Maximum call stack size exceeded using yeoman remote

[jahvi]

I'm trying to fetch the latest files from the wordpress repo using a yeoman generator, the function looks something like this:

WpGenerator.prototype.getWordpress = function getWordpress() {
    var done = this.async();

    this.log.writeln('Getting WordPress v' + this.wpVersion);

    this.remote('wordpress', 'wordpress', this.wpVersion, function (err, remote) {
        if (err) {
            done(err);
        }
        remote.directory('.', '.');
        done();
    });
};

However half way through the copy process I get this error:

c:\Users\Jahvi\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\yo\node_modules\chalk\chalk.js:30
var obj = defineProps(function self(str) {
RangeError: Maximum call stack size exceeded

I guess there's some sort of recursion going on that's hitting the max call stack size since there are so many files to copy? Not sure if it's an error with yeoman.

[korczis]

I am experiencing this too. It has some problems coloring large list because of that recursion.

[korczis]

Btw in my case it crashes after 457 files.

[sindresorhus]

Would any of you mind posting a complete test case demonstrating the problem?

[jahvi]

The simpler test case I can think of is:

1. Run yo generator (let's say the generator is called "test")
2. Replace all prototype functions in app/index.js with:

TestGenerator.prototype.getWp = function getWp() {
  var done = this.async();

    this.log.writeln('Getting WordPress v3.6');

    this.remote('wordpress', 'wordpress', '3.6', function (err, remote) {
        if (err) {
            done(err);
        }
        remote.directory('.', '.');
        done();
    });
};

1. Run yo test

I get the error after ~486 files

PD: I'm running Win7 64bits if that helps

[sindresorhus]

Tried your test case. I'm pretty sure the problem is not in Chalk, as I also got call stack error in mkdirp. Looks like there is some endless recursion in the generator system. Probably with action.copy().

/Users/sindresorhus/dev/generator-generator/node_modules/yeoman-generator/node_modules/mkdirp/index.js:74
                    throw err0;
                          ^
RangeError: Maximum call stack size exceeded

Mind opening up a ticket over at https://github.com/yeoman/generator/ ?

[korczis]

Sorry for bothering you. I did opened yeoman/generator ticket: yeoman/generator#350