`react-native run-ios` fails on 0.73 trying to find Xcode schemes

[tido64]

Environment

System:
  OS: macOS 14.0
  CPU: (10) arm64 Apple M1 Max
  Memory: 4.11 GB / 64.00 GB
  Shell:
    version: 3.6.1
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/fish
Binaries:
  Node:
    version: 18.18.0
    path: ~/.local/bin/node
  Yarn:
    version: 3.6.1
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/yarn
  npm:
    version: 9.8.1
    path: ~/.local/bin/npm
  Watchman:
    version: 2023.10.09.00
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/watchman
Managers:
  CocoaPods:
    version: 1.12.1
    path: /Users/tido/.gem/bin/pod
SDKs:
  iOS SDK:
    Platforms:
      - DriverKit 23.0
      - iOS 17.0
      - macOS 14.0
      - tvOS 17.0
      - watchOS 10.0
  Android SDK:
    API Levels:
      - "31"
      - "33"
      - "34"
    Build Tools:
      - 30.0.3
      - 31.0.0
      - 33.0.0
      - 33.0.1
    System Images:
      - android-33 | Google APIs ARM 64 v8a
    Android NDK: Not Found
IDEs:
  Android Studio: 2022.2 AI-222.4459.24.2221.10121639
  Xcode:
    version: 15.0/15A240d
    path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
  Java:
    version: 17.0.8.1
    path: /usr/bin/javac
  Ruby:
    version: 3.2.2
    path: /opt/homebrew/opt/ruby/bin/ruby
npmPackages:
  "@react-native-community/cli":
    installed: 12.0.0-alpha.17
    wanted: 12.0.0-alpha.17
  react:
    installed: 18.2.0
    wanted: 18.2.0
  react-native:
    installed: 0.73.0-rc.2
    wanted: ^0.72.0
  react-native-macos:
    installed: 0.72.0
    wanted: ^0.72.0
npmGlobalPackages:
  "*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
  hermesEnabled: false
  newArchEnabled: true
iOS:
  hermesEnabled: false
  newArchEnabled: false

Description

react-native run-ios fails if .xcodeproj doesn't live next to Podfile:

error Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'schemes').
TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'schemes')
    at getConfiguration (/~/example/node_modules/@react-native-community/cli-platform-ios/build/commands/buildIOS/getConfiguration.js:31:43)
    at Object.runIOS [as func] (/~/example/node_modules/@react-native-community/cli-platform-ios/build/commands/runIOS/index.js:97:66)
    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)
    at async Command.handleAction (/~/example/node_modules/@react-native-community/cli/build/index.js:118:9)

It looks like CLI is again assuming that .xcodeproj files live next to Podfile and .xcworkspace. In 8.0, there was a significant amount of work to get rid of this assumption, but it looks like we've regressed. I did a quick investigation and it looks like run-ios is trying to find the scheme, but fails because xcodebuild -list -json returns:

{
  "workspace" : {
    "name" : "Example",
    "schemes" : [
      "boost",
      "DoubleConversion",
      "Example",
      "Example-Tests",
      "FBLazyVector",
      "FBReactNativeSpec",
      "fmt",
      "glog",
      "Pods-ReactTestApp",
      "Pods-ReactTestApp-ReactTestAppTests",
      "RCT-Folly",
      "RCTRequired",
      "RCTTypeSafety",
      "React",
      "React-callinvoker",
      ~
      "ReactCommon",
      "ReactNativeHost",
      "ReactTestApp",
      "ReactTestApp-DevSupport",
      "ReactTestApp-Resources",
      "SocketRocket",
      "Yoga"
    ]
  }
}

getProjectInfo() assumes project exists:

cli/packages/cli-platform-ios/src/tools/getProjectInfo.ts

Lines 7 to 8 in 1749483

	const {project} = JSON.parse(out);
	return project;

But it doesn't, as we can see above. Further, getConfiguration() also assumes that project.schemes[0] is the target scheme:

cli/packages/cli-platform-ios/src/commands/buildIOS/getConfiguration.ts

Line 21 in 1749483

let scheme = args.scheme || projectInfo.schemes[0];

In this case, it would wrongly choose boost. In a different app, this could pick another random library.

Reproducible Demo

git clone https://github.com/microsoft/react-native-test-app.git
cd react-native-test-app
npm run set-react-version 0.73 -- --core-only
yarn
cd example
pod install --project-directory=ios

# Because of an issue with finding CocoaPods, you may have to remove lines 68-70 in
# node_modules/@react-native-community/cli-platform-ios/build/commands/runIOS/index.js

yarn ios

[tido64]

cc @TMisiukiewicz @szymonrybczak