ReferenceError: Property 'SkiaApi' doesn't exist, js engine: hermes

[bj97301]

Description

I get this randomly when saving and auto-refreshing in expo 49 with ios. android seems to work fine.

Version

1.0.4

Steps to reproduce

hit save on a js file then wait for the app to reload.

expected: no error

actual: ReferenceError: Property 'SkiaApi' doesn't exist, js engine: hermes

Snack, code example, screenshot, or link to a repository

should be happening to most people's projects. If not ill whip up a snack.

[jackculprit]

I'm using a bare react native app, and this is happening to me too.

"react-native": "0.72.6", "react": "18.2.0", "@shopify/react-native-skia": "^0.1.230",

[PierreAndreis]

in my case it shows up after my app tries to recover from an error boundary. reloading the app fixes it.

[christophemenager]

Same for me!

[SerranoPablo]

same

[xb1g]

I changed from bun to yarn and it's gone.

[bj97301]

I use yarn and still get the error

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I changed from bun to yarn and it's gone.

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[bj97301]

This bug is super annoying. Is there any way I can help get this fixed?

[bj97301]

@wcandillon are you able to reproduce this issue?

[bj97301]

@chrfalch watcha thinkn? Can I help in any way?

[bj97301]

Does anyone on this thread have any tips on where I can start on fixing this?

[christophemenager]

I did not had this problem again, maybe because I upgraded to the latest version of skia and expo and reanimated? I am not sure why but I would try upgrading all libs involved first

[wcandillon]

@bj97301 please send us a small project where we can reproduce the issue.

[jackculprit]

It did eventually go away from me after updating tons of libs as well. Seems like the same happened for @christophemenager

[klcantrell]

I encountered this today after updating Expo from 50 to 51 and updating a few other dependencies as well. I could only surface the error twice or so (full reloading on iOS), and haven't been able to resurface it since. If I can reliably reproduce it, I'll try to distill and send a small reproduction repo.

[garygcchiu]

Running into this issue :(. It happens VERY consistently for me, I'm unable to reload my apps (pressing r on the expo server or iOS simulator) without running into this issue each time.

"@shopify/react-native-skia": "~1.2.3",
"expo": "^51.0.14",
"react": "18.2.0",
"react-native": "0.74.2",
"react-native-reanimated": "~3.10.1",
"react-native-gesture-handler": "~2.16.1",

Running expo-doctor via npx expo-doctor@latest on EAS and says my dependencies are on the correct versions. I've also re-built my development client a few times, using EAS.

Anyone have any idea of potential workarounds?

[natedevxyz]

@bj97301 please send us a small project where we can reproduce the issue.

I was able to reproduce the error consistently so I created a project and uploaded it to a public repository here

• I started with a blank-typescript template with create-expo-app.
• I installed expo-build-properties to enable the new architecture and expo-dev-client.
• I added react-native-skia "Hello World" and it worked.
• I added expo-router and the app started showing the "Property 'SkiaApi' doesn't exist" error.

"@shopify/react-native-skia": "~1.3.8",
"expo": "^51.0.18",
"react": "18.2.0",
"react-native": "0.74.3",
"react-native-reanimated": "~3.10.1",

[Indra-poudel]

any updates on this ? I am facing the same issue after activate the new Architecture

[Fungusjuice]

same problem