[Bug]: on Ionic 7, capacitor 6.0.1 IOS googlemaps.create() fails, but doesn't return an error, worked on prior releases

[sdetweil]

Capacitor Version

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Latest Dependencies:

@capacitor/cli: 6.2.0
@capacitor/core: 6.2.0
@capacitor/android: 6.2.0
@capacitor/ios: 6.2.0

Installed Dependencies:

@capacitor/cli: 6.2.0
@capacitor/ios: 6.0.0
@capacitor/android: 6.0.0
@capacitor/core: 6.0.0

[success] iOS looking great! 👌
[success] Android looking great!

Other API Details

npm version 

 npm: '10.8.2',
  node: '18.20.5',
  acorn: '8.13.0',
  ada: '2.8.0',
  ares: '1.29.0',
  base64: '0.5.2',
  brotli: '1.1.0',
  cjs_module_lexer: '1.2.2',
  cldr: '44.1',
  icu: '74.2',
  llhttp: '6.1.1',
  modules: '108',
  napi: '9',
  nghttp2: '1.61.0',
  nghttp3: '0.7.0',
  ngtcp2: '1.3.0',
  openssl: '3.0.15+quic',
  simdutf: '5.6.0',
  tz: '2024a',
  undici: '5.28.4',
  unicode: '15.1',
  uv: '1.44.2',
  uvwasi: '0.0.19',
  v8: '10.2.154.26-node.37',
  zlib: '1.3.0.1-motley'

node -v 
18.20.5

pod --version output 
1.16.2

in podfile.lock
  - CapacitorGoogleMaps (6.0.1):
    - Capacitor
    - Google-Maps-iOS-Utils (~> 5.0)
    - GoogleMaps (~> 8.4)
  - CapacitorHaptics (6.0.0):
    - Capacitor
  - CapacitorKeyboard (6.0.0):
    - Capacitor
  - CapacitorNetwork (6.0.0):
    - Capacitor
  - CapacitorPreferences (6.0.0):
    - Capacitor
  - CapacitorScreenReader (6.0.0):
    - Capacitor
  - CapacitorStatusBar (6.0.0):
    - Capacitor
  - CordovaPlugins (6.2.0):
    - CapacitorCordova
  - Genericuwbplugin4 (0.0.1):
    - Capacitor
  - Google-Maps-iOS-Utils (5.0.0):
    - GoogleMaps (~> 8.0)
  - GoogleMaps (8.4.0):
    - GoogleMaps/Maps (= 8.4.0)
  - GoogleMaps/Base (8.4.0)
  - GoogleMaps/Maps (8.4.0):
    - GoogleMaps/Base

Platforms Affected

• iOS
• Android
• Web

Current Behavior

[log] - in create map
⚡️ [log] - have ref
To Native Cordova -> Geolocation getLocation Geolocation1810295179 ["options": [0, 0]]

This method can cause UI unresponsiveness if invoked on the main thread. Instead, consider waiting for the -locationManagerDidChangeAuthorization: callback and checking authorizationStatus first.
⚡️ [log] - have current position for map={
"coords": {
"latitude": 30.46355392733366,
"longitude": -97.62859466229018,
"accuracy": 26.689875241230123,
"altitude": 237.3172779083252,
"heading": null,
"speed": null,
"altitudeAccuracy": 11.927132606506348
},
"timestamp": 1735414885968.9688
}
with try/catch
⚡️ [log] - ready to open map=
⚡️ [log] - map create error= {}

"timestamp": 1735415657940.414
}
without try/catch
⚡️ [log] - ready to open map=

code called from created()
zoomLevel = 15

        async createMap() {
            console.log("in create map");
            const mapRef = document.getElementById('map');
            console.log("have ref")
            // locate where we are 
            const pos = await Geolocation.getCurrentPosition({ options: { maximumAge: 5 * 60000, timeout: 5000, enableHighAccuracy: false } })
            console.log("have current position for map="+JSON.stringify(pos,null,2))
            this.currentMapCenter.lat = pos.coords.latitude
            this.currentMapCenter.lng = pos.coords.longitude
            console.log("ready to open map=")
            try {
                this.newMap = await GoogleMap.create({
                    id: 'my-map', // Unique identifier for this map instance
                    element: mapRef, // reference to the capacitor-google-map element
                    apiKey: API_KEY, // Your Google Maps API Key
                    config: {
                        center: {
                            // The initial position to be rendered by the map
                            lat: this.currentMapCenter.lat,
                            lng: this.currentMapCenter.lng
                        },
                        zoom: this.zoomLevel, // The initial zoom level to be rendered by the map
                    }

