Please add visual name validation

[jongio]

pbiviz new 16test

throws this exception

C:\temp\pbiviz\16test2>pbiviz start
info   Building visual...
error  TYPESCRIPT   File 'C:/temp/pbiviz/16test2/node_modules/powerbi-visuals-utils-dataviewutils/lib/index.d.ts' not found.
error  TYPESCRIPT  /src/settings.ts : (27,36) '{' expected.
error  TYPESCRIPT  /src/settings.ts : (27,39) ';' expected.
error  TYPESCRIPT  /src/settings.ts : (27,39) Cannot find name 'test27A511107885F43A18DBC4378CA0E6737'.
error  TYPESCRIPT  /src/settings.ts : (27,78) ';' expected.
error  TYPESCRIPT  /src/settings.ts : (28,58) Property 'utils' does not exist on type 'typeof extensibility'.
error  TYPESCRIPT  /src/settings.ts : (28,58) Namespace 'powerbi.extensibility' has no exported member 'utils'.
error  TYPESCRIPT  /src/visual.ts : (27,36) '{' expected.
error  TYPESCRIPT  /src/visual.ts : (27,39) ';' expected.
error  TYPESCRIPT  /src/visual.ts : (27,39) Cannot find name 'test27A511107885F43A18DBC4378CA0E6737'.
error  TYPESCRIPT  /src/visual.ts : (27,78) ';' expected.
error  TYPESCRIPT  /src/visual.ts : (28,36) Cannot find name 'IVisual'.
error  TYPESCRIPT  /src/visual.ts : (31,27) Cannot find name 'VisualSettings'.
error  TYPESCRIPT  /src/visual.ts : (33,30) Cannot find name 'VisualConstructorOptions'.
error  TYPESCRIPT  /src/visual.ts : (39,32) Cannot find name 'VisualUpdateOptions'.
error  TYPESCRIPT  /src/visual.ts : (44,59) Cannot find name 'VisualSettings'.
error  TYPESCRIPT  /src/visual.ts : (45,20) Cannot find name 'VisualSettings'.
error  TYPESCRIPT  /src/visual.ts : (45,54) Cannot find name 'VisualSettings'.
error  TYPESCRIPT  /src/visual.ts : (55,50) Cannot find name 'EnumerateVisualObjectInstancesOptions'.
error  TYPESCRIPT  /src/visual.ts : (55,90) Cannot find name 'VisualObjectInstance'.
error  TYPESCRIPT  /src/visual.ts : (55,115) Cannot find name 'VisualObjectInstanceEnumerationObject'.
error  TYPESCRIPT  /src/visual.ts : (56,20) Cannot find name 'VisualSettings'.
error  TYPESCRIPT  /src/visual.ts : (56,77) Cannot find name 'VisualSettings'.
error  TYPESCRIPT  /visualPlugin.ts : (2,16) Variable declaration expected.
error  TYPESCRIPT  /visualPlugin.ts : (2,18) ';' expected.
error  TYPESCRIPT  /visualPlugin.ts : (2,18) Cannot find name 'test27A511107885F43A18DBC4378CA0E6737_DEBUG'.
error  TYPESCRIPT  /visualPlugin.ts : (8,103) Property 'visual' does not exist on type 'typeof extensibility'.
error  TYPESCRIPT  /visualPlugin.ts : (8,109) ',' expected.
error  TYPESCRIPT  /visualPlugin.ts : (8,112) ':' expected.
error  TYPESCRIPT  /visualPlugin.ts : (8,112) Cannot find name 'test27A511107885F43A18DBC4378CA0E6737'.
error  TYPESCRIPT  /visualPlugin.ts : (8,157) Cannot find name 'options'.

Please add name validation

[DiegoGLagash]

Same issue, also in OS X:

 info   Building visual...
 error  TYPESCRIPT   File '/[********]/Source/powerbi/labsVisual/node_modules/powerbi-visuals-utils-dataviewutils/lib/index.d.ts' not found.
 error  TYPESCRIPT  /src/settings.ts : (28,58) Property 'utils' does not exist on type 'typeof extensibility'.
 error  TYPESCRIPT  /src/settings.ts : (28,58) Namespace 'powerbi.extensibility' has no exported member 'utils'.
 error  TYPESCRIPT  /src/visual.ts : (45,35) Property 'parse' does not exist on type 'typeof VisualSettings'.
 error  TYPESCRIPT  /src/visual.ts : (56,35) Property 'enumerateObjectInstances' does not exist on type 'typeof VisualSettings'.
 error  TYPESCRIPT  /src/visual.ts : (56,92) Property 'getDefault' does not exist on type 'typeof VisualSettings'.

[dmoscatelli]

About the same issue as above

[richiepeters]

New to Node.JS, same issue, i have tried to get around this using the earlier version 4.3 of node.js - was not successful

[ignatvilesov]

@jonbgallant 16test2 is an invalid JavaScript name. JavaScript doesn't allow to declare a variable that starts with a number. Please use this article to find out more about JavaScript variables

@DiegoGLagash Please execute npm install after you execute pbiviz new {VisualName}.

[richiepeters]

Thanks @ignatvilesov, legend.
I used this, just to clarify the steps to get starter were:

1. pbiviz new {name}
2. cd {dir to folder}
3. npm install
4. pbiviz start

[AviSander]

in progress, thx.

[AviSander]

done - thx.