Build fails because package is looking for a non-existent asset bundle

[Sambo3975]

I know I'm becoming a real thorn in your side here, but I've encountered another problem with this package.

I did a few addressables builds, and everything was working fine. Then, I realized that one of the bundles was generating with the hash appended to its filename. I don't want the hash to be included, so I set the bundle naming mode to No Hash as I originally intended to do.

Now, building has stopped working, with the following error:

The given key '3conservatory_assets_all_fb78cfa66801d5c2253cc604ef3ee885.bundle' was not present in the dictionary.
UnityEditor.GenericMenu:CatchMenu (object,string[],int) (at /home/bokken/build/output/unity/unity/Editor/Mono/GUI/GenericMenu.cs:125)

Apparently, the package has gotten it into its head that the bundle with the hash in its name absolutely has to exist, or it will explode.

I tried setting the naming mode back to Append Hash to see if that would make it work. Apparently, the bundle started generating a different hash for its name, though, because I kept getting the same error.

I tried clearing the build caches (Build>Clear Build Caches>All). This didn't help.

I even tried a full reimport on my project, to no avail.

I don't know what else to try. Do you have any ideas for where I might look or what I can try?

[Sambo3975]

It looks like the issue isn't related to the filename of the asset bundle at all. Using the debugger in VSCode, I've tracked the error down to Runtime/ResourceLocators/ContentCatalogData.cs line 886. I have copied the containing method here for reference.

                    public uint Serialize(BinaryStorageBuffer.Writer writer, object val)
                    {
                        var ec = val as ContentCatalogDataEntrySerializationContext;
                        var e = ec.entry;
                        uint depId = uint.MaxValue;
                        if (e.Dependencies != null && e.Dependencies.Count > 0)
                        {
                            var depIds = new HashSet<uint>();
                            foreach (var k in e.Dependencies)
                                foreach (var i in ec.keyToEntryIndices[k]) // This is the line where the error occurs
                                    depIds.Add(writer.WriteObject(new ResourceLocator.ContentCatalogDataEntrySerializationContext { entry = ec.allEntries[i], allEntries = ec.allEntries, keyToEntryIndices = ec.keyToEntryIndices }, false));
                            depId = writer.Write(depIds.ToArray(), false);
                        }
                        var data = new Data
                        {
                            primaryKeyOffset = writer.WriteString(e.Keys[0] as string, '/'),
                            internalIdOffset = writer.WriteString(e.InternalId, '/'),
                            providerOffset = writer.WriteString(e.Provider, '.'),
                            dependencySetOffset = depId,
                            extraDataOffset = writer.WriteObject(e.Data, true),
                            typeId = writer.WriteObject(e.ResourceType, false)
                        };
                        return writer.Write(data);
                    }

One of my assets has the 3conservatory bundle listed as a dependency, but the ec.keyToEntryIndices dictionary doesn't have an entry for that bundle for some reason. It appears that all entries in this dictionary use names with an appended hash, even if the generated bundles themselves don't include the hashes.

The asset that's causing this dependency issue is, bizarrely, an Animation Clip. This clip only operates on the transform scale of its target object, so I don't see how it could possibly have any dependencies. Additionally, when I right click the asset and click Show Dependencies, it shows only the asset itself. Any dependencies this asset has on something in the 3conservatory bundle also failed to appear in the addressables reports when builds were working.

[juniordiscart]

Hi

I'm not very familiar with this piece of code. I try to touch the original Addressables code as little as possible so that it can remain working without external catalogs, and I haven't had to dive in this particular piece yet. I only ever used the Use hash of filename as the bundle naming method. Does that have any effect on the outcome?

[Sambo3975]

The naming mode has no effect on the outcome. The names stored in the dictionary are always the ones with an appended hash, regardless of the naming mode chosen. I confirmed this through testing.

I added a condition to skip the loop on line 886 if there is no entry in the dictionary for the given key:
if (ec.keyToEntryIndices.ContainsKey(k))

This prevents the error and allows the build to succeed, but I can't be sure the fix is correct.

[Pangamini]

Hey there. I've just stumbled upon this fork and the idea sounds promising but - I am getting the same error and traced it to the same missing key issue. @Sambo3975 would you mind sharing howw did it work out for you?

[ipodtouch0218]

I am also running into this in my own project; not exactly sure why, I used to be able to make multiple catalogs before. Same story, cleared all build caches, etc etc. Regardless, I noticed one detail: if the bundle naming mode is set to "File Name Hash" on the asset group, I get a different error:

An item with the same key has already been added. Key: 7c00d5e1a3220e50f4c21159cb3b9198.bundle

The other three modes ("Append Hash", "No Hash", "Only Hash") all produce the original error.

The given key '42e461be693735bc414ea5df3a9f4b14.bundle' was not present in the dictionary.

Unity 6000.0.48f1. Maybe this info can help.

[ipodtouch0218]

UPDATE: this issue might be caused by the "Unique Bundle IDs" option in the Addressable Asset Settings "Build" tab... the builds worked after disabling it. @Sambo3975, if you still have this issue, try checking to see if you have this option enabled, and if so, disabling it.