TypeError: edge.initializeClrFunc is not a function

[agracio]

TypeError: edge.initializeClrFunc is not a function

[IhorKrupinEmpeek]

I’m experiencing the same issue as @grofit
Same steps on Windows 10 x64.
require(edgeNative) in edge.js returns '{}'

[JonathanLydall]

I'm getting the exact same error, but I've found out something which seems to help a bit so I'm hoping it can lead someone else here to find a solution to the problem.

The Quickstart worked for me, but when I made a new project using Visual Studio 2017, it wouldn't work until I added <CopyLocalLockFileAssemblies>true</CopyLocalLockFileAssemblies> to my .csproj file, to make it look like:

<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">

  <PropertyGroup>
    <OutputType>Library</OutputType>
    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.1</TargetFramework>
    <CopyLocalLockFileAssemblies>true</CopyLocalLockFileAssemblies>
  </PropertyGroup>

  <ItemGroup>
    <PackageReference Include="EdgeJs" Version="9.3.4" />
  </ItemGroup>

</Project>

I'm still struggling though because that doesn't fix my existing project which has been running fine on Edge for a long time, but we're now trying to migrate it to .NET Core.

Will post if I work out more.

[vadi2]

I'm not sure if this fixes it or just hides the error, but doing the following:

const baseNetAppPath = path.join(__dirname, '/src/QuickStart.Core/bin/Debug/netcoreapp2.0');

process.env.EDGE_USE_CORECLR = 1;
process.env.EDGE_APP_ROOT = baseNetAppPath;

const edge = require('electron-edge-js');

var baseDll = path.join(baseNetAppPath, 'QuickStart.Core.dll');

var getAppDomainDirectory = edge.func({
    assemblyFile: baseDll,
    typeName: 'QuickStart.Core.LocalMethods',
    methodName: 'GetAppDomainDirectory'
});

now gives:

 JavaScript error occurred in the main process
Uncaught Exception:
Error: Could not load type 'QuickStart.Core.LocalMethods'
    at Object.exports.func (/home/vadi/Programs/electron-edge-js-quick-start/node_modules/electron-edge-js/lib/edge.js:181:17)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/vadi/Programs/electron-edge-js-quick-start/main.js:27:34)

[agracio]

Have you followed provided instructions? First do npm install and only then compile .sln? QuickStart.Core references dlls inside electron-edge-js folder and copies them to build output.

[vadi2]

Yes, I did npm install first - see log above. Here's how the folder with the dlls looks like:

$ ls /home/vadi/Programs/electron-edge-js-quick-start/src/QuickStart.Core/bin/Debug/netcoreapp2.0
EdgeJs.dll                         Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp.Workspaces.dll       Microsoft.DotNet.InternalAbstractions.dll  QuickStart.Core.dll                     System.Composition.Hosting.dll
EdgeJs.pdb                         Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.dll                         Microsoft.DotNet.PlatformAbstractions.dll  QuickStart.Core.pdb                     System.Composition.Runtime.dll
ExternalLibrary.dll                Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.VisualBasic.dll             Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyModel.dll   refs                                    System.Composition.TypedParts.dll
ExternalLibrary.pdb                Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.VisualBasic.Workspaces.dll  Newtonsoft.Json.dll                        System.Composition.AttributedModel.dll
Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.CSharp.dll  Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Workspaces.dll              QuickStart.Core.deps.json                  System.Composition.Convention.dll

Is it correct?

[radencode]

I am getting the same error:

TypeError: edge.initializeClrFunc is not a function at Object.exports.func (C:\Users\Jenster\Desktop\Development\reflow\reflow-client\current\release\Reflow-win32-x64\resources\app.asar\node_modules\electron-edge-js\lib\edge.js:182) at A.edgeInit (main.bundle.effe34fd3444d7d46fc7.js:1) at new A (main.bundle.effe34fd3444d7d46fc7.js:1) at new e (main.bundle.effe34fd3444d7d46fc7.js:1) at constructClassInstance (main.bundle.effe34fd3444d7d46fc7.js:1) at beginWork (main.bundle.effe34fd3444d7d46fc7.js:1) at n (main.bundle.effe34fd3444d7d46fc7.js:1) at o (main.bundle.effe34fd3444d7d46fc7.js:1) at i (main.bundle.effe34fd3444d7d46fc7.js:1) at Q (main.bundle.effe34fd3444d7d46fc7.js:1)

Here are the versions that I am using:

Electron: 2.0.2 Node: 8.9.3 electron-edge-js: 8.3.6

I am using the same configuration with edge-js and it works perfectly, however when I use electron-edge-js and build the app with electron-builder it gives me the above error.

