Cannot find module './types.json'

[arvindan]

I installed the module (fs, util, mime) in shared folder
written the below script

var fs = require("fs"),
    util = require("util");

var mime = require("mime");

var dataUri = base64Image("/home/arvindan/testing/abc.jpg");
console.log(dataUri);

function base64Image(src) {
    var data = fs.readFileSync(src).toString("base64");
    return util.format("data:%s;base64,%s", mime.lookup(src), data);
}

on execution throwing below error
Error: Cannot find module './types.json'
at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:338:15)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:280:25)
at Module.require (module.js:364:17)
at require (module.js:380:17)
at Object. (/home/arvindan/node_modules/mime/mime.js:87:13)
at Module._compile (module.js:456:26)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:474:10)
at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:312:12)
at Module.require (module.js:364:17)

please help me to resolve the issue

[broofa]

I'm unable to reproduce this.

kieffer@Roberts-MacBook-Pro$ npm install -g mime
/Users/kieffer/local/node/bin/mime -> /Users/kieffer/local/node/lib/node_modules/mime/cli.js
mime@1.3.4 /Users/kieffer/local/node/lib/node_modules/mime

kieffer@Roberts-MacBook-Pro$ node -e "console.log(require('mime').lookup('txt'))"
text/plain

kieffer@Roberts-MacBook-Pro$

[whitlockjc]

I just reproduced this exact same error using Express 4.x:

Error: Cannot find module './types.json'
   at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:338:15)
   at Function.Module._load (module.js:280:25)
   at Module.require (module.js:364:17)
   at require (module.js:380:17)
   at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/notyou/projects/myproject/node_modules/express/node_modules/send/node_modules/mime/mime.js:87:13)
   at Module._compile (module.js:456:26)
   at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:474:10)
   at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
   at Function.Module._load (module.js:312:12)
   at Module.require (module.js:364:17)

I'm working on getting more details but for now, at least @arvindan doesn't have to worry about being alone. ;)

[arvindan]

Thanks

 On Tuesday, 31 March 2015 7:40 AM, Jeremy Whitlock <notifications@github.com> wrote:

I just reproduced this exact same error using Express 4.x:Error: Cannot find module './types.json'
at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:338:15)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:280:25)
at Module.require (module.js:364:17)
at require (module.js:380:17)
at Object. (/Users/notyou/projects/myproject/node_modules/express/node_modules/send/node_modules/mime/mime.js:87:13)
at Module._compile (module.js:456:26)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:474:10)
at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:312:12)
at Module.require (module.js:364:17)
I'm working on getting more details but for now, at least @arvindan doesn't have to worry about being alone. ;)—
Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub.

[jpv]

same error for me.
No ./type.js anywhere....
Error: Cannot find module './types.json'
at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:336:15)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:278:25)
at Module.require (module.js:365:17)
at require (module.js:384:17)
at Object. (/home/jpv/dsn-cockpit-pm2/dsn-cockpit/dsn-cockpit-server/node_modules/express/node_modules/send/node_modules/mime/mime.js:87:13)
at Module._compile (module.js:460:26)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:478:10)
at Module.load (module.js:355:32)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:310:12)
at Module.require (module.js:365:17)
at require (module.js:384:17)

[whitlockjc]

Node.js v0.10 on the server where this was reproduced for me. Still trying to get more details.

[olalonde]

Why is types.json gitignored?

[broofa]

@olalonde types.json is built as part of the prepublish step, so technically isn't required as part of the source repo. That said, that entry in .gitignore was removed in a80fa14, which I apparently hadn't pushed. I've remedied that but I don't think that's related to this issue.

@jpv @whitlockjc the common thread here is the send module... which includes the mime-v1.3.4. I've installed express latest and verified that require('express') triggers a call to require('send') and subsequently require('mime') but I still can't repro on my system. 😦 Here's my test log: https://gist.github.com/broofa/b08d4812371193b7a114

@arvindan I tried [unsuccessfully] to repro your bug again. Still no luck. Here's the test log: https://gist.github.com/broofa/ecb06e3daef52ef9c713

Can the three of you try these same steps and let me know what happens? Also note if you're running different versions of npm/node, please.

[qazedx]

any news on this? I am struggling with this error for 2 days now, I am using:

node -v
v0.10.25

npm -v
1.4.21

"dependencies": {
    "peerjs": "0.3.10",
    "express": "4.3.1",
    "node-static": "0.7.6",
    "ws": "0.4.25",
    "underscore": "1.4.4",
    "gl-matrix": "2.2.1"
    },

I am on xubuntu 15.04, haven't had any problems when I worked on win 7, switched to linux just recently.

[kevinnsun]

I had this same problem when trying to run karma after installing various modules (http-errors, utils-merge, etc) I fixed the problem by updating/ reintsalling karma globally using "npm install karma -g"

[HiKat]

I fixed this error with $ npm install mime.

[bx-h]

Try

rm -rf node_modules
npm install -g npm@latest
npm i core-util-is