I have installed Node.js modules by 'npm install', and then I tried to do gulp sass-watch in a command prompt. After that, I got the below response.
[18:18:32] Requiring external module babel-register
fs.js:27
const { Math, Object, Reflect } = primordials;
^
ReferenceError: primordials is not defined
I have tried this before gulp sass-watch:
npm -g install gulp-cli
I hit the same error. I suspect you're using Node.js 12 and Gulp.js 3. That combination does not work: Gulp.js 3 is broken on Node.js 12 #2324
A previous workaround from Jan. does not work either: After update to Node.js 11.0.0 running Gulp.js exits with 'ReferenceError: internalBinding is not defined' #2246
Solution: Either upgrade to Gulp.js 4 or downgrade to an earlier version of Node.js.
We encountered the same issue when updating a legacy project depending on gulp#3.9.1 to Node.js 12+.
These fixes enable you to use Node.js 12+ with gulp#3.9.1 by overriding graceful-fs to version ^4.2.10.
If you are using pnpm
pnpm supports overriding some dependencies versions. To do it, you should add a pnpm section in your package.json file:
{
"pnpm": {
"overrides": {
"graceful-fs": "^4.2.10"
}
}
}
If you are using yarn v1
Yarn v1 supports resolving a package to a defined version.
You need to add a resolutions section to your package.json:
{
"resolutions": {
"graceful-fs": "^4.2.10"
}
}
Thanks #jazd for this way to solve the issue.
If you are using npm
Run this command to know which version of Node.js you are using:
node -v
It will return a version number <major>.<minor>.<patch> such as 18.11.0.
If your version is v16.14.0 or above, then you can override the version of graceful-fs by adding an overrides section in your package.json file:
{
"overrides": {
"graceful-fs": "^4.2.10"
}
}
Otherwise, you need to use npm-force-resolutions as a preinstall script to be able to override the version of graceful-fs by changing your package.json file like this:
{
"scripts": {
"preinstall": "npx npm-force-resolutions"
},
"resolutions": {
"graceful-fs": "^4.2.10"
}
}
npm-force-resolutions will alter the package-lock.json file to set graceful-fsto the wanted version before the install is done.
If you are using a custom .npmrc file in your project and it contains either a proxy or custom registry, you might need to change npx npm-force-resolutions to npx --userconfig .npmrc npm-force-resolutions because some versions of npx don't use the current folder .npmrc file by default.
Origin of the problem
This issue stems from the fact that gulp#3.9.1 depends on graceful-fs#^3.0.0 which monkeypatches Node.js fs module.
This used to work with Node.js until version 11.15 (which is a version from a development branch and shouldn't be used in production).
graceful-fs#^4.0.0 does not monkeypatch Node.js fs module anymore, which makes it compatible with Node.js > 11.15 (tested and working with versions 12, 14 and 16).
Note that this is not a perennial solution but it helps when you don't have the time to update to gulp#^4.0.0.
Fix it in one minute:
Just follow these steps. I'm on Windows 10 and it worked perfectly for me!
In the same directory where you have package.json create a npm-shrinkwrap.json file with the following contents:
{
"dependencies": {
"graceful-fs": {
"version": "4.2.2"
}
}
}
Run npm install, and don't worry, it will update npm-shrinkwrap.json with a bunch of content.
Run gulp to start the project.
Use the following commands and install Node.js v11.15.0:
npm install -g n
sudo n 11.15.0
will solve
ReferenceError: primordials is not defined in node
Referred from #Terje Norderhaug #Tom Corelis answers.
Use the following commands to install Node.js v11.15.0 and Gulp.js v3.9.1:
npm install -g n
sudo n 11.15.0
npm install gulp#^3.9.1
npm install
npm rebuild node-sass
It will solve this issue:
ReferenceError: primordials is not defined in node
For me, Diego Fortes' answer works with one small change.
