[CB-10429] Syntax error when browserifying cordova-plugin-file

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Duplicate
• Component/s: cordova-plugin-file
• Labels: browserify reproduced triaged
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Alex Buijs
• Created: 25/Jan/16 12:21
• Updated: 23/Aug/18 06:57
• Resolved: 25/Jan/16 21:37

Description

When building a Cordova project that includes this plugin with the --browserify option, two syntax errors are raised:

events.js:142
      throw er; // Unhandled 'error' event
      ^

SyntaxError: 'return' outside of function (31:4) (while aliasify was processing /builds/youngcapital/youngcapital_mobile/plugins/cordova-plugin-file/www/requestFileSystem.js) while parsing file: /builds/youngcapital/youngcapital_mobile/plugins/cordova-plugin-file/www/requestFileSystem.js

and:

events.js:142
      throw er; // Unhandled 'error' event
      ^

SyntaxError: 'return' outside of function (31:4) (while aliasify was processing /builds/youngcapital/youngcapital_mobile/plugins/cordova-plugin-file/www/resolveLocalFileSystemURI.js) while parsing file: /builds/youngcapital/youngcapital_mobile/plugins/cordova-plugin-file/www/resolveLocalFileSystemURI.js

Steps to reproduce:

cordova create hello com.example.hello HelloWorld
cd hello
cordova platform add android
cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-file
cordova prepare --browserify

Issue Links

• is duplicated by: CB-10419 cordova-plugin-file 4.0.0 error with browserify workflow