Did you guys find a fix for this? Am I doing something wrong?
I would really appreciate your help.

[vadi2]

Did you guys find a fix for this?

The issue is still there as you see, so I just created a command-line wrapper for my binary and just call it via Node.js's proces function to get the work done.

[agracio]

Quick start does not cover electron-builder created apps. When you package with electron builder it is likely that the paths specified in process.env.EDGE_APP_ROOT are no longer valid. Try using console.log(process.env.EDGE_APP_ROOT) to determine the problems with path.

[agracio]

@vadi2 electron-edge-js 8.3.6 has improvements for path handling, perhaps quick-start will work correctly on Linux. I have not had a chance yet to test it on Linux but it fixed issues on macOS. You can give it another try.

[agracio]

Update: just tested on Ununtu 18.04, runs without any problems.

[radencode]

@agracio process.env.EDGE_APP_ROOT is correct and I get the same error even if I don't use electron-builder it still gives me edge.initializeClrFunc is not a function

[agracio]

Ok so just be be clear on the issue:
You cloned a fresh copy of this repo and have not done any changes to it. Followed the steps from README in correct order and after running npm start command got this error?
I have test the latest version on Windows/macOS/Linux and did not encounter any problems so far.

[radencode]

I just re did everything and it works. I have no idea what the issue is but it works now.

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[radencode]

@agracio I figured out what my issue is: I am using webpack to bundle my react.js app and instead of C:\Users\Jenster\Desktop\Development\reflow\reflow-client\electron-edge-js-quick-start\lib the bundled path is lib Any idea how I can provide process.env.EDGE_APP_ROOT a relative path instead of absolute path?

[radencode]

@agracio I fixed it. I put the path in node env variable in my electron main.js file and then picked it up in my react.js component. Anyway, thank you for maintaining this project and providing support for .Net Core 2.0. You are awesome, keep up the good work. ;)

[grofit]

I just realised I am getting this issue on windows 10, here were my steps:

• Fork then clone repo (you could just clone it directly)
• run npm i
• run dotnet build src/QuickStart.sln
• run npm start:standard (get error)
• run npm start (get other error)

[ukenny]

After troubleshooting this for work I may have found a work-around. If I download Release v2.2.4 with SDK 2.2.203 I get this same error. But if I use a global.json with my .net core project to force it to use an older version of the SDK (and rebuild the .net core project) I can successfully run my project without issues.

{
"sdk": {
"version": "2.2.202" }
}

Make sure you download the older version of the SDK you're forcing the project to use!

The only different seems to be that they added C# 8.0 support in Release 2.2.4. Can somebody who's had this issue try this and see if it fixes it for you?

[risikoruk]

Like @grofit and @IhorKrupin mentioned, those precise steps do not make the standard .NET version work.

The core one works okay for me though. With the standard instead, I immediately get: Uncaught TypeError: edge.initializeClrFunc is not a function

Also, why is the start:standard crossed over in the ReadMe? Is it no longer working?

[agracio]

Standard is crossed over because it is almost impossible to get it to work. To get to the bottom of the error try running https://github.com/agracio/edge-js-quick-start. Unlike Electron version it will display underlying error. The problem appears to be with dll versions for some of the references in .NET Standard project as some being imported from nuget with correct versions and some pulled in from your .NET Standard install folder that will have higher versions than requested by project. You might be able to solve it by changing the referenced versions in .csproj file.

[corylulu]

This is old, but I think I found the problem. After testing on 3 different systems and not being able to get it to initialize properly on Linux, I found that in deps_entry.cpp, the EDGE_PLATFORM_NIX was not being defined, and because of that, the nuget packages path resolutions weren't being lower cased. agracio/edge-js#101

Edit: Upon further investigation, I'm finding that the deps hash check just isn't valid. The .deps.json's "sha512" value simply doesn't match the "nkpkg.sha512" value on Linux... Should just be ignored if the versions match.

[rama-boddeda]

HI @agracio ,
We ran the c# code by using edge-js in node. But I am facing above issue i.e edge.initializeClrFunc is not a function in Linux server , It's working in Windows PC. Can you please guide me for this.

[kaifa999]

This problem is caused by the wrong version of node.js and electron, or your nodejs version is not pre-compiled, just change to the version of nodejs corresponding to the electron version.