While working on my e-commerce website using Node, Express, Mongoose, and Bootstrap, I encountered an unexpected issue related to "bootstrap.min.css.map".
The error 'Cast to ObjectId failed for value "bootstrap.min.css.map" at path "_id" for model "Product"' appeared in the console.
Furthermore, I noticed that this text was also displaying on a button. Removing the link to bootstrap.min.css in the header resolved the issue, but it resulted in losing the Bootstrap styling on the page.
I tried looking for solutions that involved removing /*# sourceMappingURL=bootstrap.css.map */ from the code as suggested here, but since I use a CDN to include the boostrap.min.css file, this approach didn't seem feasible for me.
In addition, the DevTools displayed an error stating: "DevTools failed to load SourceMap: Could not load content for http://localhost:3000/products/sort/bootstrap.min.css.map: HTTP error: status code 404, net::ERR_HTTP_RESPONSE_CODE_FAILURE"
To simplify reproducing the issue, I minimized the code. The following code snippet showcases navigation buttons for pages on the left side and a sorting dropdown menu on the right.
Upon changing the sort, the button on the left gets overwritten with "bootstrap.min.css.map" as depicted in these images:
Before Sort Button Image
After Sort Button Image
The provided code includes routes and EJS templates prefixed by 'products'
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