Here is my workflow if this error appears:
npm install
npm install gulp
create file npm-shrinkwrap.json with
{
"dependencies": {
"graceful-fs": {
"version": "4.2.2"
}
}
}
npm install (again) (Not npm install gulp again! Very important - otherwise the error will be come back)
gulp (now working)
Using NVM to manage what Node.js version you're using, running the following commands worked for me:
cd /to/your/project/
nvm install lts/dubnium
nvm use lts/dubnium
yarn upgrade # or `npm install`
Simple and elegant solution
Just follow these steps. It worked perfectly with npm install running multiple times or installing any other modules or even publishing project to artifactory.
In the same directory where you have package.json create a npm-shrinkwrap.json file with the following contents:
{
"dependencies": {
"graceful-fs": {
"version": "4.2.2"
}
}
}
Run npm install, and don't worry, it'll update npm-shrinkwrap.json with a bunch of content. Let's get rid of this updates by updating package.json scripts options.
"scripts": {
"preshrinkwrap": "git checkout -- npm-shrinkwrap.json",
"postshrinkwrap": "git checkout -- npm-shrinkwrap.json"
}
Now you can run npm install and your npm-shrinkwrap.json will be intact and will work forever.
Gulp 3.9.1 doesn't work with Node v12.x.x, and if you upgrade to Gulp 4.0.2, you have to completely change gulpfile.js with the new syntax (series & parallels). So your best bet is to downgrade to Node.js v 11.x.x (the 11.15.0 version worked fine for me) by simply using the following code in a terminal:
nvm install 11.15.0
nvm use 11.15.0 # Just in case it didn't automatically select the 11.15.0 as the main node.
nvm uninstall 13.1.0
npm rebuild node-sass
TL:DR
Gulp 3.* doesn't work on Node.js 12.* or above. You have to downgrade Node.js, or upgrade Gulp.
If you are short on time, downgrade Node.js to v11.* or below; if you need newer features, and have time to possibly fix a load of broken dependencies, upgrade Gulp to 4.* or above!
As others have already mentioned, Gulp 3.* is not supported on Node.js 12 or above, so you will have to downgrade your Node version to 11.* or below, OR upgrade your Gulp to 4.0.
The best option depends ultimately on how much time you have, as upgrading Gulp brings benefits of cleaner gulpfiles and in-built control over having tasks run in series or parallel, but also relies on you rewriting your gulpfile to a new syntax, and might (read: probably will - see end of this comment) cause conflicts with some dependencies.
Downgrading Node.js
This is the easiest and quickest option. Especially if you use n or nvm, as these allow you to very quick install and switch between Node.js versions.
Installing Node.js version on N
n 10.16.0
Installing a Node.js version on NVM
nvm install 10.16.0
Once you have done this, you may need to rebuild your npm dependencies or alternatively remove both your node_modules folder and your package-lock.json file and reinstalling your dependencies. Though if you are merely reverting to a preexisting Node.js version, you should probably be fine.
Upgrading Gulp
As mentioned above, this is a more time-intensive task, but it might bring benefits in the long run. For example, Node.js 12 has now introduced native support for ES Modules (behind an experimental flag) and full support in Node.js 13.
You may need to upgrade Node.js to use that, forcing you to upgrade Gulp. Or you may simply want the benefits of using Gulp 4, as it offers better and more efficient control over writing tasks.
There are a number of articles on this already, so I won't elaborate any further on the specifics, but to reiterate - this is not a quick job. Depending on the size of your project, there may be some notable rewriting required, and you may have dependencies that break. If you are in short supply of time, you should opt for simply downgrading Node.js, at least temporarily.
But I already have Gulp 4, and it still doesn't work!
If, like me, you are already using Gulp 4+ (I was using Gulp 4.0.2, originally on Node.js 10) and have recently upgraded (I upgraded to Node.js 13.8.0) are you are still getting the issue, it may be because a dependency is relying on an older version of Gulp, and that is getting caught in the pipeline.
In my case, gulp-combine-mq was a dependency using Gulp 3.9.*. Disabling this task in my gulpfile allowed Gulp to run again.
