cordova 9.0.0 issue installing firebase ios

[Annelies1]

Describe the bug
When I try to install the firebase plugin I get the error "Using "requireCordovaModule" to load non-cordova module "xcode" is not supported. Instead, add this module to your dependencies and use regular "require" to load it."
This "requireCordovaModule" is deprecated since 9.0.0 of cordova.

cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-firebase
Installing "cordova-plugin-firebase" for android
Android Studio project detected
Subproject Path: CordovaLib
Subproject Path: app
Installing "cordova-plugin-firebase" for ios
Failed to install 'cordova-plugin-firebase': CordovaError: Using "requireCordovaModule" to load non-cordova module "xcode" is not supported. Instead, add this module to your dependencies and use regular "require" to load it.
at Context.requireCordovaModule (/Users/dbxaee/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/cordova-lib/src/hooks/Context.js:57:15)
at Object.removeShellScriptBuildPhase (/Users/dbxaee/kvk/kvk-connect-client-mobile-devices/plugins/cordova-plugin-firebase/scripts/ios/helper.js:88:25)
at module.exports (/Users/dbxaee/kvk/kvk-connect-client-mobile-devices/plugins/cordova-plugin-firebase/scripts/ios/after_plugin_install.js:8:12)
at runScriptViaModuleLoader (/Users/dbxaee/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/cordova-lib/src/hooks/HooksRunner.js:181:32)
at runScript (/Users/dbxaee/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/cordova-lib/src/hooks/HooksRunner.js:157:16)
at /Users/dbxaee/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/cordova-lib/src/hooks/HooksRunner.js:125:20
at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/next_tick.js:81:5)
Using "requireCordovaModule" to load non-cordova module "xcode" is not supported. Instead, add this module to your dependencies and use regular "require" to load it.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
Go to terminal
Type "cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-firebase"
Get error "Using "requireCordovaModule" to load non-cordova module "xcode" is not supported. Instead, add this module to your dependencies and use regular "require" to load it."

Expected behavior
The plugin is installed

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Plugin Version
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• OS: MacOS High Sierra

[amritk]

I'm having a similar issue

Installing "cordova-plugin-firebase" for ios
Failed to install 'cordova-plugin-firebase': CordovaError: Using "requireCordovaModule" to load non-cordova module "xcode" is not supported. Instead, add this module to your dependencies and use regular "require" to load it.
at Context.requireCordovaModule (/Users/amritk/.nvm/versions/node/v11.4.0/lib/node_modules/cordova/node_modules/cordova-lib/src/hooks/Context.js:57:15)
at Object.removeShellScriptBuildPhase (/Users/amritk/apps/cordova/plugins/cordova-plugin-firebase/scripts/ios/helper.js:88:25)
at module.exports (/Users/amritk/apps/cordova/plugins/cordova-plugin-firebase/scripts/ios/after_plugin_install.js:8:12)
at runScriptViaModuleLoader (/Users/amritk/.nvm/versions/node/v11.4.0/lib/node_modules/cordova/node_modules/cordova-lib/src/hooks/HooksRunner.js:181:32)
at runScript (/Users/amritk/.nvm/versions/node/v11.4.0/lib/node_modules/cordova/node_modules/cordova-lib/src/hooks/HooksRunner.js:157:16)
at /Users/amritk/.nvm/versions/node/v11.4.0/lib/node_modules/cordova/node_modules/cordova-lib/src/hooks/HooksRunner.js:125:20
at process.internalTickCallback (internal/process/next_tick.js:77:7)
Using "requireCordovaModule" to load non-cordova module "xcode" is not supported. Instead, add this module to your dependencies and use regular "require" to load it.

[sagrawal31]

I've forked this plugin to provide support for cordova-lib@9 but meanwhile, you can do the following in your app as workaround:

1. Install xcode: npm i xcode --save-dev
2. Edit the plugin file locally plugins/cordova-plugin-firebase/scripts/ios/helper.js
3. Add var xcode = require("xcode"); on top
4. Then in the same file, just remove this line var xcode = context.requireCordovaModule("xcode");. You must find two occurrence of this line.

Reinstall the platform. Cheers!

If you are installing this plugin that means you will not have this plugin in plugins directly. For this, remove the ios platform, add this plugin, make those changes above and reinstall the ios platform.

Of course this is a temporary solution until we do these fixes in this plugin itself.

[sagrawal31]

PR #1034 created

[ilyakamens]

Any ETA on either merging that ^ or making the change here?

[mysyfy]

Thanks @sagrawal31!

[tekagesolutions]

Thanks @sagrawal31 ... you completely saved our app launch.

[gdespiritorflex]

Is this already fixed?

[tekagesolutions]

It wasn't as of about 10 days ago when we were trying to launch our app. You can see if it works for you and let us know.