Re: [gnome-shell-ext] imports.misc.util throwing "Error: Requiring Shell, version none: Typelib file for namespace 'Meta', version '3.0' not found"

[Mario Wenzel <maweki gmail com>]

The preferences dialogue has a different context even. It is run via
the gnome-shell-extension-prefs tool.

Here's an example on how to spawn the dialogue correctly:
https://github.com/maweki/twitchlive-extension/blob/master/extension.js
#L147-L152 (Lines 147-152) and the dialogue needs to be specifically in
prefs.js and needs to be returned by the buildPrefsWidget function
https://github.com/maweki/twitchlive-extension/blob/master/prefs.js

And you don't really create the window, that is handled by the prefs
tool. You just supply the inner container. 

I hope these examples help.

Mario


Am Freitag, den 18.11.2016, 12:59 -0200 schrieb Vitor Araujo Boufleur:
> Well, if it's any help, this error happens only when I open my
> extension preferences through the gnome-tweak-tool. This doesn't seem
> to happen on the 'normal' extension context.
> Does the preferences and extension have different contexts?
> Em 18-11-2016 12:30, Mario Wenzel escreveu:
> > If you can run `imports.misc.util` in lg, then it's run basically
> > the same way as an extension. There shouldn't be any error in a way
> > you're describing. You could put the current state of your code on
> > github or somewhere where we can get a more complete picture in
> > order to try and reproduce it.
> >
> > Shell debugging is quite a problem. I hope we will have better
> > tools in the future.
> >
> > Mario
> >
> > Am Freitag, den 18.11.2016, 12:16 -0200 schrieb Vitor Araujo
> > Boufleur:
> > > Hi Mario, thanks for responding, I joined the mailing list.
> > > Executing 'gnome-shell --version' gives me 'GNOME Shell 3.20.4'.
> > > I'm running this command in the shell extension context, not
> > > through user context.
> > > I ran the command through LookingGlass in two ways:
> > > 1
> >  
> > 2
> >
> > There doesn't seem to have any error. Do you know what may cause
> > this bug?
> >
> > Em 18-11-2016 06:59, Mario Wenzel escreveu:
> > > Hi Vitor,
> > >
> > > first of all, as an extension developer you might want to join
> > > this
> > > (rather new) mailing list. This is the way we (the GNOME people)
> > > want
> > > to keep touch with the extension developer community.
> > >
> > > Then please tell us which shell version you're running and in
> > > which
> > > context you're running this command. For example, if you're
> > > creating a
> > > shell extension, you can't run it with gjs, it has to be run from
> > > the
> > > shell context instead of the user context (which would be gjs).
> > >
> > > If you press alt+f2 and enter "lg", you get a js console in the
> > > shell
> > > context. Does the command work there?
> > >
> > > Mario
> > >
> > >
> > > Am Donnerstag, den 17.11.2016, 16:41 -0200 schrieb Vitor Araujo
> > > Boufleur:
> > > > Hi all,
> > > >
> > > > This line "const Util = imports.misc.util;" is throwing this
> > > > error 
> > > > "Error: Requiring Shell, version none: Typelib file for
> > > > namespace 
> > > > 'Meta', version '3.0' not found".
> > > >
> > > > Stack trace:
> > > >    @resource:///org/gnome/shell/misc/util.js:7
> > > > @/home/CENSORED/.local/share/gnome-
> > > > shell/extensions/CENSORED/lib/util.js:34
> > > > @/home/CENSORED/.local/share/gnome-
> > > > shell/extensions/CENSORED/prefs.js:7
> > > > Application<._getExtensionPrefsModule@resource:///org/gnome/she
> > > > ll/ext
> > > > ensionPrefs/main.js:74
> > > >    wrapper@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/lang.js:178
> > > > Application<._selectExtension@resource:///org/gnome/shell/exten
> > > > sionPr
> > > > efs/main.js:89
> > > >    wrapper@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/lang.js:178
> > > > Application<._onCommandLine@resource:///org/gnome/shell/extensi
> > > > onPref
> > > > s/main.js:238
> > > >    wrapper@resource:///org/gnome/gjs/modules/lang.js:178
> > > >    main@resource:///org/gnome/shell/extensionPrefs/main.js:376
> > > >    @<main>:1
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone know the cause of this?
> > > >
> > > > With regards,
> > > > Vitor Araujo Boufleur
> > > >
> > > >
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