npm install fails on win10

[keyiis]

I want inatall on win10 x64,but failed

PS D:\code\server> npm install pulsar-client -S

> pulsar-client@1.2.0 install D:\code\server\node_modules\pulsar-client
> node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build

node-pre-gyp WARN Using request for node-pre-gyp https download 
node-pre-gyp WARN Tried to download(404): https://pulsar.apache.org/docs/en/client-libraries-cpp/libpulsar-v1.2.0-node-v72-win32-x64.tar.gz 
node-pre-gyp WARN Pre-built binaries not found for pulsar-client@1.2.0 and node@12.14.0 (node-v72 ABI, unknown) (falling back to source compile with node-gyp) 
gyp: codezhidaoservernode_modulesnode-addon-apisrcnode_api.gyp not found (cwd: D:\code\server\node_modules\pulsar-client) while loading dependencies of binding.gyp while trying to load binding.gyp
gyp ERR! configure error 
gyp ERR! stack Error: `gyp` failed with exit code: 1
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.onCpExit (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\lib\configure.js:351:16)
gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:210:5)
gyp ERR! stack     at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:272:12)
gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.18363
gyp ERR! command "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js" "configure" "--fallback-to-build" "--module=D:\\code\\zhidao\\server\\node_modules\\pulsar-client\\build\\Release\\libpulsar.node" "--module_name=libpulsar" "--module_path=D:\\code\\zhidao\\server\\node_modules\\pulsar-client\\build\\Release" "--napi_version=5" "--node_abi_napi=napi" "--napi_build_version=0" "--node_napi_label=node-v72" "--python=C:\\Users\\Administrator\\.windows-build-tools\\python27\\python.exe"
gyp ERR! cwd D:\code\server\node_modules\pulsar-client
gyp ERR! node -v v12.14.0
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v5.0.5
gyp ERR! not ok
node-pre-gyp ERR! build error 
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack Error: Failed to execute 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js configure --fallback-to-build --module=D:\code\server\node_modules\pulsar-client\build\Release\libpulsar.node --module_name=libpulsar --module_path=D:\code\server\node_modules\pulsar-client\build\Release --napi_version=5 --node_abi_napi=napi --napi_build_version=0 --node_napi_label=node-v72 --python=C:\Users\Administrator\.windows-build-tools\python27\python.exe' (1)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.<anonymous> (D:\code\zhidao\server\node_modules\node-pre-gyp\lib\util\compile.js:83:29)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:210:5)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at maybeClose (internal/child_process.js:1021:16)
node-pre-gyp ERR! stack     at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:283:5)
node-pre-gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 10.0.18363
node-pre-gyp ERR! command "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "D:\\code\\server\\node_modules\\node-pre-gyp\\bin\\node-pre-gyp" "install" "--fallback-to-build"
node-pre-gyp ERR! cwd D:\code\server\node_modules\pulsar-client
node-pre-gyp ERR! node -v v12.14.0
node-pre-gyp ERR! node-pre-gyp -v v0.12.0
node-pre-gyp ERR! not ok
Failed to execute 'C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js configure --fallback-to-build --module=D:\code\server\node_modules\pulsar-client\build\Release\libpulsar.node --module_name=libpulsar --module_path=D:\code\server\node_modules\pulsar-client\build\Release --napi_version=5 --node_abi_napi=napi --napi_build_version=0 --node_napi_label=node-v72 --python=C:\Users\Administrator\.windows-build-tools\python27\python.exe' (1)
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: fsevents@1.2.13 (node_modules\fsevents):
npm WARN notsup SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Unsupported platform for fsevents@1.2.13: wanted {"os":"darwin","arch":"any"} (current: {"os":"win32","arch":"x64"})
npm WARN optional SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: fsevents@2.1.3 (node_modules\nodemon\node_modules\fsevents):
npm WARN notsup SKIPPING OPTIONAL DEPENDENCY: Unsupported platform for fsevents@2.1.3: wanted {"os":"darwin","arch":"any"} (current: {"os":"win32","arch":"x64"})

npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! pulsar-client@1.2.0 install: `node-pre-gyp install --fallback-to-build`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the pulsar-client@1.2.0 install script.
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Roaming\npm-cache\_logs\2020-09-14T09_39_54_031Z-debug.log

[keyiis]

Do you have a plan to solve the problem？

[massakam]

The Node.js client library does not support Windows. At least we haven't verified that it can be installed and built on Windows.

This npm package depends on Pulsar C++ client library, so the important thing is whether the C++ client works on Windows. According to Pulsar's official documentation, the C++ client only supports Linux and MacOS.
https://pulsar.apache.org/docs/en/client-libraries-cpp/

However, the README describes how to build the C++ client on Windows. I have never tried this.
https://github.com/apache/pulsar/blob/master/pulsar-client-cpp/README.md

[munir131]

@massakam It is even failing on Linux too - streamnative#81

[koshkarov]

This was the biggest reason why we decided not to use Apache Pulsar and favored Apache Kafka, as our whole team uses Windows laptops as dev machines.

[osbornm]

Can we get an update on this from a maintainer? Will the node client ever work on windows? This might be a show stopper for us 😢

[sijie]

@osbornm I believe we are able to build the nodejs client after this PR: #169

Have you tried to build the client from the latest master? Or are you looking for a released binary for Windows?

[osbornm]

@sijie What I want to do is be able to go into our node API project and npm install pulsar-client. So yes I would want released binaries for Windows.

I'd like to have a clean experience, clone > npm install > npm start, for our developers (both win and macOS).

[gaoran10]

@osbornm Could you build the NodeJS client follow this README file https://github.com/apache/pulsar-client-node? I think the key point is to build the CPP client on windows first.

[osbornm]

@gaoran10 I can and have got the node client to build local after pulling down the c++ library building and setting the ENV.

This is tangential to the problem I have though. I want to be able to go into my own node project, say an API I am building, install the node client via npm (npm install pulsar-client), make some changes to the API to produce messages, commit to my project, and then be able to have another developer pull down that project on a windows machine and simply run npm install to restore packages and not have to jump through a bunch of hoops (cloning repositories and building c++ projects).

IMHO, the solution is to have this project publish the c++ binaries. You can see from the following output that npm/node-gyp is trying to fetch the prebuilt.

node-pre-gyp WARN Using request for node-pre-gyp https download
node-pre-gyp WARN Tried to download(404): https://pulsar.apache.org/docs/en/client-libraries-cpp/libpulsar-v1.3.1-node-v83-win32-x64.tar.gz
node-pre-gyp WARN Pre-built binaries not found for pulsar-client@1.3.1 and node@14.17.3 (node-v83 ABI, unknown) (falling back to source compile with node-gyp)

[massakam]

IMHO, the solution is to have this project publish the c++ binaries. You can see from the following output that npm/node-gyp is trying to fetch the prebuilt.

Unfortunately, there are no plans to publish pre-built C++ binaries at this time. Building and publishing binaries for different operating systems, NODE_MODULE_VERSIONs, and instruction set architectures can be costly.

[shibd]

After version 1.8.0, you can easily use this command to install to windows systems: npm install pulsar-client@1.8.0, and you no longer need to install the CPP client first.

[dima007arenko]

@shibd I'm still facing this issue :(

Pre-built binaries not installable for pulsar-client@1.8.0