Weird pnpm installing problem

#1

Hey,

When I was installing a dependency with pnpm, it would install it normally, instead I came across this really strange error:

Error: Cannot find module 'm3u8stream/lib/parse-time'

I have tried using enable-pnpm to resolve this but with no luck

However my package.json is looking fine…

{
  "name": "nate-bot",
  "version": "2.0.0",
  "description": "Nate Bot Version: 6.7",
  "main": "server.js",
  "scripts": {
    "start": "node server.js"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "express": "^4.16.4",
    "discord.js": "^11.5.1",
    "ytdl-core": "^0.29.2",
    "simple-youtube-api": "^5.1.1",
    "dbl-api": "^1.2.1",
    "dblapi.js": "^2.3.0",
    "node-superfetch": "^0.1.9",
    "cheerio": "^0.22.0",
    "quick.db": "^7.0.0-b21",
    "canvas-constructor": "^3.0.0",
    "canvas": "^2.5.0",
    "mal-scraper": "^2.6.1",
    "mathjs": "^5.10.2",
    "fortnite": "^4.3.2",
    "node-osu": "^1.3.2",
    "node-opus": "^0.3.1",
    "ascii-art": "^1.5.1",
    "jimp": "^0.6.4",
    "parse-ms": "^2.0.0",
    "nekos.life": "^2.0.4",
    "weather-js": "^2.0.0",
    "moment": "^2.24.0",
    "moment-duration-format": "^2.2.2",
    "enmap": "^4.8.6",
    "common-tags": "^1.8.0",
    "better-sqlite3": "^5.4.2",
    "body-parser": "^1.19.0",
    "gifencoder": "^2.0.1"
  },
  "engines": {
    "node": "8.x"
  },
  "repository": {
    "url": "https://glitch.com/edit/#!/hello-express"
  },
  "license": "MIT",
  "keywords": [
    "node",
    "glitch",
    "express"
  ]
}

Project: nate-devbot

#2

You can try to install it with the Add Package option in package.json.

#3

m3u8stream/lib/parse-time doesn’t exist in the Add Package Option.
Well, parse-time does but doesn’t resolve the problem.

Error will keep coming, regardless of me adding a new package, modifying package.json code or just running enable-pnpm in the console

#4

I think parse time is a subpackage that already comes with the main package. Try to install only m3u8stream.

#5

Nope, well heres the screenshot of what im getting:

Red boxes, means the packages I installed, other ones already existed

04 am
04 am3336×1976 383 KB

#6

I searched a bit and seems like it is a bug with the package itself. Try to run in your console cp -r app/node_modules/m3u8stream/dist app/node_modules/m3u8stream/lib

#7

Okay, I was getting this error

41 am
41 am1746×302 30.2 KB

I also tried to rewind the project and still got the same errors…
I’ll try a remix and see if it fixes.

#8

Ups. Forgot the / before the app.

Try cp -r /app/node_modules/m3u8stream/dist /app/node_modules/m3u8stream/lib

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#9

Alright, this seemed to fix the issue! The Bot is online now

Thanks for your help

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#10

You’re welcome. Please click on solution on my message, so anyone has the same problem and see this will know how to fix it.

#11

Another way to fix this is to use a more up to date version of ytdl-core.

Careful you don’t breach copyright or Glitch’s TOS by redistributing youtube videos on Glitch.

#12

Hi, I do want to mention again that the same issue Error: Cannot find module 'm3u8stream/lib/parse-time' keeps coming back after pnpm initializes node_modules and does an auto reinstall of the packages (due to 12 hour restart of glitch projects).

This means I have to keep running the console command to get rid of the problem but it will keep coming back:
cp -r /app/node_modules/m3u8stream/dist /app/node_modules/m3u8stream/lib

@Glitch_Support Not sure what is exactly causing this and how to fix it properly… my project is nate-devbot

#13

add a post-install script and add this to it

“cp -r /app/node_modules/m3u8stream/dist /app/node_modules/m3u8stream/lib”

that should fix your problem permanently.

what is does is after all installations, it runs that command, and continues with the code without any delay

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