Error "Unknown Protocol on url "[object Object]"."

[vateseeb]

When I run

ng g ngx-spec:spec _catalog-explorer/content/zooming/zooming.component

I get an error saying "Unknown Protocol on url "[object Object]"."

The path is correct and the component exists.

[smnbbrv]

Hi,

for me it runs perfectly:

$ ng g ngx-spec:spec _catalog-explorer/content/zooming/zooming.component
CREATE src/app/_catalog-explorer/content/zooming/zooming.component.spec.ts (635 bytes)

It actually does not matter whether the component exists or not :D

[vateseeb]

which @angular/cli version are you using?
I am using 6.0.8

[smnbbrv]

  "devDependencies": {
    "@angular-devkit/build-angular": "^0.6.8",
    "@angular/cli": "^6.0.8",
    "@angular/compiler-cli": "^6.0.4",
    "@angular/language-service": "^6.0.4",
    "@types/jasmine": "^2.8.8",
    "@types/jasminewd2": "~2.0.3",
    "@types/node": "~8.9.4",
    "bread-compressor-cli": "^1.0.0",
    "codelyzer": "~4.2.1",
    "jasmine-core": "~2.99.1",
    "jasmine-spec-reporter": "~4.2.1",
    "karma": "~1.7.1",
    "karma-chrome-launcher": "~2.2.0",
    "karma-coverage-istanbul-reporter": "^1.4.3",
    "karma-jasmine": "~1.1.1",
    "karma-jasmine-html-reporter": "^0.2.2",
    "ngx-spec": "^0.1.2",
    "protractor": "^5.3.2",
    "ts-node": "~5.0.1",
    "tslint": "~5.9.1",
    "typescript": "~2.7.2"
  }

[smnbbrv]

@assafshemesh could you please post your package.json dependencies?

[assafshemesh]

"dependencies": {
    "@angular-devkit/core": "0.6.8",
    "@angular-devkit/schematics": "0.6.8",
    "@angular/animations": "5.1.0",
    "@angular/cdk": "5.2.1",
    "@angular/common": "5.1.0",
    "@angular/compiler": "5.1.0",
    "@angular/core": "5.1.0",
    "@angular/forms": "5.1.0",
    "@angular/http": "5.1.0",
    "@angular/material": "5.2.1",
    "@angular/platform-browser": "5.1.0",
    "@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "5.1.0",
    "@angular/platform-server": "5.1.0",
    "@angular/router": "5.1.0",
    "angular-tree-component": "7.2.0",
    "angular2-highcharts": "^0.5.5",
    "bootstrap": "^3.3.7",
    "chart.js": "^2.7.0",
    "core-js": "^2.4.1",
    "ie-shim": "^0.1.0",
    "locks": "^0.2.2",
    "ng2-charts": "^1.6.0",
    "ngx-clipboard": "11.1.1",
    "ngx-perfect-scrollbar": "5.3.1",
    "patternomaly": "^1.3.0",
    "reflect-metadata": "^0.1.3",
    "rxjs": "5.5.6",
    "uuid": "3.2.1",
    "xlsx": "^0.13.0",
    "zone.js": "0.8.19"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@angular-devkit/build-angular": "^0.6.8",
    "@angular/cli": "^6.0.8",
    "@angular/compiler-cli": "^6.0.4",
    "@angular/language-service": "^6.0.4",
    "@types/jasmine": "~2.8.3",
    "@types/jasminewd2": "~2.0.2",
    "@types/node": "~6.0.60",
    "angular2-router-loader": "^0.3.4",
    "angular2-template-loader": "^0.6.0",
    "awesome-typescript-loader": "^3.0.4",
    "codelyzer": "~4.0.1",
    "css-loader": "^0.25.0",
    "file-loader": "^0.11.2",
    "innosetup-compiler": "^5.5.9",
    "jasmine-core": "~2.8.0",
    "jasmine-spec-reporter": "~4.2.1",
    "karma": "1.7.1",
    "karma-chrome-launcher": "~2.2.0",
    "karma-cli": "~1.0.1",
    "karma-coverage-istanbul-reporter": "^1.2.1",
    "karma-jasmine": "~1.1.0",
    "karma-jasmine-html-reporter": "^0.2.2",
    "karma-junit-reporter": "^1.2.0",
    "ngx-spec": "^0.1.2",
    "protractor": "^5.3.0",
    "raw-loader": "^0.5.1",
    "to-string-loader": "^1.1.4",
    "ts-node": "~3.2.0",
    "tslint": "~5.9.1",
    "typescript": "~2.5.3",
    "webpack": "^4.12.1",
    "webpack-dev-server": "^3.1.4",
    "webpack-merge": "^4.1.3"
  }

