bug: TypeError: undefined is not a constructor (evaluating 'new cap.Exception('')')

[Badisi]

Bug Report

Capacitor Version

  @capacitor/cli: 3.6.0
  @capacitor/core: 3.6.0
  @capacitor/android: 3.6.0
  @capacitor/ios: 3.6.0

Current Behavior

I have installed a plugin that should throw an error but failed at it because cap.Exception is undefined.

TypeError: undefined is not a constructor (evaluating 'new cap.Exception('')') @capacitor/ios#native-bridge.js#L406

After some investigation I found out that cap.Exception is set in createCapacitor() of @capacitor/core.

So I added the following to my application and the error disappeared :

import '@capacitor/core';

Expected Behavior

I don't know whether this should be considered as a bug or not, but it certainly was not trivial to find.

I had npm installed the @capacitor/core package but did not imported it as I don't needed it. So in this particular case, should I be the one to import it ? or should it be the plugin somehow ? to make sure it is not forgotten.

Can you guys please give me your thoughts on this ? Thanks!

Code reproduction

1. Checkout https://github.com/Badisi/capacitor-exception-issue
2. npm install
3. npx cap run ios
4. Inspect the simulator through a web console

Other Technical Details

npm --version output: 8.13.2 node --version output: v16.14.2 pod --version output (iOS issues only): 1.11.2

[Ionitron]

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[Badisi]

@jcesarmobile, I have added a code reproduction section, thanks.

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