Docker & Nodejs - ReferenceError: TextEncoder is not defined - node.js

Question

I'm encountering the following error while trying to launch my docker container:
Error:
server_1 | /usr/src/app/node_modules/whatwg-url/lib/encoding.js:2
server_1 | const utf8Encoder = new TextEncoder();
server_1 | ^
server_1 |
server_1 | ReferenceError: TextEncoder is not defined
Dockerfile:
FROM --platform=linux/amd64 node:current-alpine
WORKDIR /usr/src/app
COPY package*.json ./
RUN npm install
COPY . .
CMD ["npm", "run", "prod"]
docker-compose.yml:
version: '3'
services:
server:
build:
context: ./server
ports:
- "3008:3002"
environment:
API_PORT: "3002"
DB_HOST: "192.168.1.211"
DB_PORT: "27018"
DB_NAME: "tutorialitems"
restart: always
index.js file:
require('dotenv').config();
const express = require('express');
const bodyParser = require('body-parser');
const cors = require('cors');
const app = express();
app.use(cors());
app.use(bodyParser({ limit: '50mb' }));
app.use(bodyParser.json());
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
//DB
const db = require('./models');
const dbConfig = require('./config/db.config');
try {
db.mongoose.connect(`mongodb://${dbConfig.HOST}:${dbConfig.PORT}/${dbConfig.DB}`, {
useNewUrlParser: true,
useUnifiedTopology: true,
})
console.log('DB Connected!');
} catch (error) {
console.log('Cannot connect to DB...', error);
process.exit();
}
//Routes
require('./routes/crud.routes')(app);
app.get('/', (req, res) => {
res.json("Server is Running")
});
app.listen(process.env.API_PORT, () => {
console.log(`Server is listening on port ${process.env.API_PORT}`)
});
What I tried (but unsuccessfully):
I updated the following file: node_modules > whatwg-url > lib > encoding.js from
Initial:
"use strict";
const utf8Encoder = new TextEncoder();
const utf8Decoder = new TextDecoder("utf-8", { ignoreBOM: true });
to Updated:
const util = require("util");
const utf8Decoder = new util.TextEncoder("utf-8", { ignoreBOM: true });
package.json:
{
"name": "server",
"version": "1.0.0",
"description": "",
"main": "index.js",
"scripts": {
"dev": "nodemon index.js",
"prod": "node index.js"
},
"keywords": [],
"author": "",
"license": "ISC",
"dependencies": {
"body-parser": "^1.19.0",
"cors": "^2.8.5",
"dotenv": "^10.0.0",
"express": "^4.17.2",
"mongoose": "^6.1.5",
"nodemon": "^2.0.15"
}
}
But when I run my docker-compose, I still have the same error.
Anyone has an idea?
Thks

Answer 1

Mongoose v6.1.5 is working with Node 17.3.0.
Package.json
{
"name": "server",
"version": "1.0.0",
"description": "",
"main": "index.js",
"scripts": {
"dev": "nodemon index.js",
"prod": "node index.js"
},
"keywords": [],
"author": "",
"license": "ISC",
"dependencies": {
"body-parser": "^1.19.0",
"cors": "^2.8.5",
"dotenv": "^10.0.0",
"express": "^4.17.2",
"mongoose": "^6.1.5",
"nodemon": "^2.0.15"
}
}
After updating my package.json with the Mongoose 6.1.5 version, and my Dockerfile as following:
FROM --platform=linux/amd64 node:17.3.0
WORKDIR /usr/src/app
COPY package*.json ./
RUN npm install
COPY . .
CMD ["npm", "run", "prod"]
I run the following docker-compose commands:
docker-compose pull
docker-compose build
docker-compose up
And now it's working. It seems that docker-compose up was still using the previously build version... thus, it was not working...

Answer 2

package.json:
"mongoose": "^6.2.7"
DockerFile:
FROM node:17-slim
I was getting the same error, when I set the versions as above (node:16-slim to 17-slim), my problem went away. Thanks..