System Error when running Ganache + Drizzle: TypeError: Cannot read property 'connection' of undefined

[crazyrabbitLTC]

On using a vanilla install of the Truffle Drizzle truffle box, Ganache borks on any contract call from the demo application inside the truffle box. With the error below.

TypeError: Cannot read property 'connection' of undefined
at ConnectionManager._updateSubscriptions (/node_modules/ganache-core/lib/webSocketServer.js:126:69)
at Provider. (/node_modules/ganache-core/lib/webSocketServer.js:32:31)
at emitTwo (events.js:125:13)
at Provider.emit (events.js:213:7)
at SubscriptionSubprovider. (/node_modules/ganache-core/lib/provider.js:48:10)
at emitTwo (events.js:125:13)
at SubscriptionSubprovider.emit (events.js:213:7)
at SubscriptionSubprovider._notificationHandler (/node_modules/ganache-core/node_modules/web3-provider-engine/subproviders/subscriptions.js:96:8)
at Array.forEach ()
at LogFilter. (/node_modules/ganache-core/node_modules/web3-provider-engine/subproviders/subscriptions.js:62:15)
at emitOne (events.js:115:13)
at LogFilter.emit (events.js:210:7)
at LogFilter.update (/node_modules/ganache-core/node_modules/web3-provider-engine/subproviders/filters.js:407:10)
at /node_modules/ganache-core/node_modules/web3-provider-engine/subproviders/filters.js:130:9
at /node_modules/ganache-core/node_modules/web3-provider-engine/subproviders/filters.js:278:5
at /node_modules/ganache-core/node_modules/web3-provider-engine/index.js:152:9
at /node_modules/ganache-core/node_modules/async/internal/once.js:12:16
at replenish (/node_modules/ganache-core/node_modules/async/internal/eachOfLimit.js:61:25)
at /node_modules/ganache-core/node_modules/async/internal/eachOfLimit.js:71:9
at eachLimit (/node_modules/ganache-core/node_modules/async/eachLimit.js:43:36)
at /node_modules/ganache-core/node_modules/async/internal/doLimit.js:9:16
at end (/node_modules/ganache-core/node_modules/web3-provider-engine/index.js:127:5)

Expected Behavior

I would expect the transaction would be mined without incident. This bug crashes ganache and thus makes it impossible to use.

Current Behavior

Upon making any transaction from the front end of the Truffle Drizzle trufflebox sample app, Ganache crashes.

Possible Solution

Not sure, but the typeError seems to be pretty clear.

Steps to Reproduce (for bugs)

1. Follow installation and setup instructions here: https://github.com/truffle-box/drizzle-box
2. run ganache-cli as explained in the instructions.
3. run npm run start, to start application.
4. Attempt to make any sort of contract call using the sample application front end.

Context

It doesn't work. Unsure if Ganache is broken or if Drizzle is broken. Ganache seems to work for my personal projects but I have trouble understanding how Drizzle calls could break Ganache.

Your Environment

OSX 10.13.6
Node: v9.7.1
Drizzle Truffle box current as of today: Sept 29, 2018
Ganache UI: v1.2.2, but problem exists also on Ganache CLI v6.1.6 (ganache-core: 2.1.5) and on version that runs on truffle develop (it does not expose version number)

[crazyrabbitLTC]

As a note, when starting ganache-cli -h 0.0.0.0 -b -3 there is a different error:

TypeError: Cannot read property 'connection' of undefined
at n._updateSubscriptions (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ganache-cli/build/cli.node.js:65:5443)
at l. (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ganache-cli/build/cli.node.js:65:3860)
at l.emit (events.js:127:13)
at o. (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ganache-cli/build/cli.node.js:37:29971)
at o.emit (events.js:127:13)
at o._notificationHandler (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ganache-cli/build/cli.node.js:149:95090)
at Array.forEach ()
at b. (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ganache-cli/build/cli.node.js:149:94594)
at b.emit (events.js:127:13)
at b.update (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ganache-cli/build/cli.node.js:149:93163)
at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ganache-cli/build/cli.node.js:149:89913
at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ganache-cli/build/cli.node.js:149:92148
at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ganache-cli/build/cli.node.js:149:224092
at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ganache-cli/build/cli.node.js:37:15226
at h (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ganache-cli/build/cli.node.js:37:15661)
at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ganache-cli/build/cli.node.js:37:15714
at t.default (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ganache-cli/build/cli.node.js:149:103608)
at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ganache-cli/build/cli.node.js:37:14598
at f (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ganache-cli/build/cli.node.js:149:223936)
at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ganache-cli/build/cli.node.js:149:74602
at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/ganache-cli/build/cli.node.js:2:70761
at c (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/ganache-cli/build/cli.node.js:2:85888)

[just4give]

Hi there, I started seeing same error since evening. Did you find any solution?

[dternyak]

I had the same problem.

The way I solved it was by manually installing an older version of MetaMask (4.11.1). I'm not sure why, but using 4.12.0 causes ganache to crash or stall for me, with similar errors to those posting above.

You can grab the older release here: https://github.com/MetaMask/metamask-extension/releases

You'll have to load the unpacked CX into Chrome and use the older MetaMask until this is figured out.

[dternyak]

CC @danfinlay / @kumavis

[just4give]

@dternyak Thanks for the info and you are right , it has something to do with latest release of metamask. In my other computer which has older metamask, same application code is working fine. I will give it a try to install older version as you suggested.

[just4give]

UPDATE: As @dternyak suggested, I installed 4.11.1 and everything is back to normal.

[benjamincburns]

Glad to hear that switching MetaMask releases fixed it, but it sounds like our error handling & messages aren't up to snuff here.

[benjamincburns]

Looks like trufflesuite/ganache#186 is the same issue. Let's track this there.