If this happens, you have a few options. You can,
Go without the plugin if it's not absolutely necessary
Find an alternative,
Fix the plugin
Needless to say, if you have several plugins that rely on an older version of Gulp - especially if these plugins are vital for your application - this is where there can be a huge additional chunk of time spent in upgrading Gulp (hence the warnings above).
If this happens, it is best to just downgrade Node.js, at least until patches can be issued.
I had the same error. I finally fixed that when I updated all packages and then mentioned the same Node.js engine version and npm version in package.json as it is in my local working system.
"engines": {
"node": "10.15.3",
"npm": "6.9.0"
}
I was getting this error when deploying on Heroku.
For more, check out Heroku support.
Check Node.js version:
node --version
Check gulp version:
gulp -v
If Node.js >=12 and gulp <= 3, do one of the following:
Upgrade gulp
sudo npm install -g gulp
Downgrade node
sudo npm install -g n
sudo n 11.15.0
How to Upgrade (or Downgrade) Node.js Using npm
In case the problem is not from gulp then check the unzip npm module. It's been around six years since the last time it was updated. It doesn't work with Node.js > v11.
Try this:
npm install -g n
sudo n 11.15.0
The problem occurred for me in Visual Studio's Task Runner Explorer only and not when running from the command line or PowerShell.
I realised that VS was ignoring the Node version I had set with NVM.
This post gave the answer: Configure which NPM is used by Visual Studio's Task Runner Explorer? by setting the PATH variable as a higher priority than external tools in VS, it used the Node version set by NVM and not the version installed with VS.
This error is because of the new version of Node.js (12) and an old version of Gulp (less than 4).
Downgrading Node.js and other dependencies isn't recommended. I solved this by updating package.json file, fetching the latest version of all dependencies. For this, I use npm-check-updates. It is a module that updates the package.json with the latest version of all dependencies.
Reference: https://www.npmjs.com/package/npm-check-updates
npm i -g npm-check-updates
ncu -u
npm install
In most cases, we will have to update the gulpfile.js as well like the following:
Reference: Gulp 4: The new task execution system - gulp.parallel and gulp.series, Migration
Before:
gulp.task(
'sass', function () {
return gulp.src([sourcePath + '/sass/**/*.scss', "!" + sourcePath + "/sass/**/_*.scss"])
....
}
);
Other configuration...
gulp.task(
'watch', function () {
gulp.watch(sourcePath + '/sass/**/*.scss', ['sass']);
}
);
After:
gulp.task('sass', gulp.series(function(done) {
return gulp.src([sourcePath + '/sass/**/*.scss', "!" + sourcePath + "/sass/**/_*.scss"])
...
done();
}));
Other config...
gulp.task(
'watch', function () {
gulp.watch(sourcePath + '/sass/**/*.scss', gulp.series('sass'));
}
);
Downgrading to Node.js stable fixed this issue for me, as it occurred after I upgraded to Node.js 12:
sudo n 10.16.0
I faced the same issue. What I tried and what worked for me:
Check the version of Node.js and Gulp.js (a combination of Node.js v12 and Gulp.js less than v4 doesn't work)
I downgraded the NPM version by:
sudo NPM install -g n
sudo n 10.16.0
It worked fine. Then just follow the instructions of your console.
Upgrade to 4.0.1 and make sure to migrate https://fettblog.eu/gulp-4-parallel-and-series/#migration
I was getting this error on Windows 10. It turned out to be a corrupted roaming profile.
npm ERR! node v12.4.0
npm ERR! npm v3.3.12
npm ERR! primordials is not defined
npm ERR!
npm ERR! If you need help, you may report this error at:
npm ERR! <https://github.com/npm/npm/issues>
npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request:
Deleting the C:\Users\{user}\AppData\Roaming\npm folder fixed my issue.
If keeping Node.js v12 while using the latest gulp ^4.0, follow these steps:
Update the command-line interface (just for precaution) using:
npm i gulp-cli -g
Add/Update the gulp under dependencies section of your package.json file
"dependencies": {
"gulp": "^4.0.0"
}
Delete your package-lock.json file.
