js-ipfs: 0.62.1 will not start daemon in windows 10: `PubsubRouter is not a constructor`

[D4di69]

• Version:

node.js : 16 js-ipfs: 0.62.1

• Platform:

windows, cmd

• Subsystem:

not known

Severity:

Critical

Description:

i wanted to try this api with the windows 10 cmd, i opened the cmd as an administrator and typed first "npm install -g ipfs" and npm installed it, i have npm installed and also set to the path. then i typed "jsipfs daemon" to start the daemon but i got this error: TypeError: Class extends value undefined is not a constructor or null at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Users\sussq\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\ipfs\node_modules\timeout-abort-controller\index.js:8:33) at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1085:14) at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1114:10) at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:950:32) at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:790:12) at ModuleWrap.<anonymous> (internal/modules/esm/translators.js:199:29) at ModuleJob.run (internal/modules/esm/module_job.js:183:25) at async Loader.import (internal/modules/esm/loader.js:178:24) at async Object.loadESM (internal/process/esm_loader.js:68:5)

Steps to reproduce the error:

install this with npm on win cmd and then type 'jsipfs daemon'

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[pmuens]

I'm seeing the exact same error message while following the OrbitDB Guide.

Here's a simple code-snippet one can use to reproduce the problem:

// NOTE: I'm getting the same error with `ipfs` and `ipfs-core`.

// const IPFS = require("ipfs-core");
const IPFS = require("ipfs");
const OrbitDB = require("orbit-db");

async function main() {
  const ipfs1_config = { repo: "./ipfs1" };
  const ipfs1 = await IPFS.create(ipfs1_config);
}

main();

Here's the package.json file:

{
  "name": "foo",
  "version": "0.1.0",
  "main": "main.js",
  "dependencies": {
    "go-ipfs": "^0.12.0",
    "ipfs": "^0.62.1",
    "ipfs-core": "^0.14.1",
    "ipfsd-ctl": "^10.0.6",
    "orbit-db": "^0.28.3"
  }
}

[BigLep]

What is the Node version you're using? Can you please also first try updating to the latest Node version and then report back?

[D4di69]

What is the Node version you're using? Can you please also first try updating to the latest Node version and then report back?

I updated the issue, now you can look what node version im using, i also tried the latest version of node but i get the same error

[BigLep]

2022-03-25 conversation: maintainers will attempt to repo.

[achingbrain]

I can't replicate using

Windows 10 node 16.41.2 ipfs 0.62.1

@D4di69 can you please confirm the exact version of node you are using - eg. 16.x.x., not just 16.

[SgtPooki]

I was able to reproduce some kind of error using PowerShell in administrator mode. The same occurs in a regular(old) terminal, and new windows terminal

PS C:\Users\Administrator>  jsipfs daemon
Initializing IPFS daemon...
System version: x64/win32
Node.js version: 16.14.2
generating Ed25519 keypair...
PubsubRouter is not a constructor
PS C:\Users\Administrator> node --version
v16.14.2
PS C:\Users\Administrator> nvm arch
System Default: 64-bit.
Currently Configured: 64-bit.
PS C:\Users\Administrator> node -e 'console.log(process.arch)'
x64
PS C:\Users\Administrator> jsipfs --version
unknown
PS C:\Users\Administrator> npm ls
Administrator@ C:\Users\Administrator
`-- [email protected]
PS C:\Users\Administrator> systeminfo | findstr /B /C:"OS Name" /C:"OS Version"
OS Name:                   Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
OS Version:                10.0.19044 N/A Build 19044

[SgtPooki]

I was able to get a daemon running by downgrading ipfs to @0.61.0:

PS C:\Users\Administrator> npm install -g [email protected]
npm WARN deprecated [email protected]: this library is no longer supported
npm WARN deprecated [email protected]: Please upgrade to latest, formidable@v2 or formidable@v3! Check these notes: https://bit.ly/2ZEqIau
npm WARN deprecated [email protected]: Please upgrade  to version 7 or higher.  Older versions may use Math.random() in certain circumstances, which is known to be problematic.  See https://v8.dev/blog/math-random for details.
npm WARN deprecated [email protected]: request has been deprecated, see https://github.com/request/request/issues/3142

added 6 packages, removed 3 packages, changed 673 packages, and audited 681 packages in 28s

7 vulnerabilities (6 moderate, 1 high)

To address issues that do not require attention, run:
  npm audit fix

To address all issues (including breaking changes), run:
  npm audit fix --force

Run `npm audit` for details.
PS C:\Users\Administrator> jsipfs daemon
Initializing IPFS daemon...
System version: x64/win32
Node.js version: 16.14.2
Incompatible repo version. Migration needed. Pass --migrate for automatic migration
PS C:\Users\Administrator> jsipfs daemon --migrate
Initializing IPFS daemon...
System version: x64/win32
Node.js version: 16.14.2
The ipfs-repo-migrations package does not have all migration to migrate from version 11 to 12
PS C:\Users\Administrator> rm .jsipfs

