EXCEPTION: The type initializer for 'Couchbase.Lite.Support.IOSProxy' threw an exception

[kanchee]

I’ve been running Couchbase.Lite.Enterprise 2.8.6 (stand-alone no sync) from Xamarin.Forms for few years now. Now all of a sudden, it stopped working due this error. It works in simulator but not in the actual iPhone. The exception is coming from this piece of code:

try
{
Database.Log.Console.Level = Couchbase.Lite.Logging.LogLevel.None;
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
string foo = ex.Message;
}

I’d appreciate any help. Thank you.

[kanchee]

Debug info from Visual Studio:

	Data	{System.Collections.ListDictionaryInternal}	System.Collections.ListDictionaryInternal
		Exception of type ‘Mono.Debugger.Soft.VMDisconnectedException’ was thrown.
	HResult	-2146233036	int
	HelpLink	(null)	string
	InnerException	{System.DllNotFoundException: Unable to find or open library at /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/CFNetwork.framework/CFNetwork at Couchbase.Lite.Support.IOSProxy.GetPointer (System.String libPath, System.String symbolName) [0x00015…}	System.DllNotFoundException
	base	{System.TypeLoadException}	System.TypeLoadException
	base	{System.SystemException}	System.SystemException
		Exception of type ‘Mono.Debugger.Soft.VMDisconnectedException’ was thrown.
	Message	Unable to find or open library at /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/CFNetwork.framework/CFNetwork	string
	TypeName		string
	Non-public members
	AssemblyName	The name ‘AssemblyName’ does not exist in the current context.
	ClassName	The name ‘ClassName’ does not exist in the current context.
	MessageArg	The name ‘MessageArg’ does not exist in the current context.
	ResourceId	The name ‘ResourceId’ does not exist in the current context.
	Message	The type initializer for ‘Couchbase.Lite.Support.IOSProxy’ threw an exception.	string
	Source	Couchbase.Lite	string
	StackTrace	at Couchbase.Lite.DI.Service…cctor () [0x00036] in C:\Jenkins\workspace\couchbase-lite-net-edition-build\couchbase-lite-net-ee\couchbase-lite-net\src\Couchbase.Lite.Shared\API\DI\Service.cs:87	string
	TargetSite	{Void .cctor()}	System.Reflection.RuntimeConstructorInfo
		Exception of type ‘Mono.Debugger.Soft.VMDisconnectedException’ was thrown.
	TypeName	Couchbase.Lite.Support.IOSProxy	string

[borrrden]

This was probably caused by an update to iOS. At some point Apple changed the location of one of the libraries that Couchbase Lite was using. The new location is attempted, along with the old one, starting with version 3.1.3.

[kanchee]

I guess it’s time for an upgrade. Thank you for the info!