Delete your node_modules folder.
Finally, run npm i to upgrade and recreate a brand new node_modules folder and package-lock.json file with correct parameters for Gulp ^4.0:
npm i
Note Gulp.js 4.0 introduces the series() and parallel() methods to combine tasks instead of the array methods used in Gulp 3, and so you may or may not encounter an error in your old gulpfile.js script.
To learn more about applying these new features, this site have really done justice to it: How to Migrate to Gulp.js 4.0
I fixed this issue on Windows 10 by uninstalling Node.js from Add or Remove Programs → Node.js.
Then I installed version 11.15.0 from https://nodejs.org/download/release/v11.15.0/
Choose node-v11.15.0-x64.msi if you're running Windows 64-bit.
If you're trying to install semantic-ui and the following error occurs then try downloading the latest version of Node.js js(13.5.0) with the latest features, from Node.js.org.
Moreover, rather than trying the NPM install semantic, you should just add the link (which you can find from the cdnjs link) to the header of your index.html file.
Gulp is making issue with Node.js version 11 and above. Uninstall your current Node.js version and reinstall the v10.15.1 version. Here is the link for that version. This helps me and it will solve your problem too.
https://nodejs.org/download/release/v10.15.1/
Install gulp and add your Node.js version to the package.json file like so:
{
"dependencies": {
"node": "^10.16.3"
}
}
I have tried a lot of suggestions to fix this problem for an existing project on my Windows 10 machine and ended up following these steps to fix it;
Uninstall Node.js from "Add or remove programs". Fire up a new Command prompt and type gulp -v and then node -v to check that it has been uninstalled completely.
Download and install Node.js v10.16.0 - not the latest as latest node & gulp combination is causing the problem as far as I see. During installation I didn't change the installation path which I normally do(C:\Program Files\nodejs).
Open up a new Command prompt, go to your project's directory where you have got your gulpfile.js and start gulp as shown in the image.
Please note sometimes when I switch between git branches I might need to close my Visual Studio and run it as Admin again in order to see this solution working again.
As far as I see this problem started to happen after I installed the latest recommended version(12.18.4) of Node.js for a new project and I only realised this when some FE changes weren't reflected on the existing web project.
Update: Today I had the same problem while setting up one of my existing projects on my new PC and I did the same steps + went to the directory where I have the gulpfile and then run npm install.
It seems you've upgraded your nodejs's version to be +12 and still using gulp 3.9.1
You can use one of the below solutions
Upgrade you glup version to be +4
Or simply you use NVM Node version Manager
To run multiple nodejs versions on the same machine.
I had this very same error, but it was caused by a different issue.
OS: windows 10
nodejs version: 15.12.0
npm version: 7.6.3
The cause of the problem was graceful-fs package.
Whenever I tried to run npm, even running npm-v was firing "ReferenceError: primordials is not defined".
I tried running npm install graceful-fs#latest, but it still didn't work, even though the package was latest version.
So what helped me?
run npm ls graceful-fs
This way you'll find all packages on which graceful-fs is dependency and which version it has. In my case it was mostly version 3.0, even though I've installed version 4.2.6
So how to fix it?
Open npm-shrinkwrap.json (not sure about packages-lock.json) and change search for graceful-fs - you'll see that it has older versions on a few places. Replace it with ^4.2.6 (or newer).
Then npm audit fix --force which will forcefully install the newer version everywhere.
Hope this works for you, it took me a few hours to find out how to fix it.
Since my project was using gulp version 4, I had to do the following to solve this
Delete folder node_modules
open package.json and update version
Here is the detail of version I am using
Now run npm install and then run gulp default. The error should be gone and you may see:
Task never defined: default only.
Remove package-lock.json or yarn.lock file.
Then remove node_modules.
After that modify the package.json file-
"dependencies": {
"gulp": "^4.0.0"
}
Then run- npm install
It will be enough to solve this problem.
