fix: init app client API chainer only when chain info is available

changelog.md

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 ### Fixes
 
 - [#3953](https://github.com/ignite/cli/pull/3953) Fix apps `Stdout` is redirected to `Stderr`
+- [#3863](https://github.com/ignite/cli/pull/3963) Fix breaking issue for app client API when reading app chain info
 
 ## [`v28.2.0`](https://github.com/ignite/cli/releases/tag/v28.2.0)
 

ignite/cmd/plugin.go

@@ -202,15 +202,14 @@
 			}
 		}
 
-		// Get chain when the plugin runs inside an blockchain app
-		c, err := newChainWithHomeFlags(cmd)
-		if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, gomodule.ErrGoModNotFound) {
+		api, err := newAppClientAPI(cmd)
+		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
 		ctx := cmd.Context()
 		execHook := newExecutedHook(hook, cmd, args)
-		err = p.Interface.ExecuteHookPre(ctx, execHook, plugin.NewClientAPI(plugin.WithChain(c)))
+		err = p.Interface.ExecuteHookPre(ctx, execHook, api)
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Errorf("app %q ExecuteHookPre() error: %w", p.Path, err)
 		}
@@ -224,15 +223,14 @@
 			err := runCmd(cmd, args)
 			// if the command has failed the `PostRun` will not execute. here we execute the cleanup step before returnning.
 			if err != nil {
-				// Get chain when the plugin runs inside an blockchain app
-				c, err := newChainWithHomeFlags(cmd)
-				if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, gomodule.ErrGoModNotFound) {
+				api, err := newAppClientAPI(cmd)
+				if err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
 
 				ctx := cmd.Context()
 				execHook := newExecutedHook(hook, cmd, args)
-				err = p.Interface.ExecuteHookCleanUp(ctx, execHook, plugin.NewClientAPI(plugin.WithChain(c)))
+				err = p.Interface.ExecuteHookCleanUp(ctx, execHook, api)
 				if err != nil {
 					cmd.Printf("app %q ExecuteHookCleanUp() error: %v", p.Path, err)
 				}
@@ -246,17 +244,16 @@
 
 	postCmd := cmd.PostRunE
 	cmd.PostRunE = func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-		// Get chain when the plugin runs inside an blockchain app
-		c, err := newChainWithHomeFlags(cmd)
-		if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, gomodule.ErrGoModNotFound) {
+		api, err := newAppClientAPI(cmd)
+		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
 		ctx := cmd.Context()
 		execHook := newExecutedHook(hook, cmd, args)
 
 		defer func() {
-			err := p.Interface.ExecuteHookCleanUp(ctx, execHook, plugin.NewClientAPI(plugin.WithChain(c)))
+			err := p.Interface.ExecuteHookCleanUp(ctx, execHook, api)
 			if err != nil {
 				cmd.Printf("app %q ExecuteHookCleanUp() error: %v", p.Path, err)
 			}
@@ -270,7 +267,7 @@
 			}
 		}
 
-		err = p.Interface.ExecuteHookPost(ctx, execHook, plugin.NewClientAPI(plugin.WithChain(c)))
+		err = p.Interface.ExecuteHookPost(ctx, execHook, api)
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Errorf("app %q ExecuteHookPost() error : %w", p.Path, err)
 		}
@@ -333,9 +330,8 @@
 		newCmd.RunE = func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			ctx := cmd.Context()
 			return clictx.Do(ctx, func() error {
-				// Get chain when the plugin runs inside an blockchain app
-				c, err := newChainWithHomeFlags(cmd)
-				if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, gomodule.ErrGoModNotFound) {
+				api, err := newAppClientAPI(cmd)
+				if err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
 
@@ -348,7 +344,7 @@
 					With:   p.With,
 				}
 				execCmd.ImportFlags(cmd)
-				err = p.Interface.Execute(ctx, execCmd, plugin.NewClientAPI(plugin.WithChain(c)))
+				err = p.Interface.Execute(ctx, execCmd, api)
 
 				// NOTE(tb): This pause gives enough time for go-plugin to sync the
 				// output from stdout/stderr of the plugin. Without that pause, this
@@ -696,6 +692,21 @@
 	return nil
 }
 
+func newAppClientAPI(cmd *cobra.Command) (plugin.ClientAPI, error) {
+	// Get chain when the plugin runs inside an blockchain app
+	c, err := newChainWithHomeFlags(cmd)
+	if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, gomodule.ErrGoModNotFound) {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var options []plugin.APIOption
+	if c != nil {
+		options = append(options, plugin.WithChain(c))
+	}
+
+	return plugin.NewClientAPI(options...), nil
+}
+
 func flagSetPluginsGlobal() *flag.FlagSet {
 	fs := flag.NewFlagSet("", flag.ContinueOnError)
 	fs.BoolP(flagPluginsGlobal, "g", false, "use global plugins configuration ($HOME/.ignite/apps/igniteapps.yml)")