Updates query failed

[nevd]

On a new installation of the extension manager I am getting an error of Updates query failed

OS = Apple Mojave
node = homebrew latest

This is the log output

0 info it worked if it ends with ok
1 verbose cli [
1 verbose cli '/usr/local/Cellar/node/12.1.0/bin/node',
1 verbose cli '/usr/local/bin/npm',
1 verbose cli 'outdated',
1 verbose cli '-g',
1 verbose cli 'roon-extension-repository',
1 verbose cli '--depth=0'
1 verbose cli ]
2 info using npm@6.9.0
3 info using node@v12.1.0
4 verbose npm-session c2f41b328665c20c
5 verbose stack TypeError: Cannot read property 'length' of undefined
5 verbose stack at dotindex (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/text-table/index.js:59:32)
5 verbose stack at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/text-table/index.js:11:21
5 verbose stack at Array.forEach ()
5 verbose stack at forEach (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/text-table/index.js:73:31)
5 verbose stack at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/text-table/index.js:10:9
5 verbose stack at Array.reduce ()
5 verbose stack at reduce (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/text-table/index.js:63:30)
5 verbose stack at module.exports (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/text-table/index.js:9:20)
5 verbose stack at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/outdated.js:130:16
5 verbose stack at cb (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/slide/lib/async-map.js:47:24)
5 verbose stack at doIt (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/outdated.js:381:14)
5 verbose stack at shouldUpdate (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/outdated.js:366:12)
5 verbose stack at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/outdated.js:326:23
5 verbose stack at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/slide/lib/async-map.js:52:35
5 verbose stack at Array.forEach ()
5 verbose stack at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/slide/lib/async-map.js:52:11
6 verbose cwd /Users/nev/.RoonExtensions/lib/node_modules/roon-extension-manager
7 verbose Darwin 18.5.0
8 verbose argv "/usr/local/Cellar/node/12.1.0/bin/node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "outdated" "-g" "roon-extension-repository" "--depth=0"
9 verbose node v12.1.0
10 verbose npm v6.9.0
11 error Cannot read property 'length' of undefined
12 verbose exit [ 1, true ]

[JanKoudijs]

You might be the first trying the Extension Manager on node 12.

If you open a command window and give the command:

npm outdated -g roon-extension-repository --depth=0

Does it then give an error as well?

[nevd]

npm outdated -g roon-extension-repository --depth=0

npm ERR! Cannot read property 'length' of undefined

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! /Users/*****/.npm/_logs/2019-05-04T07_36_44_221Z-debug.log

I think I can switch back to node 11, ( I use homebridge on the same machine with the same node install but it is fine in 12 )

[JanKoudijs]

This is a bug in npm 6.9.0:

npm/cli#173

There is a fix but it isn't released yet.
You could try to install 6.9.1-next as suggested by nikoladev in the linked page.

[nevd]

I have it a go 👎 : no joy I think you can see which version I am using in the log below.

I will have a go at downgrading to 11, the extensions are not stable under 12. I am finding the manager dies periodically. I believe that one of the issues is when I power off an endpoint (KEF LS50W) the extension manager dies. ( I need to verify this is an issue on 11 before I open an issue for it )

0 info it worked if it ends with ok
1 verbose cli [
1 verbose cli '/usr/local/Cellar/node/12.1.0/bin/node',
1 verbose cli '/usr/local/bin/npm',
1 verbose cli 'outdated',
1 verbose cli '-g',
1 verbose cli '--depth=0'
1 verbose cli ]
2 info using npm@6.9.0
3 info using node@v12.1.0
4 verbose npm-session 0768975893ea8219
5 http fetch GET 304 https://registry.npmjs.org/npm 132ms (from cache)
6 silly pacote registry packument for npm@^6.9.1-next.0 fetched in 147ms
7 verbose stack TypeError: Cannot read property 'length' of undefined
7 verbose stack at dotindex (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/text-table/index.js:59:32)
7 verbose stack at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/text-table/index.js:11:21
7 verbose stack at Array.forEach ()
7 verbose stack at forEach (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/text-table/index.js:73:31)
7 verbose stack at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/text-table/index.js:10:9
7 verbose stack at Array.reduce ()
7 verbose stack at reduce (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/text-table/index.js:63:30)
7 verbose stack at module.exports (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/text-table/index.js:9:20)
7 verbose stack at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/outdated.js:130:16
7 verbose stack at cb (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/slide/lib/async-map.js:47:24)
7 verbose stack at doIt (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/outdated.js:381:14)
7 verbose stack at updateDeps (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/outdated.js:443:9)
7 verbose stack at tryCatcher (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/util.js:16:23)
7 verbose stack at Promise.successAdapter [as _fulfillmentHandler0] (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/nodei
fy.js:23:30)
7 verbose stack at Promise._settlePromise (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/promise.js:566:21)
7 verbose stack at Promise._settlePromise0 (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/bluebird/js/release/promise.js:614:10)
8 verbose cwd /Users/nev/.RoonExtensions/lib/node_modules/roon-extension-manager
9 verbose Darwin 18.5.0
10 verbose argv "/usr/local/Cellar/node/12.1.0/bin/node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "outdated" "-g" "--depth=0"
11 verbose node v12.1.0
12 verbose npm v6.9.0
13 error Cannot read property 'length' of undefined
14 verbose exit [ 1, true ]

[josezulu]

@nevd if node 11 has npm 6.9.0, you'll still have the same issue. I have it with 10.5.3.

edit: I mean, I get the error when npm -g outdated

[nevd]

I did not read your comment until I downgraded to 11 and found I had the same issue.

I am not familiar enough with node/npm and homebrew but I think I want both version 10 & 12 installed. I will use 12 for homebridge and I will stick with 10 for roon extensions and see if I can get some stability. This was all to get the alarm working, but then I found some other extensions I really liked. (I am an arcam owner)

[josezulu]

@nevd , have you tried the below mentioned in an earlier post?

by @JanKoudijs
This is a bug in npm 6.9.0:

npm/cli#173

There is a fix but it isn't released yet.
You could try to install 6.9.1-next as suggested by nikoladev in the linked page.

See here:
npm/cli#173 (comment)

npm i -g npm@6.9.1-next.0

This should force an install of version 6.9.1, where npm -g outdated should be working.

Please bear in mind that I haven't tried it myself, so please check before doing this to ensure it doesn't break anything you need.

[nevd]

Yep in #3 (comment)

I had done it and I bolded the line which showed the version of npm I was using.

Since I had gotten back to 11 I decided to try the arcam module again as that never worked for me under 12 and it does not work under 11. I will switch back to 12 or maybe try 10 and see if I can find a sweet spot.

[josezulu]

OK, I was just asking because I see in that log that many lines still read npm v6.9.0

I'm sorry, I'm afraid that I don't have other suggestions to offer. I hope you can solve it so you aren't locked to a specific version of Node.

[JanKoudijs]

Node v12.7.0 has been released. This release includes v6.10.0 of npm, which contains the fix for the bug that is reported in this issue.