This is because the compatibility issue between node and gulp in your system. Downgrading the node or upgrading the gulp will fix this issue.
sudo npm i -g n
sudo n 11.15.0
Try removing the node_modules folder and package-lock.json file and installing again using npm i command if still not working.
I just upgraded to node version 9.0.0 and am now getting this error in the command line when trying to use npm install
npm ERR! code MODULE_NOT_FOUND
npm ERR! Cannot find module 'internal/util/types'
I'm using:
OSX 10.10.5
Node version 9.0.0
NPM version 5.5.1
Extra information: I am also trying to do this with a Laravel 5.5 project. This is how I update my version of node: How do I update Node.js?
run
rm -rf /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm
and then re-install Node.js will work in most cases
Leaving this here for anyone using the n nodejs version manager:
$ n 6.12.0 # Go back to a stable release
$ npm install -g npm#latest # Update npm to latest
$ n lts # Get 8.9.1
$ npm install #Should work now.
The MODULE_NOT_FOUND error seems to happen when changing between node versions and some files are possibly still being cached. I am not sure exactly but the above sequence of commands work for me.
When I first got this, I solved just running "npm install" again to make sure everything was installed.
I got similar error also on Windows 8 after I have just upgraded node js. First: how I ran into the issue then the solution that worked for me.
How I ran to the issue:
When I did npm --version and node --version I discovered that I wass running npm v3.x and node 5.x. So I went to nodejs.org site from where I downloaded node-v8.11.3-x64.msi. After installing the msi package I confirmed that my nodejs version was now v8.11.3 via node --version command.
Then, when I ran "npm install http-server" (w/o the quotes) that's when I got the issue:
npm ERR!
node v8.11.3
npm ERR! npm v3.5.3
npm ERR! code MODULE_NOT_FOUND
My resolution:
I did some research including on the internet and found out that the npm version pointed to in my path was the one in my roaming profile C:\Users[myname.hostname]\AppData\Roaming\npm. In other words, the npm being used is not the one in the updated package I have just installed which is located in C:\Program Files\nodejs.
The resolution was to delete npm and npm-cache in the roaming folder. Note, I used cygwin as I was not able to delete these folders via Windows cmd prompt. With cygwin, I navigated to
cd "C:\Users[myname.hostname]\AppData\Roaming"
Then I removed the aforementioned folders like so
rm -rf npm-cache
rm -rf npm
After that, I opened a new Windows cmd prompt and was able to now successfully install http-server like so:
npm install http-server
Hope this works for you.
For me it was package installation issue, so I just write,
npm i or npm install in the root of the application.
to open the terminal in the root of the application, if you're using VS-code right click on the package.json and click on Open in integrated terminal.
I founded this problem too, so I found that I have imported wrong module instead of express module I had imported router module after I had replaced this two my code work as well
If all the above solutions doesn’t work check for any blank spaces in your folder/file where you copied the path
Make sure you are inside the project folder.
Rename the folder "node_modules" to any other name (for example: node_modules_old).
Run command: "npm i" (the command will build new the folder node_modules).
Try running your program again.
If the problem is resolved and your program is running correct, delete the old folder node_modules.
If you are using libraries make sure to install everything with npm or yarn before starting. And in cases of you files if you are going to use them make sure to do the export.module thing everytime.
If you are working with Local modules then don't have node_modules. All things go well in a easy way.
But if you want to work with both local and node_modules then use
.mjs (extension) - For modules
.cjs (extension) - For common scripts which you want to run with node
in which you can use require statements like
var http = require('http');
var fs = require('fs');
but if using .js extension then use
import http from "http"
import fs from "fs"
And also your package.json for type
Haa well, I have spent two days on this and have done everything I can to fix this issue even tried resetting the system but none of them reloved the issue.
