Bug: `9router@0.4.41` fails to start due to missing internal module `./src/cli/utils/input`

[zvwgvx]

9router@0.4.41 fails to start: Cannot find module './src/cli/utils/input'

Summary

After updating to 9router@0.4.41, the CLI fails during startup with the following error:

Error: Cannot find module './src/cli/utils/input'
Require stack:
- /home/zvwgvx/.nvm/versions/node/v22.21.1/lib/node_modules/9router/cli.js

I am opening this issue to report the startup failure and provide the relevant environment and logs.

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Environment

OS: Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
Service manager: systemd
Node.js: v22.21.1
Package version: 9router@0.4.41
Install method: global npm install
Runtime port: 20128

The service is started with:

9router --host 0.0.0.0 --port 20128

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Expected behavior

9router@0.4.41 should start normally after installation:

npm install -g 9router@0.4.41
9router --host 0.0.0.0 --port 20128

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Actual behavior

The process fails with:

Error: Cannot find module './src/cli/utils/input'
Require stack:
- /home/zvwgvx/.nvm/versions/node/v22.21.1/lib/node_modules/9router/cli.js

When running under systemd, the service repeatedly restarts.

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Steps to reproduce

npm install -g 9router@0.4.41
9router --host 0.0.0.0 --port 20128

Result:

[9router][runtime] npm install better-sqlite3@12.6.2 --no-audit --no-fund --prefer-online --no-save  (cwd: /home/zvwgvx/.9router/runtime)
Error: Cannot find module './src/cli/utils/input'
Require stack:
- /home/zvwgvx/.nvm/versions/node/v22.21.1/lib/node_modules/9router/cli.js

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Logs

systemctl status 9router:

● 9router.service - 9router API Gateway
     Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/9router.service; enabled; preset: enabled)
     Active: active (running) since Thu 2026-05-14 12:33:38 +07
    Process: 1427906 ExecStartPre=/home/zvwgvx/.nvm/versions/node/v22.21.1/bin/npm install -g 9router@latest
   Main PID: 1427970 (node)
      Tasks: 22
     Memory: 280.4M
        CPU: 7.339s
     CGroup: /system.slice/9router.service
             ├─1427970 node /home/zvwgvx/.nvm/versions/node/v22.21.1/bin/9router --host 0.0.0.0 --port 20128
             └─1428097 "next-server (v16.2.1)"

May 14 12:33:34 ubnt-server systemd[1]: 9router.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 73.
May 14 12:33:34 ubnt-server systemd[1]: Starting 9router.service - 9router API Gateway...
May 14 12:33:38 ubnt-server npm[1427906]: changed 10 packages in 4s
May 14 12:33:38 ubnt-server systemd[1]: Started 9router.service - 9router API Gateway.
May 14 12:33:38 ubnt-server 9router[1427970]: [9router][runtime] npm install better-sqlite3@12.6.2 --no-audit --no-fund --prefer-online --no-save

Manual run:

9router
[9router][runtime] npm install better-sqlite3@12.6.2 --no-audit --no-fund --prefer-online --no-save  (cwd: /home/zvwgvx/.9router/runtime)
Error: Cannot find module './src/cli/utils/input'
Require stack:
- /home/zvwgvx/.nvm/versions/node/v22.21.1/lib/node_modules/9router/cli.js

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Additional notes

During startup, 9router also attempts to install better-sqlite3@12.6.2 into the runtime directory:

[9router][runtime] npm install better-sqlite3@12.6.2 --no-audit --no-fund --prefer-online --no-save  (cwd: /home/zvwgvx/.9router/runtime)

At one point, this process was killed:

Killed

However, after installing better-sqlite3@12.6.2 manually, the CLI still failed with the same missing module error.

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Possible area to check

The error appears to come from cli.js requiring:

./src/cli/utils/input

Could you please check whether this file is included in the published 9router@0.4.41 npm package, or whether the CLI entry should reference a built output file instead?

Thank you.

[indrapalijama]

up @decolua the issue still persist,even using new version

[XXXBusy]

I can take a focused paid pass on this CLI packaging/runtime startup issue if useful.

Scope:

• reproduce npm install -g 9router@0.4.41 followed by 9router --host ...
• trace why cli.js requires ./src/cli/utils/input from the published package
• fix the publish/build output or import path so the global CLI starts from a clean npm install
• verify with an npm pack/global-install smoke test and include commands in the PR

Fixed price: $75 after the PR is accepted/merged. Payment can be GitHub Sponsors, PayPal, crypto, or invoice, whichever is easiest.

If that scope works, I can open a minimal PR without touching unrelated router behavior.

[zvwgvx]

The issue is fixed in 0.4.45. Thanks!