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Unexpected change of WASM file name causing runtime errors

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
48/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
typescript, wasm
Domain
frontend, release

Research direction

Start by comparing how the @rive-app/webgl2 packages for versions 2.26.5 and 2.26.6 load their WASM files, focusing on the transition from rive_fallback.wasm to rive.wasm. No repository file or test is named in the issue. Done means confirming whether the rename was intentional and recording the change in the relevant changelog or release notes.

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Description

Hi,

I recently encountered an issue with Rive's WebGL2 WASM file while upgrading from version 2.26.5 to 2.26.6. In version 2.26.5, the library attempted to load the WASM file from the following path:

https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@rive-app/[email protected]/rive_fallback.wasm

However, after upgrading to 2.26.6, the WASM file name seems to have changed to:

https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@rive-app/[email protected]/rive.wasm

I couldn't find any mention of this important file name change in the changelog or the official documentation. This unexpected change resulted in runtime errors in our production environment, as the application was still referencing the old file name.

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Could you please confirm if this file name change was intentional? Also, it would be great if such important changes could be clearly communicated in future changelogs or release notes to prevent disruptions.

Thanks!

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