Maui Hybrid: build fails when adding json file to ./Resources/Raw

[jamalbendadi]

Description

I am trying to create an appsettings.json file for my maui-blazor application. I'm doing this by adding it to my Resources/Raw folder.

the file is already marked as an asset through this line <MauiAsset Include="Resources\Raw\**" LogicalName="%(RecursiveDir)%(Filename)%(Extension)" />

This is happening on a mac and as far as i know only with json files, when i rename it to .txt, the project builds.

This does not happen on a normal maui application, only with maui-hybrid did the problem occur.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Create app with dotnet new maui-hybrid

• if possible change the target framework to <TargetFramework>net8.0-maccatalyst</TargetFramework>

2. Add a json file to the Resources/Raw folder

3. Build with dotnet build or build with IDE

The error message i am getting is: Resources/Raw/aps.json : error : The path '../../../../../../../../../Users/xxxxx/Desktop/Werk/projecten/App/Resources/Raw/appsettings.json' would result in a file outside of the app bundle and cannot be used. [/Users/xxxxx/Desktop/Werk/projecten/App/App.csproj] Resources/Raw/aps.json : error : [/Users/xxxxx/Desktop/Werk/projecten/App/App.csproj]

Link to public reproduction project repository

No response

Version with bug

8.0.0-preview.7.8842

Is this a regression from previous behavior?

Not sure, did not test other versions

Last version that worked well

Unknown/Other

Affected platforms

macOS

Affected platform versions

14.0

Did you find any workaround?

Rename it to .txt i guess

Relevant log output

No response

[drasticactions]

https://github.com/jamesmontemagno/dotnet-maui-configuration/blob/master/MauiApp27/MauiProgram.cs#L21-L26

As a workaround, you could move appsettings.json to your project root and make it an embedded resource, then load it from there instead.

I don't think this error is maui blazor specific, you would hit the same issue if you had a json file in that folder in a MAUI template app too (those also support appsettings.json as well)

[jamalbendadi]

On the latest preview version, this works using maui without blazor. Using an embedded resource in my case (maui-blazor) also fails with the same error message.

appsettings.json : error : The path '../../../../../../../../../Users/xxxxx/test/appsettings.json' would result in a file outside of the app bundle and cannot be used. [/Users/jamalbendadi/test/test.csproj::TargetFramework=net8.0-maccatalyst] appsettings.json : error : [/Users/xxxxx/test/test.csproj::TargetFramework=net8.0-maccatalyst]

[cmydur]

Facing the same issue, it works fine on Android but fails for Ios build

[Don09877890]

I'm also facing this same issue when I have an appsettings.Development.json

[cmydur]

Just rename it to .txt, it will work. It is not ideal, but it will atleast get you going, until the issue is fixed

[datvm]

I am facing the same issue while compiling for net8.0-maccatalyst on Mac only. The files are intentionally set to EmbeddedResource for usage by end products:

    <ItemGroup>
        <Content Remove="Texts\**" />
        <EmbeddedResource Include="Texts\**" />
    </ItemGroup>

But for each file I receive an error:

Texts/common-ar.json : error : The path '../../../../../../../../../<MyFolder>/Texts/common-ar.json' would result in a file outside of the app bundle and cannot be used. [/Users/<MyFolder>.csproj::TargetFramework=net8.0-maccatalyst]
Texts/common-ar.json : error :          [/Users/<MyFolder>.csproj::TargetFramework=net8.0-maccatalyst]

Also this is happening for a MAUI library project. On Windows the project compiles successfully.

[jaosnz-rep]

Verified this issue on .NET 8 MAUI and MAUI Blazor app with Visual Studio for Mac 17.6.9 (build 415), not repro on maccatalyst platform and can be built successfully.

[ghost]

Hi @jamalbendadi. We have added the "s/try-latest-version" label to this issue, which indicates that we'd like you to try and reproduce this issue on the latest available public version. This can happen because we think that this issue was fixed in a version that has just been released, or the information provided by you indicates that you might be working with an older version.

You can install the latest version by installing the latest Visual Studio (Preview) with the .NET MAUI workload installed. If the issue still persists, please let us know with any additional details and ideally a reproduction project provided through a GitHub repository.

This issue will be closed automatically in 7 days if we do not hear back from you by then - please feel free to re-open it if you come back to this issue after that time.

[dhindrik]

I have the same problem with the latest version of Maui and Visual Studio.

[Brosten]

So do I. Please reopen.

[drasticactions]

This is still happening with ios and Mac Catalyst, specifically with MAUI Blazor projects. I think it could be due to the "Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Razor" SDK doing weird stuff. Clearly, people are having issues with this, so I'm reopening it.

[datvm]

@drasticactions is this a faulty bot action? Why is this closed?

[spajce]

is there any workaround on this? I am on MAUI Blazor projects, WinUI and android

[spajce]

@drasticactions is this a faulty bot action? Why is this closed?

I think I found the workaround, Embedded resource the json file and register it with the help of package Microsoft.Extensions.Options.ConfigurationExtensions. tested on Android and WinUI

            // Load appsettings.json
            var a = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
            using var stream = a.GetManifestResourceStream("MauiAppWithMudBlazor.appsettings.json");

            var config = new ConfigurationBuilder()
                .AddJsonStream(stream)
                .Build();

            builder.Configuration.AddConfiguration(config);

            builder.Services.Configure<AppSettings>(config.GetSection("AppSettings"))
                 .AddSingleton(s => s.GetRequiredService<IOptions<AppSettings>>().Value)
                 .AddSingleton<IAppSettings>(s => s.GetRequiredService<IOptions<AppSettings>>().Value);

https://github.com/spajce/.NET-MAUI-Blazor-Hybrid-app-with-MudBlazor

[datvm]

@spajce I am not sure how that helps. My files are not configuration files and they are already EmbededResources.

[datvm]

@drasticactions it's getting closed again :(

[aritchie]

Add the following to your csproj to workaround this issue for now:

<ItemGroup>
    <Content Remove="**\appsettings.json" />
    <Content Remove="**\appsettings.*.json" />
</ItemGroup>

The razor SDK seems to eat everything it can