory. — developer82
But do you see hidden file on Finder ? (if not, check this link : ianlunn.co.uk/articles/…). If you haven't a .DS_Store file, try to remove the i18n/ folder and rebuild. If it works, maybe there is a wrong character in your file, or an unclosed tag — Thomas Lemaitre
@ThomasLemaitre No. There isn't any hidden files in that directory. I've removed the content of the file from all my values - didn't help. — developer82
Ok, it's seems to be a NodeJS version error, which one do you have ? Try to update NodeJS : jira.appcelerator.org/browse/TISTUD-7747 — Thomas Lemaitre

developer82 developer82 · Accepted Answer · 2016-03-18T15:41:29

Found the problem - a new bug

I recently asked a question about Facebook login not working on my phone (Titanium - Facebook login doesn't show on device). I found that I have miss-configured NSAppTransportSecurity in tiapp.xml and fixed it.

After doing some debugging the the current issue I have found the following:

Transport security has blocked a cleartext HTTP (http://) resource load since it is insecure. Temporary exceptions can be configured via your app's Info.plist file.

After quick search I have remembered that I have fixed my Facebook login option. After removing that code from tiapp.xml app is back working with LiveView.

You can find more information about NSAppTransportSecurity here: Transport security has blocked a cleartext HTTP

The current workaround that works for me is adding this to NSAppTransportSecurity section of tiapp.xml

NOTE: this workaround is NOT safe and you would probably want to remove it from production apps):

<key>NSAllowsArbitraryLoads</key>
<true/>

Titanium - Couldn't find module localStrings

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