[Angular 5] Error: ENFILE: file table overflow

[vchimev]

Error:

Error: ENFILE: file table overflow

Description:

It looks like the {N} CLI running a NativeScript-Angluar 5 project hits the issue with Node process monitoring too many open files at once related to the new i18n.

Workaround:

This blog post.

Steps to reproduce:

git clone [email protected]:NativeScript/sample-Groceries.git && cd sample-Groceries
npm install --save nativescript-angular@rc
./node_modules/.bin/update-app-ng-deps
tns run android

Output:

Project successfully built.
Installing...
Successfully installed on device with identifier 'emulator-5554'.
Unable to apply changes on device: emulator-5554. Error is: ENFILE: file table overflow, open '/Users/vchimev/Work/git/sample-Groceries/platforms/android/src/main/assets/app/tns_modules/tns-core-modules/ui/layouts/dock-layout/dock-layout-common.js'.
The project file undefined is corrupted.
Consider restoring an earlier version from your source control or backup.
Additional technical info: Error: ENFILE: file table overflow, open '/Users/vchimev/Work/git/sample-Groceries/package.json'
Failed to display command help { Error: ENFILE: file table overflow, open '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/nativescript/lib/common/commands/help.js'
    at Object.fs.openSync (fs.js:646:18)
    at Object.fs.readFileSync (fs.js:551:33)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:645:20)
    at Module.load (module.js:554:32)
    at tryModuleLoad (module.js:497:12)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:489:3)
    at Module.require (module.js:579:17)
    at require (internal/module.js:11:18)
    at Yok.resolveDependency (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/nativescript/lib/common/yok.js:338:13)
    at Yok.resolveByName (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/nativescript/lib/common/yok.js:315:31)
  errno: -23,
  code: 'ENFILE',
  syscall: 'open',
  path: '/usr/local/lib/node_modules/nativescript/lib/common/commands/help.js' }

Related to #1073.

[TomK32]

I put a simple console.log(name) into /usr/local/lib/node_modules/nativescript/lib/common/yok.js resolveDependency and looks like logger is requiring itself somewhere causing an endless loop.

[sis0k0]

Fixed with NativeScript/nativescript-cli#3277 and telerik/mobile-cli-lib#1036

[flynsequeira]

Facing the same issue.