Error: toString failed

[harshjv]

Error: toString failed when used with node v4.3.1

$ depcheck

buffer.js:388
    throw new Error('toString failed');
    ^

Error: toString failed
    at Buffer.toString (buffer.js:388:11)
    at FSReqWrap.readFileAfterClose [as oncomplete] (fs.js:378:21)

[lijunle]

Strange, how about depcheck --json?

[harshjv]

Same error with depcheck --json

[lijunle]

It sems related to node.js: nodejs/node#2767

Are there large files in your project?

[lijunle]

@harshjv do you have any update on this issue? I am going to close this issue if you have no reply in 1 day.

[veob]

I'm having the same issue.
Node's version: v4.4.1

[lijunle]

@veob do you have a large file in your project?

[veob]

@lijunle
Large .js file? I don't think so. I have some .bson, .json files that might be large, but not .js.
Btw, before crashing depcheck runs for, like, 3-5 minutes.
Maybe it is my project that too large?

[lijunle]

Depcheck not only read for .js file - it may read JSON files. How large is your JSON file?

[veob]

@lijunle
Nothing larger than 1 Mb.

[lijunle]

OK, let me assume that 1M in this case.

Besides, how many files under your project folder?

[veob]

~1400 .js files (excluding node_modules/ obviously)

[veob]

Hm. I've just ran depcheck in project with ~300 .js files and everything is OK.

[lijunle]

@veob thanks for your information. I will test offline tonight and revisit here later.

[lijunle]

@veob Sorry that I tried different ways, however cannot repro this issue.

Are you still getting this exception? Could you provide more information?

• Node version
• NPM version
• OS

[veob]

node version: 4.1.1
npm version: 2.14.4
OS: Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS

Just so you know, It's not critical for me to check dependencies for this particular project and if you wouldn't be able to reproduce and fix this issue, for me personaly it's okay. Don't about other people though.

[jmealo]

@lijunle I'm having the same issue. I do use ES6/harmony features and generators (koa app). I'm not sure if this impacts anything.

node version: 4.3.1
npm version: 2.14.12
OS: OSX 10.11.3

[lijunle]

I am considering it is caused by binary files (either custom binary file or node.js addons). I am not having time to verify it. Could you please help to verify it? Great thanks.

[jmealo]

@lijunle I'm not sure what you mean. I checked and the biggest JSON file that I had was 1.3MB. I removed that file and still no luck.

[lijunle]

@jmealo do you have binary files in your project folder? If yes, could you please remove them and re-run depcheck?

[lijunle]

Hey, everybody here. After release v0.6.3 to npm-check, I don't get similar issues. Does anybody still getting this issue (with newest node.js)?

[SergeyKorochansky]

@lijunle I have this issue with v0.6.3

[mnkhouri]

I'm closing this issue due to no activity in 2 years. Please feel free to open a new issue if this issue is seen again!