How to resolve the error on 'react-native star

Question

1. I just installed node.js & cli

   • installed node.js

   • installed react-native-cli

     npm -g react-native-cli
     

2. And created a 'new project'.

   react-native init new_project
   

3. and inside that 'new_project' directory, I tired to see if metro bundler works well.

   react-native start
   

4. But the command gave me following error and metro is not starting. Any clue for fixing this error? (I'm using windows 10 OS.)

   • command : C:\projects\new_proj>react-native start

     error Invalid regular expression: /(.\fixtures.|node_modules[]react[]dist[].|website\node_modules.|heapCapture\bundle.js|.\tests.)$/: Unterminated character class. Run CLI with --verbose flag for more details. SyntaxError: Invalid regular expression: /(.\fixtures.|node_modules[]react[]dist[].|website\node_modules.|heapCapture\bundle.js|.\tests.)$/: Unterminated character class at new RegExp () at blacklist (D:\projects\new_proj\node_modules\metro-config\src\defaults\blacklist.js:34:10) at getBlacklistRE (D:\projects\new_proj\node_modules\react-native\node_modules@react-native-community\cli\build\tools\loadMetroConfig.js:69:59) at getDefaultConfig (D:\projects\new_proj\node_modules\react-native\node_modules@react-native-community\cli\build\tools\loadMetroConfig.js:85:20) at load (D:\projects\new_proj\node_modules\react-native\node_modules@react-native-community\cli\build\tools\loadMetroConfig.js:121:25) at Object.runServer [as func] (D:\projects\new_proj\node_modules\react-native\node_modules@react-native-community\cli\build\commands\server\runServer.js:82:58) at Command.handleAction (D:\projects\new_proj\node_modules\react-native\node_modules@react-native-community\cli\build\cliEntry.js:160:21) at Command.listener (D:\projects\new_proj\node_modules\commander\index.js:315:8) at Command.emit (events.js:210:5) at Command.parseArgs (D:\projects\new_proj\node_modules\commander\index.js:651:12)

Answer 1

Fix it by install metro-config of the latest version (0.57.0 for now) they had fixed the problem:

npm install metro-config

you can remove it later, after react-native guys update module versions

Answer 2

I just got a similar error for the first time today. It appears in \node_modules\metro-config\src\defaults\blacklist.js, there is an invalid regular expression that needed changed. I changed the first expression under sharedBlacklist from:

var sharedBlacklist = [
  /node_modules[/\\]react[/\\]dist[/\\].*/,
  /website\/node_modules\/.*/,
  /heapCapture\/bundle\.js/,
  /.*\/__tests__\/.*/
];

to:

var sharedBlacklist = [
  /node_modules[\/\\]react[\/\\]dist[\/\\].*/,
  /website\/node_modules\/.*/,
  /heapCapture\/bundle\.js/,
  /.*\/__tests__\/.*/
];

Answer 3

I found the regexp.source changed from node v12.11.0, maybe the new v8 engine caused. see more on https://github.com/nodejs/node/releases/tag/v12.11.0.

D:\code\react-native>nvm use 12.10.0
Now using node v12.10.0 (64-bit)

D:\code\react-native>node
Welcome to Node.js v12.10.0.
Type ".help" for more information.
> /node_modules[/\\]react[/\\]dist[/\\].*/.source
'node_modules[\\/\\\\]react[\\/\\\\]dist[\\/\\\\].*'
> /node_modules[/\\]react[/\\]dist[/\\].*/.source.replace(/\//g, path.sep)
'node_modules[\\\\\\\\]react[\\\\\\\\]dist[\\\\\\\\].*'
>
(To exit, press ^C again or ^D or type .exit)
>

D:\code\react-native>nvm use 12.11.0
Now using node v12.11.0 (64-bit)

D:\code\react-native>node
Welcome to Node.js v12.11.0.
Type ".help" for more information.
> /node_modules[/\\]react[/\\]dist[/\\].*/.source
'node_modules[/\\\\]react[/\\\\]dist[/\\\\].*'
> /node_modules[/\\]react[/\\]dist[/\\].*/.source.replace(/\//g, path.sep)
'node_modules[\\\\\\]react[\\\\\\]dist[\\\\\\].*'
>
(To exit, press ^C again or ^D or type .exit)
>

D:\code\react-native>nvm use 12.13.0
Now using node v12.13.0 (64-bit)

D:\code\react-native>node
Welcome to Node.js v12.13.0.
Type ".help" for more information.
> /node_modules[/\\]react[/\\]dist[/\\].*/.source
'node_modules[/\\\\]react[/\\\\]dist[/\\\\].*'
> /node_modules[/\\]react[/\\]dist[/\\].*/.source.replace(/\//g, path.sep)
'node_modules[\\\\\\]react[\\\\\\]dist[\\\\\\].*'
>
(To exit, press ^C again or ^D or type .exit)
>

D:\code\react-native>nvm use 13.3.0
Now using node v13.3.0 (64-bit)

D:\code\react-native>node
Welcome to Node.js v13.3.0.
Type ".help" for more information.
> /node_modules[/\\]react[/\\]dist[/\\].*/.source
'node_modules[/\\\\]react[/\\\\]dist[/\\\\].*'
> /node_modules[/\\]react[/\\]dist[/\\].*/.source.replace(/\//g, path.sep)
'node_modules[\\\\\\]react[\\\\\\]dist[\\\\\\].*'
>