Upgrade v3.4.1 to v3.4.2 | error: uncaughtException: Cannot find module '/opt/nodebb/node_modules/request-promise-native/lib/rp.js

tecy

Hi guys,

My system:

Ubuntu 22
npm 10.1.0
nodejs 18.7.1

I just upgraded my nodebb from v3.4.2 to v3.4.3.

After

./nodebb start
./nodebb log

I get the following error:

2023-09-25T19:12:43.999Z [4567/2705558] - error: uncaughtException: Cannot find module '/opt/nodebb/node_modules/request-promise-native/lib/rp.js'. Please verify that the package.json has a valid "main" entry
Error: Cannot find module '/opt/nodebb/node_modules/request-promise-native/lib/rp.js'. Please verify that the package.json has a valid "main" entry
    at tryPackage (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:438:19)
    at Module._findPath (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:680:18)
    at Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1063:27)
    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:922:27)
    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1143:19)
    at require (node:internal/modules/cjs/helpers:121:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/opt/nodebb/src/cli/upgrade-plugins.js:4:17)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1256:14)
    at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1310:10)
    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1119:32) {"date":"Mon Sep 25 2023 21:12:43 GMT+0200 (GMT+02:00)","error":{"code":"MODULE_NOT_FOUND","path":"/opt/nodebb/node_modules/request-promise-native/package.json","requestPath":"request-promise-native"},"exception":true,"os":{"loadavg":[0.07,0.16,0.22],"uptime":1845387.28},"process":{"argv":["/usr/bin/node","/opt/nodebb/nodebb","upgrade"],"cwd":"/opt/nodebb","execPath":"/usr/bin/node","gid":10003,"memoryUsage":{"arrayBuffers":552776,"external":1183939,"heapTotal":21532672,"heapUsed":16322352,"rss":67162112},"pid":2705558,"uid":10003,"version":"v18.17.1"},"stack":"Error: Cannot find module '/opt/nodebb/node_modules/request-promise-native/lib/rp.js'. Please verify that the package.json has a valid \"main\" entry\n    at tryPackage (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:438:19)\n    at Module._findPath (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:680:18)\n    at Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1063:27)\n    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:922:27)\n    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1143:19)\n    at require (node:internal/modules/cjs/helpers:121:18)\n    at Object.<anonymous> (/opt/nodebb/src/cli/upgrade-plugins.js:4:17)\n    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1256:14)\n    at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1310:10)\n    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1119:32)","trace":[{"column":19,"file":"node:internal/modules/cjs/loader","function":"tryPackage","line":438,"method":null,"native":false},{"column":18,"file":"node:internal/modules/cjs/loader","function":"Module._findPath","line":680,"method":"_findPath","native":false},{"column":27,"file":"node:internal/modules/cjs/loader","function":"Module._resolveFilename","line":1063,"method":"_resolveFilename","native":false},{"column":27,"file":"node:internal/modules/cjs/loader","function":"Module._load","line":922,"method":"_load","native":false},{"column":19,"file":"node:internal/modules/cjs/loader","function":"Module.require","line":1143,"method":"require","native":false},{"column":18,"file":"node:internal/modules/cjs/helpers","function":"require","line":121,"method":null,"native":false},{"column":17,"file":"/opt/nodebb/src/cli/upgrade-plugins.js","function":null,"line":4,"method":null,"native":false},{"column":14,"file":"node:internal/modules/cjs/loader","function":"Module._compile","line":1256,"method":"_compile","native":false},{"column":10,"file":"node:internal/modules/cjs/loader","function":"Module._extensions..js","line":1310,"method":".js","native":false},{"column":32,"file":"node:internal/modules/cjs/loader","function":"Module.load","line":1119,"method":"load","native":false}]}

and I had a look here:

/opt/nodebb/node_modules/request-promise-native/lib/rp.js
The file is really missing, but why?

Last update from v2.8 to 3.4.1 no problem.

Any ideas, suggestions, etc ... ?
Very appreciated.

Have a nice evening
tecy

tecy

Hi folks,

I am grateful, that I can give something back to the community.
This is only the short excerpt of the console.
But the forum is working

Basically, I was just installing the modules, which nodebb meant where missing.
that did the job.

This is my solution,
may it be helpful to others.

$ ./nodebb upgrade
Error: Cannot find module '/opt/nodebb/node_modules/request-promise-native/lib/rp.js'.
$ npm install request-promise-native

$ ./nodebb upgrade
error: uncaughtException: Cannot find module 'request-promise-core/configure/request2'
$ npm install request-promise-core

$ ./nodebb upgrade
error: Error: Cannot find module 'stealthy-require'
$ npm install stealthy-require

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tecy

npm install request-promise-native worked and went through with out errors.
./nodebb upgrade gave same error as above.

Also creating the upper mentioned and mission file gives some other strange errors - so don't do it!

tecy

Going back to v3.4.1 doesn't fix the error either ...
It seems like I am in a real classical dead lock

phenomlab

@tecy Check your PM please.

