Updates query failed

[nevd]

On a new installation of the extension manager I am getting an error of Updates query failed

OS = Apple Mojave node = homebrew latest

This is the log output

0 info it worked if it ends with ok 1 verbose cli [ 1 verbose cli '/usr/local/Cellar/node/12.1.0/bin/node', 1 verbose cli '/usr/local/bin/npm', 1 verbose cli 'outdated', 1 verbose cli '-g', 1 verbose cli 'roon-extension-repository', 1 verbose cli '--depth=0' 1 verbose cli ] 2 info using npm@6.9.0 3 info using node@v12.1.0 4 verbose npm-session c2f41b328665c20c 5 verbose stack TypeError: Cannot read property 'length' of undefined 5 verbose stack at dotindex (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/text-table/index.js:59:32) 5 verbose stack at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/text-table/index.js:11:21 5 verbose stack at Array.forEach () 5 verbose stack at forEach (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/text-table/index.js:73:31) 5 verbose stack at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/text-table/index.js:10:9 5 verbose stack at Array.reduce () 5 verbose stack at reduce (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/text-table/index.js:63:30) 5 verbose stack at module.exports (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/text-table/index.js:9:20) 5 verbose stack at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/outdated.js:130:16 5 verbose stack at cb (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/slide/lib/async-map.js:47:24) 5 verbose stack at doIt (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/outdated.js:381:14) 5 verbose stack at shouldUpdate (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/outdated.js:366:12) 5 verbose stack at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/outdated.js:326:23 5 verbose stack at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/slide/lib/async-map.js:52:35 5 verbose stack at Array.forEach () 5 verbose stack at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/slide/lib/async-map.js:52:11 6 verbose cwd /Users/nev/.RoonExtensions/lib/node_modules/roon-extension-manager 7 verbose Darwin 18.5.0 8 verbose argv "/usr/local/Cellar/node/12.1.0/bin/node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "outdated" "-g" "roon-extension-repository" "--depth=0" 9 verbose node v12.1.0 10 verbose npm v6.9.0 11 error Cannot read property 'length' of undefined 12 verbose exit [ 1, true ]

[JanKoudijs]

You might be the first trying the Extension Manager on node 12.

If you open a command window and give the command:

npm outdated -g roon-extension-repository --depth=0

Does it then give an error as well?

[nevd]

npm outdated -g roon-extension-repository --depth=0

npm ERR! Cannot read property 'length' of undefined

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in: npm ERR! /Users/*****/.npm/_logs/2019-05-04T07_36_44_221Z-debug.log

I think I can switch back to node 11, ( I use homebridge on the same machine with the same node install but it is fine in 12 )

[JanKoudijs]

This is a bug in npm 6.9.0:

https://github.com/npm/cli/pull/173

There is a fix but it isn't released yet. You could try to install 6.9.1-next as suggested by nikoladev in the linked page.

[nevd]

I have it a go 👎 : no joy I think you can see which version I am using in the log below.

I will have a go at downgrading to 11, the extensions are not stable under 12. I am finding the manager dies periodically. I believe that one of the issues is when I power off an endpoint (KEF LS50W) the extension manager dies. ( I need to verify this is an issue on 11 before I open an issue for it )

0 info it worked if it ends with ok 1 verbose cli [ 1 verbose cli '/usr/local/Cellar/node/12.1.0/bin/node', 1 verbose cli '/usr/local/bin/npm', 1 verbose cli 'outdated', 1 verbose cli '-g', 1 verbose cli '--depth=0' 1 verbose cli ] 2 info using npm@6.9.0 3 info using node@v12.1.0 4 verbose npm-session 0768975893ea8219 5 http fetch GET 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/npm 132ms (from cache) 6 silly pacote registry packument for npm@^6.9.1-next.0 fetched in 147ms 7 verbose stack TypeError: Cannot read property 'length' of undefined 7 verbose stack at dotindex (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/text-table/index.js:59:32) 7 verbose stack at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/text-table/index.js:11:21 7 verbose stack at Array.forEach () 7 verbose stack at forEach (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/text-table/index.js:73:31) 7 verbose stack at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/text-table/index.js:10:9 7 verbose stack at Array.reduce () 7 verbose stack at reduce (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/text-table/index.js:63:30) 7 verbose stack at module.exports (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/text-table/index.js:9:20) 7 verbose stack at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/outdated.js:130:16 7 verbose stack at cb (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/slide/lib/async-map.js:47:24) 7 verbose stack at doIt (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/outdated.js:381:14) 7 verbose stack at updateDeps (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/outdated.js:443:9) 7 verbose stack at tryCatcher (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/util.js:16:23) 7 verbose stack at Promise.successAdapter [as _fulfillmentHandler0] (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/nodei fy.js:23:30) 7 verbose stack at Promise._settlePromise (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/promise.js:566:21) 7 verbose stack at Promise._settlePromise0 (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/promise.js:614:10) 8 verbose cwd /Users/nev/.RoonExtensions/lib/node_modules/roon-extension-manager 9 verbose Darwin 18.5.0 10 verbose argv "/usr/local/Cellar/node/12.1.0/bin/node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "outdated" "-g" "--depth=0" 11 verbose node v12.1.0 12 verbose npm v6.9.0 13 error Cannot read property 'length' of undefined 14 verbose exit [ 1, true ]

[josezulu]

@nevd if node 11 has npm 6.9.0, you'll still have the same issue. I have it with 10.5.3.

edit: I mean, I get the error when npm -g outdated

[nevd]

I did not read your comment until I downgraded to 11 and found I had the same issue.

I am not familiar enough with node/npm and homebrew but I think I want both version 10 & 12 installed. I will use 12 for homebridge and I will stick with 10 for roon extensions and see if I can get some stability. This was all to get the alarm working, but then I found some other extensions I really liked. (I am an arcam owner)

[josezulu]

@nevd , have you tried the below mentioned in an earlier post?

by @JanKoudijs This is a bug in npm 6.9.0:

npm/cli#173

There is a fix but it isn't released yet. You could try to install 6.9.1-next as suggested by nikoladev in the linked page.

See here: https://github.com/npm/cli/pull/173#issuecomment-485149844

npm i -g npm@6.9.1-next.0

This should force an install of version 6.9.1, where npm -g outdated should be working.

Please bear in mind that I haven't tried it myself, so please check before doing this to ensure it doesn't break anything you need.

[nevd]

Yep in https://github.com/TheAppgineer/roon-extension-manager/issues/3#issuecomment-489308902

I had done it and I bolded the line which showed the version of npm I was using.

Since I had gotten back to 11 I decided to try the arcam module again as that never worked for me under 12 and it does not work under 11. I will switch back to 12 or maybe try 10 and see if I can find a sweet spot.

[josezulu]

OK, I was just asking because I see in that log that many lines still read npm v6.9.0

I'm sorry, I'm afraid that I don't have other suggestions to offer. I hope you can solve it so you aren't locked to a specific version of Node.

[JanKoudijs]

Node v12.7.0 has been released. This release includes v6.10.0 of npm, which contains the fix for the bug that is reported in this issue.