NativeScript iOS Daily: Chromium-Aligned Source Maps and Jasmine 7 Upgrade
The iOS runtime now streams source maps the way Chromium does, fixing corrupted characters and leaked debugger memory. Separately, the test runner is moving from vendored 2014-era Jasmine to Jasmine 7 from npm.
Duration: PT2M1S
Episode overview
This episode is a short developer briefing from NativeScript iOS Daily.
It explains recent repository work in plain language.
- Show: NativeScript iOS Daily
- Published: 2026-11-07T14:10:36Z
- Audio duration: PT2M1S
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Good morning, it's Saturday, November 7th, 2026.
Debugging reliability is the headline today. There is no broader pattern across the activity, just one high-impact inspector fix and one separate test modernization.
First, correct source map streaming. In PR 548, landed as commit 5a186cf, the iOS runtime now serves source maps the way Chromium itself does, so Chrome developer tools and the VS Code JavaScript debugger see familiar behavior. Previously, stream reads cut every one megabyte without regard for character boundaries,…
Second, test maintenance. PR 547, still open, moves the test runner from a vendored Jasmine from 2014 to Jasmine core 7 installed from npm as a pinned dependency, with a new build phase that stages the build and license outside version control. That removes decade-old committed code and improves maintainability.
What's next: if you debug large maps with non-English text, confirm sources render correctly and memory stays flat, and if you maintain test reporters or boot logic, prepare for changes required by Jasmine 7.
That's all for today, thanks for listening.