Starter next-corporate with TypeScript: backend server not able to start due to TypeError

[falk-miracode]

Description

Running the starter command yarn create strapi-starter my-site next-corporate and picking the options "Custom" and "TypeScript", leads to error: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'routes'), so the backend server isn't able to start.

Option "Quickstart" (JavaScript) does work.

Steps to reproduce + outputs

• Use latest node 16 LTS

  ~/strapi-next-corporate-starter-test$ nvm use 16
  Now using node v16.17.0 (npm v8.15.0)

• Run Starter command

  • > Custom (manual settings)
  • > TypeScript
  • > sqlite

    
    ~/strapi-next-corporate-starter-test$ yarn create strapi-starter my-site next-corporate
    yarn create v1.22.15
    [1/4] Resolving packages...
    [2/4] Fetching packages...
    [3/4] Linking dependencies...
    [4/4] Building fresh packages...
    success Installed "create-strapi-starter@4.3.6" with binaries:
      - create-strapi-starter
    ? Choose your installation type Custom (manual settings)
    Installing @strapi/starter-next-corporate starter.
    ? Choose your preferred language TypeScript
    ? Choose your default database client sqlite
    ? Filename: .tmp/data.db

  Creating a project with custom database options. Creating a new Strapi application at /home/falk/strapi-next-corporate-starter-test/my-site/backend. Creating files. Installing @strapi/template-corporate template. Dependencies installed successfully.

  Your application was created at /home/falk/strapi-next-corporate-starter-test/my-site/backend.

  Available commands in your project:

  yarn develop Start Strapi in watch mode. (Changes in Strapi project files will trigger a server restart)

  yarn start Start Strapi without watch mode.

  yarn build Build Strapi admin panel.

  yarn strapi Display all available commands.

  You can start by doing:

  cd /home/falk/strapi-next-corporate-starter-test/my-site/backend yarn develop

  Creating Strapi starter frontend at /home/falk/strapi-next-corporate-starter-test/my-site/frontend. Installing frontend dependencies Dependencies installed successfully. Dependencies installed successfully. Starting the app yarn run v1.22.15 $ cross-env FORCE_COLOR=1 npm-run-all -l -p develop:* $ wait-on http://localhost:1337/admin && yarn --cwd frontend develop $ yarn --cwd backend develop $ strapi develop [develop:backend ] Starting the compilation for TypeScript files in /home/falk/strapi-next-corporate-starter-test/my-site/backend [develop:backend ] Building your admin UI with development configuration... [develop:backend ] ℹ Compiling Webpack [develop:backend ] ✔ Webpack: Compiled successfully in 11.23s [develop:backend ] Admin UI built successfully [develop:backend ] [2022-08-31 11:27:38.773] debug: ⛔️ Server wasn't able to start properly. [develop:backend ] [2022-08-31 11:27:38.774] error: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'routes') [develop:backend ] TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'routes') [develop:backend ] at Object.addCreateLocalizationAction (/home/falk/strapi-next-corporate-starter-test/my-site/backend/node_modules/@strapi/plugin-i18n/server/services/core-api.js:184:41) [develop:backend ] at /home/falk/strapi-next-corporate-starter-test/my-site/backend/node_modules/@strapi/plugin-i18n/server/register.js:78:22 [develop:backend ] at Array.forEach () [develop:backend ] at extendLocalizedContentTypes (/home/falk/strapi-next-corporate-starter-test/my-site/backend/node_modules/@strapi/plugin-i18n/server/register.js:56:38) [develop:backend ] at Object.module.exports [as register] (/home/falk/strapi-next-corporate-starter-test/my-site/backend/node_modules/@strapi/plugin-i18n/server/register.js:12:3) [develop:backend ] at Object.register (/home/falk/strapi-next-corporate-starter-test/my-site/backend/node_modules/@strapi/strapi/lib/core/domain/module/index.js:47:46) [develop:backend ] at Object.register (/home/falk/strapi-next-corporate-starter-test/my-site/backend/node_modules/@strapi/strapi/lib/core/registries/modules.js:33:19) [develop:backend ] at async Strapi.runLifecyclesFunctions (/home/falk/strapi-next-corporate-starter-test/my-site/backend/node_modules/@strapi/strapi/lib/Strapi.js:510:5) [develop:backend ] at async Strapi.register (/home/falk/strapi-next-corporate-starter-test/my-site/backend/node_modules/@strapi/strapi/lib/Strapi.js:379:5) [develop:backend ] at async Strapi.load (/home/falk/strapi-next-corporate-starter-test/my-site/backend/node_modules/@strapi/strapi/lib/Strapi.js:456:5) error Command failed with exit code 1. info Visit https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/cli/run for documentation about this command. error Command failed with exit code 1. info Visit https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/cli/run for documentation about this command. ERROR: "develop:backend" exited with 1. error Command failed with exit code 1. info Visit https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/cli/run for documentation about this command. This error originated either by throwing inside of an async function without a catch block, or by rejecting a promise which was not handled with .catch(). The promise rejected with the reason: Error: Command failed with exit code 1: yarn develop at makeError (/home/falk/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/execa/lib/error.js:60:11) at handlePromise (/home/falk/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/execa/index.js:118:26) at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:96:5) at async buildStarter (/home/falk/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/create-strapi-starter/utils/build-starter.js:194:3) Done in 200.17s.

[Cally99]

Did you get a resolution to this? I'd like to use typescript and jsx if possible with the template

[webhype]

Looking for a solution / workaround as well.

[crdev]

Should the next-corporate template perhaps be removed? It's been non-functional for over a year now...