Unable to read Info.plist and Apple Requires Properties that are Unused

[allidoisace]

Bug report

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Current behavior: When running ios with ionic I receive this issue after installing the Diagnostic plugin. Now, this is an accurate fatal because I don't have an Info.plist, but rather I have development.plist and production.plist. I am only using the Location methods out of this plugin and have added the necessary properties to the property lists. In addition, Apple is complaining about not having usage descriptions for Contacts, Calendar, etc, when I do not even use those particular methods.

[fatal] Unable to read: /.../app/ios/App/App/Info.plist
[fatal] Unable to read: /.../app/ios/App/App/Info.plist
[fatal] Unable to read: /.../app/ios/App/App/Info.plist
[fatal] Unable to read: /.../app/ios/App/App/Info.plist
[fatal] Unable to read: /.../app/ios/App/App/Info.plist
[fatal] Unable to read: /.../app/ios/App/App/Info.plist
[fatal] Unable to read: /.../app/ios/App/App/Info.plist
[fatal] Unable to read: /.../app/ios/App/App/Info.plist
[fatal] Unable to read: /.../app/ios/App/App/Info.plist
[fatal] Unable to read: /.../app/ios/App/App/Info.plist
[fatal] Unable to read: /.../app/ios/App/App/Info.plist
[fatal] Unable to read: /.../app/ios/App/App/Info.plist

After installing the Diagnostic plugin to my ionic application I receive the fatal messages above when running the app or building it.

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Expected behavior:

I would expect any .plist to be read and also not require descriptions for methods that are not used (Contacts, Calendar, etc.).

Steps to reproduce:

Change to different plists and install the Dialog plugin.

Screenshots

Environment information

• Cordova CLI version
  • cordova -v
• Cordova platform version
  • cordova platform ls
• Plugins & versions installed in project (including this plugin)
  • cordova plugin ls
• Dev machine OS and version, e.g.
  • OSX

    ProductName:    macOS
    ProductVersion: 12.2.1
    BuildVersion:   21D62

  • Windows 10
    • winver

Runtime issue

• Device details
  • iPad 12.9in. Pro
• OS details
  • iOS 15.3.1

Android build issue:

• Node JS version
  • node -v
• Gradle version
  • ls platforms/android/.gradle
• Target Android SDK version
  • android:targetSdkVersion in AndroidManifest.xml
• Android SDK details
  • sdkmanager --list | sed -e '/Available Packages/q'

iOS build issue:

• Node JS version
  • v16.9.1
• XCode version
  • Version 13.2.1 (13C100)

Related code:

<key>NSLocationAlwaysUsageDescription</key>
<string>Always allow Geolocation?</string>
<key>NSLocationAlwaysAndWhenInUseUsageDescription</key>
<string>Always allow Geolocation?</string>
<key>NSLocationWhenInUseUsageDescription</key>
<string>Allow Geolocation?</string>

if (await Diagnostic.getLocationAuthorizationStatus() === Diagnostic.permissionStatus.DENIED_ALWAYS) {
       ...
}

Console output

console output

``` [fatal] Unable to read: /.../app/ios/App/App/Info.plist [fatal] Unable to read: /.../app/ios/App/App/Info.plist [fatal] Unable to read: /.../app/ios/App/App/Info.plist [fatal] Unable to read: /.../app/ios/App/App/Info.plist [fatal] Unable to read: /.../app/ios/App/App/Info.plist [fatal] Unable to read: /.../app/ios/App/App/Info.plist [fatal] Unable to read: /.../app/ios/App/App/Info.plist [fatal] Unable to read: /.../app/ios/App/App/Info.plist [fatal] Unable to read: /.../app/ios/App/App/Info.plist [fatal] Unable to read: /.../app/ios/App/App/Info.plist [fatal] Unable to read: /.../app/ios/App/App/Info.plist [fatal] Unable to read: /.../app/ios/App/App/Info.plist ```

**Other information:**

[dpa99c]

Please see the Specifying modules section of the documentation. Before reporting bugs, please validate the plugin behaviour by building and running the example project which is a known code base.