Invalid string length error thrown

[wmonk]

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Is this a bug report?

Yes

After running react-script for a while, I get an exception thrown with the stacktrace:

/Users/will/Code/collect/node_modules/webpack/lib/Stats.js:221
                                        text += `\n @ ${current.readableIdentifier(requestShortener)}`;
                                                                ^

RangeError: Invalid string length
    at formatError (/Users/will/Code/collect/node_modules/webpack/lib/Stats.js:221:30)
    at Array.map (<anonymous>)
    at Stats.toJson (/Users/will/Code/collect/node_modules/webpack/lib/Stats.js:229:56)
    at Compiler.<anonymous> (/Users/will/Code/collect/node_modules/html-webpack-plugin/index.js:68:44)
    at Compiler.applyPluginsAsyncSeries (/Users/will/Code/collect/node_modules/tapable/lib/Tapable.js:206:13)
    at Compiler.emitAssets (/Users/will/Code/collect/node_modules/webpack/lib/C

Did you try recovering your dependencies?

Yes

Which terms did you search for in User Guide?

invalid string length

Environment

1. node -v: v8.4.0
2. yarn --version (if you use Yarn): 1.3.2
3. npm ls react-scripts (if you haven’t ejected): 1.1.1

Then, specify:

1. Operating system: Mac os
2. Browser and version (if relevant): n/a

Steps to Reproduce

(Write your steps here:)

1. run yarn start
2. make a few changes, causing recompliation
3. wait until the error happens

Expected Behavior

This shouldn't happen

Actual Behavior

The error above gets thrown into the terminal, and the process stops.

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I've seen this error reported in a few different repos:

• https://github.com/jantimon/html-webpack-plugin/issues/855
• https://github.com/webpack/webpack/issues/6501

[reohjs]

I also had this issue, though I'm not using create-react-app, just webpack-dev-server.

It seems be working after changing the devtool option to something else, and then back again, in the webpack config & freeing up some RAM

Node: 8.9.5 OS: Win 7

[Timer]

Very weird -- we're upgrading to webpack 4 soon and discontinuing use of webpack-dev-server, so hopefully this goes away in 2.x.

[jmcgrory]

Also experiencing this:

• Create React App: 1.4.3
• Webpack: 3.8.1
• Webpack Dev Server: 2.11.3
• OS: Windows 10 Pro version 1803
• Node: 8.9.1 (will update this, assume that had no effect if I do not follow up)

Behaviour exhibits itself after seemingly random amount of time after running npm start, abridged error:

\node_modules\webpack\lib\Stats.js:221
    text += `\n @ ${current.readableIdentifier(requestShortener)}`;

[eddiemonge]

Is this still a thing thats happening?

[jmcgrory]

@eddiemonge unfortunately yes

[vgjenks]

I'm suddenly having this problem and have no clue why. The error is not helpful. It just breaks on a useEffect() call that hasn't failed me for over a year now. My project is DOA until I muddle my way through this issue.