Confirm
The item at C:\Users\Administrator\.jsipfs has children and the Recurse parameter was not specified. If you continue,
all children will be removed with the item. Are you sure you want to continue?
[Y] Yes  [A] Yes to All  [N] No  [L] No to All  [S] Suspend  [?] Help (default is "Y"): A
PS C:\Users\Administrator> jsipfs daemon
Initializing IPFS daemon...
System version: x64/win32
Node.js version: 16.14.2
generating Ed25519 keypair...
to get started, enter:

        jsipfs cat /ipfs/QmRaaUwTNfwgFZpeUy8qrZwrp2dY4kCKmmB5xEqvH3vtD1/readme

Swarm listening on /ip4/172.20.224.1/tcp/4002/p2p/12D3KooWMV5SKK2rraFNgtPtY3yzrEtEBKfdHeLETEeQzQx8UzpY
Swarm listening on /ip4/192.168.3.51/tcp/4002/p2p/12D3KooWMV5SKK2rraFNgtPtY3yzrEtEBKfdHeLETEeQzQx8UzpY
Swarm listening on /ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/4002/p2p/12D3KooWMV5SKK2rraFNgtPtY3yzrEtEBKfdHeLETEeQzQx8UzpY
Swarm listening on /ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/4003/ws/p2p/12D3KooWMV5SKK2rraFNgtPtY3yzrEtEBKfdHeLETEeQzQx8UzpY
js-ipfs version: 0.13.0
HTTP API listening on /ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/5002/http
gRPC listening on /ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/5003/ws
Gateway (read only) listening on /ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/9090/http
Web UI available at http://127.0.0.1:5002/webui
Daemon is ready

PS C:\Users\Administrator> npm -g ls
C:\Program Files\nodejs -> .\
+-- [email protected]
+-- [email protected]
`-- [email protected]

[wandyyd]

Hi, I can confirm this also happened on fresh installation (I'm not Linux / Tech savvy, so pardon if I did something wrong)

I'm on linux Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS

Here's the details

~$ npm -g ls
/path/to/home/ipfs/.nvm/versions/node/v16.14.2/lib
+-- [email protected]
+-- [email protected]
`-- [email protected]

When doing jsipfs daemon it gives

jsipfs daemon
Initializing IPFS daemon...
System version: x64/linux
Node.js version: 16.14.2
generating Ed25519 keypair...
PubsubRouter is not a constructor
~$ jsipfs add ./test-1.png
PubsubRouter is not a constructor

But, when, downgrade to [email protected], it works well as @SgtPooki mentioned.

[achingbrain]

It looks like [email protected] caused this issue, it doesn't exist with 0.13.0 - https://github.com/ChainSafe/js-libp2p-gossipsub/issues/224 or 0.12.0 which is what [email protected] uses.

[achingbrain]

This should be fixed in the latest patch release - can you please give it a try?

[resession]

getting this exact same error

[achingbrain]

@resession can you confirm the version of libp2p-gossipsub you are using?

Run this in your project/where npm has installed js-ipfs:

npm ls libp2p-gossipsub

E.g. I use nvm to manage node installs, so I do:

% cd $NVM_DIR/versions/node/`node -v`/lib/node_modules/ipfs
% npm ls libp2p-gossipsub
[email protected] /Users/alex/.nvm/versions/node/v16.13.0/lib/node_modules/ipfs
└─┬ [email protected]
  └─┬ [email protected]
    └── [email protected]

[resession]

@resession can you confirm the version of libp2p-gossipsub you are using?

Run this in your project/where npm has installed js-ipfs:

npm ls libp2p-gossipsub

E.g. I use nvm to manage node installs, so I do:

% cd $NVM_DIR/versions/node/`node -v`/lib/node_modules/ipfs
% npm ls libp2p-gossipsub
[email protected] /Users/alex/.nvm/versions/node/v16.13.0/lib/node_modules/ipfs
└─┬ [email protected]
  └─┬ [email protected]
    └── [email protected]

i downgraded the ipfs version, i'll install the latest version again and post the results here tomorrow

[resession]

@achingbrain

i ran that command, here is what i get

[email protected] F:\Proj\Production\project-test └─┬ [email protected] └─┬ [email protected] └─┬ [email protected] └── [email protected]

[achingbrain]

Hmm, weird - that should work. Can you please create a small repro repo and link to it here? Just an index.js that starts a js-ipfs node, a package.json and a package-lock.json should be enough.

[wandyyd]

@achingbrain - thanks for that! I already test on my own and it works so far. At least new update solve the problem I mentioned previously (below)

Previous related issue

> Hi, I can confirm this also happened on fresh installation (I'm not Linux / Tech savvy, so pardon if I did something wrong) > > I'm on linux Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS > > Here's the details > > ~$ npm -g ls > /path/to/home/ipfs/.nvm/versions/node/v16.14.2/lib > +-- [email protected] > +-- [email protected] > `-- [email protected] > > When doing `jsipfs daemon` it gives > > jsipfs daemon > Initializing IPFS daemon... > System version: x64/linux > Node.js version: 16.14.2 > generating Ed25519 keypair... > PubsubRouter is not a constructor > ~$ jsipfs add ./test-1.png > PubsubRouter is not a constructor > > But, when, downgrade to [email protected], it works well as @SgtPooki mentioned.

[hjkl451203]

npm install --save abortcontroller-polyfill

const { AbortController } = globalThis 換成

const { AbortController, abortableFetch } = require('abortcontroller-polyfill/dist/cjs-ponyfill');
const { fetch } = abortableFetch(require('node-fetch'));

可正常運作

[achingbrain]

Closing as this appears to have been resolved in the latest version.