Cannot start the workflow designer in VS Code

Describe the Bug

I’m developing Logic Apps in VS Code on a Mac. Starting today I cannot load the workflow designer.

When I try to open a workflow using the context menu “Open in Designer” I get the usual message "Starting workflow design time api. It might take a few seconds.". In the output window I can see the following:

[2023-01-31T13:27:44.554Z] A host error has occurred during startup operation 'c2a7523a-39b6-4371-b479-365d12600950'.
[2023-01-31T13:27:44.554Z] Microsoft.WindowsAzure.ResourceStack: Unable to load shared library 'advapi32.dll' or one of its dependencies. In order to help diagnose loading problems, consider setting the DYLD_PRINT_LIBRARIES environment variable: dlopen(libadvapi32.dll, 0x0001): tried: 'libadvapi32.dll' (no such file), '/System/Volumes/Preboot/Cryptexes/OSlibadvapi32.dll' (no such file), '/usr/lib/libadvapi32.dll' (no such file, not in dyld cache), 'libadvapi32.dll' (no such file), '/usr/local/lib/libadvapi32.dll' (no such file), '/usr/lib/libadvapi32.dll' (no such file, not in dyld cache).
Value cannot be null. (Parameter 'provider')
2:41:46 PM: Error: connect ECONNREFUSED 127.0.0.1:8000
2:42:44 PM: Running command: "func host start --port 8000"... 

I can also see that a func process is being started and then quickly terminated when looking in the Activity Monitor.

This has been reproduced on several MacBooks, using Intel (Core i7) as well as Apple (M1 Pro) silicon. Same result.

Yesterday, January 30th, this was working fine. Today on Jan 31, it’s not.

Plan Type

Standard

Steps to Reproduce the Bug or Issue

1. Open any logic app standard project
2. Try to open a workflow by right-clicking on a “workflow.json” file and then select “Open in Designer”
3. View output pane (Shift+CMD+U on Mac)

Workflow JSON

{
  "definition": {
    "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/providers/Microsoft.Logic/schemas/2016-06-01/workflowdefinition.json#",
    "actions": {},
    "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
    "outputs": {},
    "triggers": {}
  },
  "kind": "Stateful"
}

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Additional context

No response

AB#16959559 Relates #722

[axiomitdavid]

I’m trying to specify

“version”: “2.0”, “extensionBundle”: { “id”: “Microsoft.Azure.Functions.ExtensionBundle.Workflows”, “version”: “[1.*, 1.8.9)”

But this results in the broken 1.3.7 extension being downloaded.

I’ve reverted to 1.2.18 as per the original workaround for this issue. Which is working.

For those just stumbling upon this issue:

You need to update host.json in both workflow-designtime and in the project level host.json

Change

“extensionBundle”: { “id”: “Microsoft.Azure.Functions.ExtensionBundle.Workflows”, “version”: “[1.*, 2…0.0)” },

to

“extensionBundle”: { “id”: “Microsoft.Azure.Functions.ExtensionBundle.Workflows”, “version”: “[1.*, 1.2.18)” },

This should allow editing and running your workflows locally while the issue is worked on.

[ccastrotrejo]

Hi all, thanks for raising this issue and for collaborating on the thread. I am able to repro the issue and will update you as soon as this is fixed. Please keep using the workaround stated above