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Answering my question here. I was able to have monaca preview spin up from default directory by adding missing lines to project_info.json under the .monaca directory. Here is what the current file looks like when it is working.
{
"framework_version": "3.5",
"cordova_version": "5.2",
"xcode_version": "6",
"plugins": [
"mobi.monaca.plugins.Monaca",
"org.apache.cordova.splashscreen"
],
"template-type": "angular2",
"build": {
"transpile": {
"enabled": true
}
}
}
For some reason, the framework_version field was missing. Replacing it seemed to correct the monaca preview issue.