"path" argument must be of type string.

[Ssionn]

What were you trying to do?

I was trying to start up the development server.

What happened?

It should've started the development server. but instantly failed.

How to reproduce the bug

run php artisan native:serve

result:

➜  code-editor git:(production) ✗ art native:serve

  Starting NativePHP dev server… 

 Fetching latest dependencies…

 Installing NPM dependencies (This may take a while)...

 Installing NPM dependencies using the npm package manager...

 Fetching latest dependencies…


> Laravel@1.0.0 postinstall
> node ./node_modules/electron-builder/cli.js install-app-deps

  • electron-builder  version=24.13.3
Arch:  x64
Platform:  linux
  • loaded configuration  file=/home/ssionn/Documents/GitHub/code-editor/vendor/nativephp/electron/resources/js/electron-builder.js

up to date, audited 619 packages in 2s

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2 high severity vulnerabilities

Some issues need review, and may require choosing
a different dependency.

Run `npm audit` for details.

 Starting NativePHP app

 Running the dev script with npm...

 Fetching latest dependencies…


> Laravel@1.0.0 dev
> cross-env node php.js && electron-vite dev --watch

node:internal/errors:541
      throw error;
      ^

TypeError [ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE]: The "path" argument must be of type string. Received type boolean (false)
    at join (node:path:1175:7)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/ssionn/Documents/GitHub/code-editor/vendor/nativephp/electron/resources/js/php.js:53:22)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1358:14)
    at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1416:10)
    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1208:32)
    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1024:12)
    at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (node:internal/modules/run_main:174:12)
    at node:internal/main/run_main_module:28:49 {
  code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE'
}

Node.js v20.15.1

Package Versions

^0.6.4

PHP Version

v8.3.6

Laravel Version

v11.16.0

Node Version

v20.15.1

Which operating systems have you seen this occur on?

Linux

OS version

Kubuntu 24.04 LTS x86_64

Notes

No response

[pkristian]

Package Versions

^0.6.4 (nativephp/electron)

PHP Version

v8.3.6

Laravel Version

v10.48.15

Node Version

v20.15.0

Which operating systems have you seen this occur on?

Windows 11 Pro

Notes

• version "nativephp/electron": "^0.6.3" works fine
• removing and redownloding all vendor and node_modules didnt help
• sad noise

[munezaclovis]

This was fixed in NativePHP/electron#100

[umair982]

Now working on window .
when running:
php artisan native:serve

it start to install npm dependencies etc then stops.
and i tried php artisan native:build win
it successfully worked but when opened dist folder there was a exe, tried to install app, seemed like app installed. but when i tried to open that app nothing happened

[simonhamp]

Please update to the latest versions of NativePHP's dependencies and try again

[mohsenfathipour]

on 1.0.0 I'm still getting this error:

TypeError [ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE]: The "path" argument must be of type string. Received undefined
    at new NodeError (node:internal/errors:405:5)
    at validateString (node:internal/validators:162:11)
    at join (node:path:1175:7)
    at file:///Users/mohsenfathipour/Documents/RD/php-native/vendor/nativephp/electron/resources/js/php.js:55:23
    at ModuleJob.run (node:internal/modules/esm/module_job:192:25)
    at async DefaultModuleLoader.import (node:internal/modules/esm/loader:246:24)
    at async loadESM (node:internal/process/esm_loader:40:7)
    at async handleMainPromise (node:internal/modules/run_main:66:12) {
  code: 'ERR_INVALID_ARG_TYPE'
}