                }, (mapid) => {
                    console.log("map is ready, id=" + mapid)
                });
                console.log("map is " + this.newMap ? "ready" : "not ready")
                if (this.newMap != null) {
                    console.log("map created")
                    // add a callback for position changed/zoom level 
                    this.newMap.setOnBoundsChangedListener(this.zoomChanged);
                    this.newMap.setOnMarkerClickListener(this.markerClicked);
                    this.newMap.enableTrafficLayer(true);
                    this.newMap.enableAccessibilityElements(true);
                    this.newMap.enableCurrentLocation(true);
                    console.log("callback set")

                    // call api with location and range, to get points out of database
                    let markerList = []
                    // makerList=await this getInRangeLocations(this.zoomLevel,this.currentMapCenter)
                    markerList.push({
                        coordinate: {
                            lat: this.currentMapCenter.lat,
                            lng: this.currentMapCenter.lng,
                        },
                        title: "current location"
                    })
                    console.log("marker list=" + JSON.stringify(markerList))
                    try {
                        await this.newMap.addMarkers(markerList)
                        console.log("markers added");
                    } catch (error) {
                        console.log("add markers error=" + JSON.stringify(error))
                    }
                } else {
                    console.log("map was null")
                }
            } catch (error) {
                console.log("map create error=",error)
            }
        }

Expected Behavior

used to work .

Project Reproduction

no idea yet

Additional Information

i looked in wiki, closed issues, open issues for maps.

[sdetweil]

spent some more time, created a onViewDidEnter

⚡️  To Native ->  CapacitorGoogleMaps create 45458684
⚡️  TO JS undefined
⚡️  To Native ->  CapacitorGoogleMaps addListener 45458685
⚡️  [log] - ready
⚡️  [log] - map created
⚡️  [log] - callback set
⚡️  To Native ->  CapacitorGoogleMaps addListener 45458686
⚡️  To Native ->  ⚡️  [log] - marker list=[{"coordinate":{"lat":30.46355392733366,"lng":-97.62859466229018},"title":"current location"}]
CapacitorGoogleMaps addListener 45458687
⚡️  To Native ->  CapacitorGoogleMaps enableTrafficLayer 45458688
⚡️  To Native ->  CapacitorGoogleMaps enableAccessibilityElements 45458689
⚡️  To Native ->  CapacitorGoogleMaps enableCurrentLocation 45458690
⚡️  To Native ->  CapacitorGoogleMaps addMarkers 45458691
CapacitorGoogleMaps/Map.swift:448: Fatal error: Unexpectedly found nil while implicitly unwrapping an Optional value

func enableTrafficLayer(enabled: Bool) throws {
    DispatchQueue.main.sync {
        self.mapViewController.

GMapView <---- this is null
.isTrafficEnabled = enabled
}
}

these methods all crash

                    await this.newMap.enableTrafficLayer(true);
                    await this.newMap.enableAccessibilityElements(true);
                    await this.newMap.enableCurrentLocation(true);
                    await this.newMap.setMapType(MapType.Hybrid)

supposedly the GMapView is set

    override func viewDidLoad() {
        super.viewDidLoad()

        let camera = GMSCameraPosition.camera(withLatitude: cameraPosition["latitude"] ?? 0, longitude: cameraPosition["longitude"] ?? 0, zoom: Float(cameraPosition["zoom"] ?? 12))
        let frame = CGRect(x: mapViewBounds["x"] ?? 0, y: mapViewBounds["y"] ?? 0, width: mapViewBounds["width"] ?? 0, height: mapViewBounds["height"] ?? 0)
        if let id = mapId {
            let gmsId = GMSMapID(identifier: id)
            self.GMapView = GMSMapView(frame: frame, mapID: gmsId, camera: camera)
        } else {
            self.GMapView = GMSMapView(frame: frame, camera: camera)
        }

        self.view = GMapView   // should this be self.GMapView?  as GMapView isn't defined or set 
    }

setCamera also failed

⚡️  To Native ->  CapacitorGoogleMaps setCamera 33395440
CapacitorGoogleMaps/Map.swift:407: Fatal error: Unexpectedly found nil while implicitly unwrapping an Optional value

if I comment them out, i can add markers, but the map doesn't appear..

oh, this is Vue.