[smnbbrv]

Those dependencies should be mentioned in dev dependencies and not in normal dependencies

    "@angular-devkit/core": "0.6.8",
    "@angular-devkit/schematics": "0.6.8",

Could you

1. remove them from the dependencies
2. remove node_modules and package-lock.json
3. run npm i

and check again?

[smnbbrv]

@assafshemesh correction: those dependencies should not appear even at dev dependencies. Check my devDependencies from message above

[assafshemesh]

I removed those 2 dependencies (and indeed they were not required to run the project).
The problem remains: Unknown Protocol on url "[object Object]"

[viktormelnychuk]

@smnbbrv Hi, I have same issue with generating spec files. Here is my dependencies of package.json:

"dependencies": {
    "@angular/animations": "^6.0.3",
    "@angular/common": "^6.0.3",
    "@angular/compiler": "^6.0.3",
    "@angular/forms": "^6.0.3",
    "@angular/http": "^6.0.3",
    "@angular/platform-browser": "^6.0.3",
    "@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "^6.0.3",
    "@angular/router": "^6.0.3",
    "@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap": "^2.2.0",
    "core-js": "^2.5.4",
    "rxjs": "^6.0.0",
    "zone.js": "^0.8.26"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@angular-devkit/build-angular": "^0.6.8",
    "@angular/cli": "^6.0.8",
    "@angular/compiler-cli": "^6.0.4",
    "@angular/language-service": "^6.0.4",
    "@types/jasmine": "^2.8.8",
    "@types/jasminewd2": "~2.0.3",
    "@types/node": "~8.9.4",
    "bread-compressor-cli": "^1.0.0",
    "codelyzer": "~4.2.1",
    "jasmine-core": "~2.99.1",
    "jasmine-spec-reporter": "~4.2.1",
    "karma": "~1.7.1",
    "karma-chrome-launcher": "~2.2.0",
    "karma-coverage-istanbul-reporter": "^1.4.3",
    "karma-jasmine": "~1.1.1",
    "karma-jasmine-html-reporter": "^0.2.2",
    "ngx-spec": "^0.1.2",
    "protractor": "^5.3.2",
    "ts-node": "~5.0.1",
    "tslint": "~5.9.1",
    "typescript": "~2.7.2"
  }

Edit: Looks like it does not work on Widows. Tried same from linux subsystem and it worked well

[smnbbrv]

Aha that’s a really good hint thanks!

[smnbbrv]

@viktormelnychuk @vateseeb @assafshemesh

Could you please check whether the issue is resolved with 0.1.3?

[viktormelnychuk]

@smnbbrv Just rechecked. Works on windows. However it assumes I am in the src/app directory.
For example:

H:\Projects\angular-test>ng g ngx-spec:spec src\app\components\comp\comp.component
CREATE src/app/src/app/components/comp/comp.component.spec.ts (782 bytes)

notice path from where command was run and extra /src/app in the output. File is actually created in src/app/src/app/components/comp/comp.component.spec.ts.

Is I run this command from the src/app folder it creates spec file along regular component/service file

H:\Projects\angular-test\src\app>ng g ngx-spec:spec components\comp\comp.component
CREATE src/app/components/comp/comp.component.spec.ts (726 bytes)

[smnbbrv]

that's a different story and it corresponds to the design of the angular cli itself. It assumes you are in the src/app folder. Please create another issue and I will close this one then.

[viktormelnychuk]

@smnbbrv I do not think that is an issue. But I guess we can just update the Readme to include this info :)

[smnbbrv]

True, did that.