CSS issue in version 4.1.6

[dwarcake]

Issue Description

When launching the configuration for APEX Nitro the layout is completely messed up.
The issue is that the app.css is not found.

Strange enough, when closing the tab and reopening with CTRL + SHIFT + T it seems to work again.
After closing APEX Nitro and launching again, the issue reappears.

APEX Nitro Version

4.1.6

Operating System

Windows

Node Version

v17.7.1

Browser

Chrome Version 117.0.5938.92 (Official Build) (64-bit)

Web Server

Tomcat + ORDS (multiple servers, different versions have this issue)

Project configuration screenshot

[vincentmorneau]

Hi @dwarcake ,

I'm sorry to admit that this project has not been maintained in a long time. Last release was 5.0.2 on Oct 29, 2020.

You seem to be running 4.1.6 from Aug 16, 2018 and I'm afraid there's nothing I can do right now and would recommend you switch to a different builder in the near future.

[dwarcake]

Hi @vincentmorneau ,

I noticed it indeed but wanted to check if you perhaps knew about the issue :)
We're still using 4.1.6 'cause the newer version (5.x.x) don't seem to work with our way of working.
(we use JS/CSS files per page and 5.x.x seems to generate it all into 1 big JS/CSS file from what I saw during testing more than a year ago)
Switching would mean a lot of rework in our applications.

Do you have any ideas about other builders?
We store all our files in Git and we do not want to have to copy the JS/CSS code into a file before committing it in Git.
That's why Nitro has always been such a great tool for us.

Kind regards,

Kim

[vincentmorneau]

I can't promise I'll look into APEX Nitro 4.1.6 anytime soon.

You might want to look into managing your own simple bundler using node-sass and esbuild. In the end, these things are simple, they take an array of input files, process them according to your requirements (eg. SASS or ESM) and output the new files.

[dwarcake]

Debugged a bit further and apparently it's a security issue within the company.
Some localhost files are blocked for security measures.

I'll ask to unlock these and then everything should be working fine again.
No need for any changes I think :)