Cannot read property 'transformFile' of undefined

What is the current behavior? I am running into this issue when attempting to build my iOS app in a Release scheme either via Xcode or via the expo CLI. I am able to successfully run the app in the simulator in debug mode.

With the expo-cli the command is npx expo run:ios --configuration Release

Please provide your exact Metro configuration and mention your Metro, node, yarn/npm version and operating system.

React Native v0.73.4 Node v18.17 Expo v50 (Bare Workflow)

This is the default generated config

// Learn more https://docs.expo.io/guides/customizing-metro
const { getDefaultConfig } = require('expo/metro-config');

/** @type {import('expo/metro-config').MetroConfig} */
const config = getDefaultConfig(__dirname);

module.exports = config;

System Information

OS: macOS 13.5.2
  CPU: (10) arm64 Apple M1 Pro
  Memory: 151.78 MB / 16.00 GB
  Shell:
    version: "5.9"
    path: /bin/zsh
Binaries:
  Node:
    version: 18.17.0
    path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v18.17.0/bin/node
  Yarn:
    version: 1.22.15
    path: ~/.yarn/bin/yarn
  npm:
    version: 9.6.7
    path: ~/.nvm/versions/node/v18.17.0/bin/npm
  Watchman:
    version: 2024.01.22.00
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/watchman
Managers:
  CocoaPods:
    version: 1.15.2
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/pod
SDKs:
  iOS SDK:
    Platforms:
      - DriverKit 23.0
      - iOS 17.0
      - macOS 14.0
      - tvOS 17.0
      - watchOS 10.0
  Android SDK: Not Found
IDEs:
  Android Studio: 2023.1 AI-231.9392.1.2311.11330709
  Xcode:
    version: 15.0/15A240d
    path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
  Java:
    version: 17.0.10
    path: /usr/bin/javac
  Ruby:
    version: 2.6.10
    path: /usr/bin/ruby
npmPackages:
  "@react-native-community/cli": Not Found
  react:
    installed: 18.2.0
    wanted: 18.2.0
  react-native:
    installed: 0.73.4
    wanted: 0.73.4
  react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
  "*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: false
iOS:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: false

Stacktrace

error: Cannot read property 'transformFile' of undefined
TypeError: Cannot read property 'transformFile' of undefined
TypeError: Cannot read property 'transformFile' of undefined
    at Bundler.transformFile (/Users/[USER]/Documents/Projects/sentiance-expo/node_modules/metro/src/Bundler.js:43:30)
    at async Object.transform (/Users/[USER]/Documents/Projects/sentiance-expo/node_modules/metro/src/lib/transformHelpers.js:130:12)
    at async transform (/Users/[USER]/Documents/Projects/sentiance-expo/node_modules/metro/src/DeltaBundler/Graph.js:164:26)
    at async visit (/Users/[USER]/Documents/Projects/sentiance-expo/node_modules/metro/src/DeltaBundler/buildSubgraph.js:82:29)
    at async Promise.all (index 0)
    at async buildSubgraph (/Users/[USER]/Documents/Projects/sentiance-expo/node_modules/metro/src/DeltaBundler/buildSubgraph.js:103:3)
    at async Graph._buildDelta (/Users/[USER]/Documents/Projects/sentiance-expo/node_modules/metro/src/DeltaBundler/Graph.js:157:22)
    at async Graph.initialTraverseDependencies (/Users/[USER]/Documents/Projects/sentiance-expo/node_modules/metro/src/DeltaBundler/Graph.js:140:19)
    at async DeltaCalculator._getChangedDependencies (/Users/[USER]/Documents/Projects/sentiance-expo/node_modules/metro/src/DeltaBundler/DeltaCalculator.js:151:25)
    at async DeltaCalculator.getDelta (/Users/[USER]/Documents/Projects/sentiance-expo/node_modules/metro/src/DeltaBundler/DeltaCalculator.js:68:16)

package.json

{
  "name": "sentiance-expo",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "main": "expo-router/entry",
  "scripts": {
    "start": "expo start --dev-client",
    "android": "expo run:android",
    "ios": "expo run:ios",
    "web": "expo start --web"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "@apollo/client": "^3.9.4",
    "@babel/runtime": "^7.23.9",
    "@mapbox/polyline": "^1.2.1",
    "@react-navigation/drawer": "^6.6.7",
    "@sentiance-react-native/core": "^6.6.0",
    "@sentiance-react-native/event-timeline": "^6.6.0",
    "@types/react": "~18.2.45",
    "axios": "^1.6.7",
    "expo": "^50.0.0",
    "expo-clipboard": "~5.0.1",
    "expo-constants": "~15.4.5",
    "expo-dev-client": "~3.3.8",
    "expo-device": "~5.9.3",
    "expo-linking": "~6.2.2",
    "expo-location": "~16.5.3",
    "expo-router": "~3.4.7",
    "expo-sensors": "~12.9.1",
    "expo-splash-screen": "~0.26.4",
    "expo-status-bar": "~1.11.1",
    "graphql": "^15.8.0",
    "react": "18.2.0",
    "react-native": "0.73.4",
    "react-native-circular-progress": "^1.3.9",
    "react-native-device-info": "^10.12.0",
    "react-native-gesture-handler": "~2.14.0",
    "react-native-maps": "1.10.0",
    "react-native-permissions": "^3.3.1",
    "react-native-reanimated": "~3.6.2",
    "react-native-safe-area-context": "4.8.2",
    "react-native-screens": "~3.29.0",
    "react-native-svg": "^14.1.0"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@babel/core": "^7.20.0",
    "@babel/preset-env": "^7.23.9",
    "@types/mapbox__polyline": "^1.0.5",
    "@types/progressbar.js": "^1.1.7",
    "eslint": "^8.56.0",
    "typescript": "^5.3.3"
  },
  "private": true
}

babel.config.json

module.exports = function (api) {
  api.cache(true);
  return {
    presets: ["babel-preset-expo"],
    plugins: ["react-native-reanimated/plugin"],
  };
};

Things I've tried:

Deleting package-lock.json, node modules, pods, podfile.lock and reinstalling all of them
Deleting and rebuilding iOS build folder
Attempted to downgrade to lowest Node version (v18)
export NODE_OPTIONS=--openssl-legacy-provider in terminal
npx expo install --fix this was a fresh project so there wasn't anything
npx react-native start --reset-cache

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