And accidentally found out what was causing this issue, it is because of & in my parent folder name. File hierarchy R&D>remix>blog, When I was trying to run the blog server it was throwing module not found, require stack error.
code: ←[32m'MODULE_NOT_FOUND'←[39m,
requireStack: []
Solution: I have changed the parent folder name to RnD and it fixed the issue. If the file name contains any special characters(even parent folders) try updating it. In my case, it is &
The MODULE_NOT_FOUND error happened to me and even running npm install the error persisted.
Try to do this
For me, what worked was deleting the node_modules folder
rm -r -f node_modules/
After that, run the command to install the package.json dependencies
npm install
What happened to me was that when I ran npm install for the first time I had a very low internet connection and therefore I believe that the packages from package.json were not downloaded correctly and due to that the MODULE_NOT_FOUND error occurred. The funny thing is that just running the npm install command has no effect because it understands that the package is already there but it isn't. Similar as a corrupted data. In my case the npm update was without effect too.
If when you are using React And getting this error message. You can use this ,
NPM
npm install #reduxjs/toolkit
Yarn
yarn add #reduxjs/toolkit
I'm trying to leverage from Elixer so I started to get up and running. I've installed Node and Npm. Later I also installed Gulp using sudo npm install gulp -g. But this installed Gulp in my project directory, resulting in a massive file transfer from my local host to the webserver. Is it necessary to install Gulp inside the project directory? Or is there a better way to install it somewhere else and use it for any project needed?
Sorry if this is a total beginners question but I can't seem to find an answer online. Thanks.
There is only few steps to start use it.
Install globally $ npm install --global gulp
Install directly to your project root dir $ npm install --save-dev gulp
Create gulpfile.js in root dir
Then in your new gulpfile do the follow:
var gulp = require('gulp');
gulp.task('default', function() {
// place code for your default task here
});
and after that just type gulp command in terminal to execute default task
here is documentation to help you started with gulp docs and here you can find packages to use it npmjs.com
Tip: if you on OSX use sudo to install npm/jspm/gulp etc
sudo npm install gulp -g shouldn't be installing gulp in your project directory. However, Gulp does always need to be installed locally in the project folder in order for it to work. Otherwise, you will get an error when trying to run Gulp. The -g global installion of Gulp is only needed for linking the shell to the binary $ gulp; it will dispatch to the local gulp program as soon as it is called.
Gulp, bower, ... are dependencies.
The command npm install ... will download the module to the directory named node_modules. They need to be (litterally) a part of your project. Think of it as a pure JS library (as it actually is).
I'm trying to use a gulp project on my Linux machine. The readme for the project tells me to first run sudo npm install -g gulp bower, then in the project directory run sudo npm install and then bower install. Everything up to this point works just fine for me. However, after that I try to run gulp dist and get this error:
Error: `libsass` bindings not found in /[PROJECT DIRECTORY]/trunk/node_modules/gulp-sass/node_modules/node-sass/vendor/linux-x64-14/binding.node. Try reinstalling `node-sass`?
Googling that error produced this: libsass bindings not found when using node-sass in nodejs, which I tried, but that didn't fix anything. When I looked through that directory that gulp said it couldn't find the difference was the linux-x64-14, mine said linux-x64-11, so I'm assuming I have the wrong version? Just for fun I decided to try changing the name of that folder to what it wanted, and I got a different error:
Error: Module did not self-register.
The really strange thing about all this is that when I tried getting this project working on my Windows machine I didn't have any of these issues, it just worked. I have no idea what I'm doing wrong, any ideas?
I've solved this by updating GCC from 4.4.x to 4.7.x.
Because GCC 4.4.x cannot compile node-sass of current version.
It worked for me using below commands. Try it
npm rebuild node-sass
rm -rf node_modules
npm i
This error usually shows up for us when we update our node or io.js version.
I would recommend deleting your node_modules folder and running npm install again.
If that doesn't work it is probably worth deleting your npm cache. There are a number of ways to do it including just a simple npm cache clean
I would also recommend deleting your ~/.npm folder as well just to be sure.
If this doesn't work let me know and we can start debugging your actual Node version and your package.json