Node Module Path Execution Windows 10 - node.js

Question

$ npm install -g static-server
C:\Users\Stuart's\AppData\Roaming\npm\static-server -> C:\Users\Stuart's\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\static-server\bin\static-server.js
+ static-server#2.2.1
added 13 packages from 6 contributors in 1.238s
Stuart's#Stuarts-PC MINGW64 ~/Documents/GitHub/PIES-Network/dapp (master)
$ static-server
module.js:549
throw err;
^
Error: Cannot find module 'C:\c\Users\Stuart's\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\static-server\bin\static-server.js'
at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:547:15)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:474:25)
at Function.Module.runMain (module.js:693:10)
at startup (bootstrap_node.js:191:16)
at bootstrap_node.js:612:3
clearly "C:\c\User.." is not a correct path to my node modules directory. I have checked my local paths and everything looks fine. Any help is appreciated Thanks

Answer 1

This looks a lot like you have accidentally created a directory called C:\c\Users\Stuart's\AppData\Roaming\npm wherein is located the file static-server.cmd. You have a path variable pointing there also somehow.
When static-server is invoked control is passed to the static-server.cmd batch file at this incorrect location.
node 'C:\c\Users\Stuart's\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\static-server\bin\static-server.js
But static-server.js is located as per your install at:
C:\Users\Stuart's\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\static-server\bin\static-server.js.
In these circumstances you will get exactly the errors shown.
It could be some variation on this and I am happy to help further, but step 1 is to check above because for sure the incorrect path parameter is being passed to node (which of course load and executes static-server.js).
EDIT: Here are some further tests:
Search for all instances of "static-server" on your hard disc.
Trying to do this with Explorer will take a long time.
The best and fastest way is to download a tool called UltraSeach.
Here are the search results from my PC ( I created the extra C:\c directory for test purposes).
Check for multiple versions of static-server.cmd or other executable file of that name.
Using a text editor (like notepad) open each static-server.cmd file and add these ECHO commands at the top
(ie before the line staret with #IF EXIST "%~dp0\node.exe" (
ECHO "File 1 executing"
ECHO "%~dp0"
PAUSE
If more than one version put "File 2", "File 3" etc.
Now type static-server at a command prompt and it should
Echo the message "File n executing"
Echo the directory it is executing from
Wait for you to press a key to continue.....
Note the directory it is executing from (call it \CURRENT say)
You can see from static-server.cmd that it then starts node
and tried to execute \CURRENT\node_modules\static-server\bin\static-server.js
In your case its not finding static-server.js where node expects to find it.
Look back to search results in step 1 and see where static-server.js is actually located.
Compare this to where node expects to find it in step 5.
Your problem is either that:
The static-server.cmd being executed is located in the wrong place OR
static-server.js is located at the wrong place.
Here is an additional test. Open a command window and navigate to the directory which has static-server.js. As per the screen-shot it is at C:\Users\Brendan\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\static-server\bin in my case.
Then type node static-server.js. This bypasses the static-server.cmd file altogether, and should start the server. Worked in my case.
Let me know how you go!