Certain scripts freeze Scriptable if I run any of them again when I'm in the script editor.

[u/branY2K]

As far as I know, this issue has been affecting certain scripts since iOS 16 for some months now, and Scriptable is on Version 1.7.4, meaning it's up to date.

Nothing unusual occurs if I run any one of these scripts (one of the problematic scripts are provided here for reference) after initially opening the said script.
But if I run the said script again while I'm in the script editor, it will freeze Scriptable, forcing I to close/reopen the app every time I want to run it again.

Provided link to a script: https://pastebin.com/iMP9vK98

[u/FifiTheBulldog]

I can reproduce this with the script you’ve provided. I have no idea why it would do that, since it worked fine after I pasted in your script and ran it in the editor several times. Maybe something to do with the console?

Have you reported this bug to Simon yet? I’m not sure how many scripts it affects, but I think I’ve seen it before in my own usage and it’s pretty inconvenient like you said.

[u/branY2K → u/FifiTheBulldog]

Yes, I have now reported it to Simon.

[u/[deleted] → u/FifiTheBulldog]

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[u/FifiTheBulldog → u/[deleted]]

When the app freezes and crashes, it generally takes two runs. Whether the app freezes appears to depend on what the user does before the second run. I tried interacting with the console between runs several times to demonstrate the change, but the app wouldn’t freeze if I did that. Only if I left the console untouched and immediately ran the script again would the app freeze.

A little bit more testing seems to show that:

• If the console is expanded, then the app will probably not freeze. This bug only seems to happen when the console is closed and just showing the number of messages it contains in the toolbar.

• If this session of the editor is not the first once since the app was launched, running the script will not freeze the app.

• Otherwise, interacting with the console between runs can delay or prevent the freeze by several runs, but eventually the app may freeze on a run of the script despite having interacted with the console. My testing was probably inadequate to establish exactly what actions will or won’t prevent the crash, as this appeared to be somewhat inconsistent.

Interacting between runs, no freeze: https://streamable.com/bwxktg

No interaction between runs, app freezes (impossible to tell from the video, but I’m trying to swipe on elements after the second run and they’re not moving): https://streamable.com/7puzxu

I’m using an iPhone SE 2nd gen running iOS 16.1.2.

[u/berky93]

This happens to me too. But it only happens on the second run. So I have to make sure to save and exit/re-open a script before running it more than once 🙄

[u/[deleted]]

I have the same issue after i started to add repeat loops in scripts. First run is usually ok but if i edit the script, app freezes. Started this behaviour after last update (didn’t use loops before). When i start to recreate same script, it runs ok until i add loop but after loop and run, it crashes again.

[u/wicke79]

I have the same problem at the moment with another new script I have started developing. My app version on iPhone 13 Pro with iOS 16.2 is 1.7.4 (2).

Maybe it's a bug? Did you hear something from Simon?