PitaJ

I'd recommend trying deleting node_modules and then running npm install

tecy

Hi @PitaJ
I tried that. Nothing changed.
Same error msg.
BTW. I installed and upgraded nodebb by special user "nodebb" NOT root.

I copied rp.js from here

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/request/request-promise-native/master/lib/rp.js
and created file rp.js in the respectoive folder:
nodebb/node_modules/request-promise-native/lib
But the other errors arise:

2023-09-27T12:13:35.245Z [4567/2921675] - error: uncaughtException: Cannot find module 'request-promise-core/configure/request2'
Require stack:
- /opt/nodebb/node_modules/request-promise-native/lib/rp.js
- /opt/nodebb/src/cli/upgrade-plugins.js
- /opt/nodebb/src/cli/upgrade.js
- /opt/nodebb/src/cli/index.js
- /opt/nodebb/nodebb
Error: Cannot find module 'request-promise-core/configure/request2'
Require stack:
- /opt/nodebb/node_modules/request-promise-native/lib/rp.js
- /opt/nodebb/src/cli/upgrade-plugins.js
- /opt/nodebb/src/cli/upgrade.js
- /opt/nodebb/src/cli/index.js
- /opt/nodebb/nodebb
    at Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1077:15)
    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:922:27)
    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1143:19)
    at require (node:internal/modules/cjs/helpers:121:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/opt/nodebb/node_modules/request-promise-native/lib/rp.js:3:17)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1256:14)
    at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1310:10)
    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1119:32)
    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:960:12)
    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1143:19) {"date":"Wed Sep 27 2023 14:13:35 GMT+0200 (GMT+02:00)","error":{"code":"MODULE_NOT_FOUND","requireStack":["/opt/nodebb/node_modules/request-promise-native/lib/rp.js","/opt/nodebb/src/cli/upgrade-plugins.js","/opt/nodebb/src/cli/upgrade.js","/opt/nodebb/src/cli/index.js","/opt/nodebb/nodebb"]},"exception":true,"os":{"loadavg":[0,0.05,0.02],"uptime":1993038.53},"process":{"argv":["/usr/bin/node","/opt/nodebb/nodebb","upgrade"],"cwd":"/opt/nodebb","execPath":"/usr/bin/node","gid":10003,"memoryUsage":{"arrayBuffers":552776,"external":1183939,"heapTotal":21794816,"heapUsed":16677008,"rss":66048000},"pid":2921675,"uid":10003,"version":"v18.17.1"},"stack":"Error: Cannot find module 'request-promise-core/configure/request2'\nRequire stack:\n- /opt/nodebb/node_modules/request-promise-native/lib/rp.js\n- /opt/nodebb/src/cli/upgrade-plugins.js\n- /opt/nodebb/src/cli/upgrade.js\n- /opt/nodebb/src/cli/index.js\n- /opt/nodebb/nodebb\n    at Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1077:15)\n    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:922:27)\n    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1143:19)\n    at require (node:internal/modules/cjs/helpers:121:18)\n    at Object.<anonymous> (/opt/nodebb/node_modules/request-promise-native/lib/rp.js:3:17)\n    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1256:14)\n    at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1310:10)\n    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1119:32)\n    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:960:12)\n    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1143:19)","trace":[{"column":15,"file":"node:internal/modules/cjs/loader","function":"Module._resolveFilename","line":1077,"method":"_resolveFilename","native":false},{"column":27,"file":"node:internal/modules/cjs/loader","function":"Module._load","line":922,"method":"_load","native":false},{"column":19,"file":"node:internal/modules/cjs/loader","function":"Module.require","line":1143,"method":"require","native":false},{"column":18,"file":"node:internal/modules/cjs/helpers","function":"require","line":121,"method":null,"native":false},{"column":17,"file":"/opt/nodebb/node_modules/request-promise-native/lib/rp.js","function":null,"line":3,"method":null,"native":false},{"column":14,"file":"node:internal/modules/cjs/loader","function":"Module._compile","line":1256,"method":"_compile","native":false},{"column":10,"file":"node:internal/modules/cjs/loader","function":"Module._extensions..js","line":1310,"method":".js","native":false},{"column":32,"file":"node:internal/modules/cjs/loader","function":"Module.load","line":1119,"method":"load","native":false},{"column":12,"file":"node:internal/modules/cjs/loader","function":"Module._load","line":960,"method":"_load","native":false},{"column":19,"file":"node:internal/modules/cjs/loader","function":"Module.require","line":1143,"method":"require","native":false}]}

tecy

Hi folks,

I am grateful, that I can give something back to the community.
This is only the short excerpt of the console.
But the forum is working

Basically, I was just installing the modules, which nodebb meant where missing.
that did the job.

This is my solution,
may it be helpful to others.

$ ./nodebb upgrade
Error: Cannot find module '/opt/nodebb/node_modules/request-promise-native/lib/rp.js'.
$ npm install request-promise-native

$ ./nodebb upgrade
error: uncaughtException: Cannot find module 'request-promise-core/configure/request2'
$ npm install request-promise-core

$ ./nodebb upgrade
error: Error: Cannot find module 'stealthy-require'
$ npm install stealthy-require

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