Can't install plugin: Cannot read property '0' of undefined

Since yesterday (September 18) the plugin install doesn’t work, without having changed anything. I have a build pipeline with Gitlab CI. It’s using a Docker image with all the dependencies preinstalled (npm, cordova, ionic…). A build that was working 2 days ago, is now failing.

I also have the same error on a blank ionic project (ionic start MyIonicProject tutorial --type=ionic-angular)

My console output:

ionic cordova plugin add branch-cordova-sdk cordova plugin add branch-cordova-sdk

You have been opted out of telemetry. To change this, run: cordova telemetry on. Plugin "branch-cordova-sdk" already installed on android. Adding branch-cordova-sdk to package.json Cannot read property '0' of undefined [ERROR] An error occurred while running subprocess cordova. cordova plugin add branch-cordova-sdk exited with exit code 1. Re-running this command with the --verbose flag may provide more information.

I’m using:

• node 8.15.0
• npm 6.7.0
• ionic 5.2.3
• cordova 8.1.2

I also tried with

• node 8.15.0
• npm 6.11.3
• ionic 5.3.0
• cordova 9.0.0

[psnfrench]

This seems to be an issue with cordova-android 8.1.0. It doesn’t seem to add the same records to AndroidManifest.xml that is used to and hence the branch-cordova-sdk cannot get the uses-sdk tag and determine the target sdk version.

When I specify the android version explicitly to an earlier version the problem no longer occurs i.e:

ionic cordova platform add android@8.0.0

[undersieg]

uses-sdk should no longer be declared in the manifest, please check https://github.com/apache/cordova-android/issues/629