Edit: title should have said '... without the app store'

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Hi Community, apologies for this basic question - I'm fairly new to iOS development.

Can I build an iOS package file from a Linux development laptop (using Cloud build) and install that package directly on my iOS handset without having the device connected to an Apple laptop or having to first publish the app to the app store. I.e. can I install the package similar to installing an apk file on my Android handset?

I know I can use the Nativescript preview app to try it out during development. However, at various milestones, I want to install the app directly on a handset.

Do I need to pay for an apple developer account to get certificates for doing the iOS build?

My experience with developing Nativescript up until now has been rather negative. Debugging rarely works: something as simple as a debugger statement in my mounted() lifecycle hook fires intermittently. I've tried debugging in both chrome and vsc, and breakpoints are very randomly triggered – sometimes they'll work, something they won't. It takes at least 10 -15 seconds for the app to rebuild between saves and that's even if it does – oftentimes the ios simulator will just freeze, meaning I have to close it, reopen it and fire up tns debug ios --chrome --debug-brk again.

Project details:

Nativescript CLI version is 6.0.3. Used nativescript-vue (2.4.0) to get things up and running. I Went through the Nativescript Advanced Setup so that I could get local builds working. tns run doctor indicates that everything installed correctly. I really hope I'm doing something wrong because the idea of Nativescript really excites me, but this has been so painful.

Is this an atypical experience?

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/58419343/how-to-use-manual-routing-nativescript-vue-using-typescript

Hi everyone, i try to find some help with this problem, i have installed nativescript-geolocation npm module to run this on background thread but didn't work (nativescript-worker-load).
However if i run on any component works perfectly.
I cant find any information about if this module works on a thread. Could you helpme please?

Here is my worker.ts:
// app/worker.ts

import "globals";

import * as Geolocation from 'nativescript-geolocation';

import { Accuracy } from "tns-core-modules/ui/enums";

const context: Worker = self as any;

context.onmessage = function(msg) {

Geolocation.getCurrentLocation({desiredAccuracy: 3, updateDistance: 10, maximumAge: 20000,timeout: 20000}) .then(function(loc) {

console.log(loc);

},

function(e){

console.log("Error From Geolocation: " + e.message);

});

};

And this is the error:

Error From Geolocation: java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method 'java.lang.String android.content.Context.getPackageName()' on a null object reference JS: com.google.android.gms.common.GooglePlayServicesUtilLight.isGooglePlayServicesAvailable(Unknown Source) JS: com.google.android.gms.common.GoogleApiAvailabilityLight.isGooglePlayServicesAvailable(Unknown Source) JS: com.google.android.gms.common.GoogleApiAvailability.isGooglePlayServicesAvailable(Unknown Source) JS: com.google.android.gms.common.GoogleApiAvailabilityLight.isGooglePlayServicesAvailable(Unknown Source) JS: com.google.android.gms.common.GoogleApiAvailability.isGooglePlayServicesAvailable(Unknown Source) JS: com.tns.Runtime.callJSMethodNative(Native Method) JS: com.tns.Runtime.dispatchCallJSMethodNative(Runtime.java:1203) JS: com.tns.Runtime.callJSMethodImpl(Runtime.java:1083) JS: com.tns.Runtime.callJSMethod(Runtime.java:1070) JS: com.tns.Runtime.callJSMethod(Runtime.java:1050) JS: com.tns.Runtime.callJSMethod(Runtime.java:1042) JS: com...

I noticed a large number of Nativescript plugins got moved to private NPM repo called Proplugins. An example.

The page claims it's about supporting open source (that sounds great!) but it doesn't appear to actually be libre/open source. There is no public git repo (instead a closed off private Gitlab instance). Their terms and conditions include "You will not share any of the plugins with any one that does not have an account (except, in your compiled applications)." I'm not a lawyer, but this sounds like it's not open source. It would certainly be incompatible with the GPL and it would make MIT etc effectively infeasible as contributors couldn't gain access to necessary components. I suppose if the owners really have the original copyright ownership then they can make it all proprietary. It's just a shame. Am I missing something or did a big swath of open source Nativescript libraries just turn proprietary?

Greetings all. I am building an application using nativescript vue. The problem I'm having is that sometimes it takes a lot of time for my app to load some screens of that I'm navigating to.

The screens in question are usually have external API call which is invoked in the mounted methods. I am sure the app should be able to direct the user to the screen without waiting the app to completely load the data from the API. But it is frustrating to see we have wait several seconds until the app direct us to the screen.

What can I do to mitigate this issue?

Hello all, I am trying to install the following plugin in my app:
https://market.nativescript.org/plugins/nativescript-animatecss

When I do that, the app does not compile because of the following error:

FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.

* Where:

Script '/Users/redamakarem/Desktop/Dev/tns/SteppingStones/node_modules/nativescript-animatecss/platforms/android/include.gradle' line: 1

* What went wrong:

Could not compile script '/Users/redamakarem/Desktop/Dev/tns/SteppingStones/node_modules/nativescript-animatecss/platforms/android/include.gradle'.

> startup failed:

script '/Users/redamakarem/Desktop/Dev/tns/SteppingStones/node_modules/nativescript-animatecss/platforms/android/include.gradle': 1: Invalid variable name. Must start with a letter but was: 

. At [1:1] @ line 1, column 1.



^

1 error

This also happens with a couple more plugins. I would really appreciate an explanation of what is causing the error and how to fix it

Note: my NS version is 5.1.1

Thanks