Error Msg

[Michael Pfaff]

Any idea what this error message means?

2018-03-19T04:36:48.660Z [14464] - error: /user/stuart/best
 Error: Failed to lookup view "widgets/forumstats" in views directory "/var/www/html/community/build/public/templates"
    at Function.render (/var/www/html/community/node_modules/express/lib/application.js:580:17)
    at /var/www/html/community/node_modules/nodebb-widget-essentials/library.js:209:7
    at /var/www/html/community/node_modules/async/dist/async.js:3874:9
    at /var/www/html/community/node_modules/async/dist/async.js:473:16
    at iterateeCallback (/var/www/html/community/node_modules/async/dist/async.js:980:24)
    at /var/www/html/community/node_modules/async/dist/async.js:958:16
    at Command.callback (/var/www/html/community/node_modules/async/dist/async.js:3871:13)
    at normal_reply (/var/www/html/community/node_modules/redis/index.js:726:21)
    at RedisClient.return_reply (/var/www/html/community/node_modules/redis/index.js:824:9)
    at JavascriptRedisParser.returnReply (/var/www/html/community/node_modules/redis/index.js:192:18)
    at JavascriptRedisParser.execute (/var/www/html/community/node_modules/redis-parser/lib/parser.js:574:12)
    at Socket.<anonymous> (/var/www/html/community/node_modules/redis/index.js:274:27)
    at emitOne (events.js:115:13)
    at Socket.emit (events.js:210:7)
    at addChunk (_stream_readable.js:252:12)
    at readableAddChunk (_stream_readable.js:239:11)
    at Socket.Readable.push (_stream_readable.js:197:10)
    at TCP.onread (net.js:589:20)

[PitaJ]

@michael-pfaff it means that the server tried to find build/public/templates/widgets/forumstats.tpl but it wasn't there.

This can occur if the build step wasn't run after activation of a plugin/widget/theme, or if it failed to copy the template file correctly, or if the plugin/widget/theme didn't have the file to begin with.

[Michael Pfaff]

@pitaj said in Error Msg:

@michael-pfaff it means that the server tried to find build/public/templates/widgets/forumstats.tpl but it wasn't there.

This can occur if the build step wasn't run after activation of a plugin/widget/theme, or if it failed to copy the template file correctly, or if the plugin/widget/theme didn't have the file to begin with.

So, solution is:

Deactivate. Delete widget plugin. Reset plugin. Reinstall?

[PitaJ]

@michael-pfaff well first, try ./nodebb stop && ./nodebb build && ./nodebb start. Then you can try reinstalling the widget.

[Michael Pfaff]

@pitaj said in Error Msg:

@michael-pfaff well first, try ./nodebb stop && ./nodebb build && ./nodebb start. Then you can try reinstalling the widget.

Great. Thanks! I'll try that.

[Michael Pfaff]

Basically had to delete everything and build from ground up.