Issues with `netlify dev` and square brackets in static file paths

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Hello,

My netlify site is:

https://frosty-jang-e884e2.netlify.app/

I’m experiencing a problem when using netlify dev that is not present in the production environment.

I’m using next.js to create a statically generated site that will be hosted on the CDN. Within my site are directory slugs.

For example I’ve got a structure in my pages directory like that reflects the use of a slug [locale] in the path of my routes:

/pages/[locale]
/pages/[locale]/index.jsx
/pages/[locale]/puzzle.jsx
/pages/[locale]/recipient.jsx

Ultimately when I use next export I get a site generated as expected and all works well in production. However when using netlify dev I noticed that some of the statically generated javascript was not being loaded due to a 404 error for all pages underneath the slug directory [locale].

Digging deeper I found that one of the files loaded with a slug route such as /en-CA/puzzle, includes the square bracket characters as url encoded in the file name, like so:

https://frosty-jang-e884e2.netlify.app/admin/_next/static/chunks/pages/[locale]/puzzle-40106a61f2eb3c8af9d4.js

Notice the %5Blocale%5D which equates to [locale]. In my local netlify dev environment, when I hit theh the URL as generated by the site with url encoding, the file is not found. However if I modified the URL manually and use square brackets in place of the url encoded bits, the file loads properly.

This looks like a bug which could be fixed for netlify dev if the server url-decodes the static file path before searching for it on the local drive.

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hi there, could you check here to see if an issue regarding this behaviour has already been filed?

if not, please file a new one and we can investigate!

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Hi @perry,

Sorry for the delay in responding. I couldn’t find a similar issue on github. I’ll file an issue there so that you folks can investigate.

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Hi @mashaalm I’m facing the same issue now so did you file an issue or not and if you filed an issue can you share the issue number or link please

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hi there @Med , i don’t see an issue here - but if you are facing the same problem, please do file one! thanks.

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@Med , don’t recall filing that issue as I got wrapped up in other things. :man_facepalming: . If you end up filing the issue, let me know and I’ll 2nd it!