Cannot find module 'exists-sync' #1186

cre8 · 2016-06-23T19:37:38Z

OS? Windows 7, 8 or 10. Linux (which distribution). Mac OSX (Yosemite? El Capitan?)
os: Windows 10
Versions. Please run ng --version. If there's nothing outputted, please
angular-cli: 1.0.0-beta.8
node: 6.2.2
os: win32 x64
Repro steps. Was this an app that wasn't created using the CLI? What change did you
do on your code? etc.
I updated to the latest cli version (beta 8). When I run ng outside the project it shows me all the options. But when I run it inside my project I get an error.
The log given by the failure. Normally this include a stack trace and some
more information.
Error: Cannot find module 'exists-sync'
at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:440:15)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:388:25)
at Module.require (module.js:468:17)
at require (internal/module.js:20:19)
at Object. (C:\xampp\htdocs\foo1\node_modules\angular-cli\node_modules\ember-cli\lib\models\project.js:11:26)
at Module._compile (module.js:541:32)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:550:10)
at Module.load (module.js:458:32)
at tryModuleLoad (module.js:417:12)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:409:3)
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elliott-davis · 2016-06-23T20:22:06Z

I hit this too and got around it by running a npm install

scrivy · 2016-06-23T21:50:22Z

I still get the same error after running npm install :-/

ng init
module.js:327
throw err;
^

Error: Cannot find module 'exists-sync'
at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:325:15)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:276:25)
at Module.require (module.js:353:17)
at require (internal/module.js:12:17)
at Object. (/srv/fuma/frontend/node_modules/angular-cli/node_modules/ember-cli/lib/models/project.js:11:26)
at Module._compile (module.js:409:26)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:416:10)
at Module.load (module.js:343:32)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:300:12)
at Module.require (module.js:353:17)

Mac OS X El Capitan 10.11.5
angular-cli: 1.0.0-beta.8
node v4.4.5
npm 2.15.4

Rafi993 · 2016-06-24T01:40:54Z

I did npm install in the nodemodules and it generated new project but when I typed
ng serve --port 4201 --live-reload-port 49153 It shows the same error again

module.js:327
    throw err;
    ^

Error: Cannot find module 'exists-sync'
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:325:15)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:276:25)
    at Module.require (module.js:353:17)
    at require (internal/module.js:12:17)
    at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Users\Desktop\ngTest\node_modules\angular-cli\node_modules\ember-cli\lib\models\project.js:11:26)
    at Module._compile (module.js:409:26)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:416:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:343:32)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:300:12)
    at Module.require (module.js:353:17)

tieppt · 2016-06-24T05:14:17Z

go to angular-cli installed directory ex: C:\xampp\htdocs\foo1\node_modules\angular-cli run npm i

crzyjcky · 2016-06-24T05:32:33Z

I ran "npm install" twice:

For "ng new" to work:
cd /usr/lib/node_modules/angular-cli
sudo npm install
For "ng serve" to work:
cd "your project folder"/node_modules/angular-cli
npm install

littleStudent · 2016-06-24T06:07:11Z

just had the same problem on macOS
running npm install did solve it.

KarlPurk · 2016-06-24T13:35:51Z

Just hit this problem too. Should the readme be updated to mention npm install as this doesn't instil confidence for newcomers? The first thing the readme shows is:

ng new PROJECT_NAME
cd PROJECT_NAME
ng serve

and that doesn't work due to this issue.

ghost · 2016-06-24T13:48:18Z

try running npm install exists-sync --save-dev in the project folder.

Codermar · 2016-06-24T14:42:10Z

Re-installing the CLI (to beta8) and starting a brand new project, I had to do additional npm installs before I was able to run the app.

npm i -D exists-sync
npm i -D object-assign
npm i -D minimatch
npm i -D walk-sync
npm i -D through

M4RTO · 2016-06-24T14:45:15Z

you have to go inside the directory of angular cli , inside of node and npm install

Codermar · 2016-06-24T14:47:24Z

That's right, I had to do that too but still had to do the additional installs after ng new in the project itself.

M4RTO · 2016-06-24T15:02:04Z

Error: Cannot find module 'exists-sync'
at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:325:15)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:276:25)
at Module.require (module.js:353:17)
at require (internal/module.js:12:17)
at Object. (C:\Users\Martin\Documents\project\newProject\project\node_modules\angular-cli\node_modules\ember-cli\lib\models\project.js:11:26)
at Module._compile (module.js:409:26)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:416:10)
at Module.load (module.js:343:32)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:300:12)
at Module.require (module.js:353:17)

algo asi ?

en esta carpeta dale npm install y fue .. , en la tuya en tu caso
\Users\Martin\Documents\project\newProject\project\node_modules\angular-cli\node_modules

rijine · 2016-06-24T16:18:54Z

got same problem, npm install --save works for me

david-lee · 2016-06-25T13:11:04Z

ran npm install and worked for me

EdwinFernandoGarciaLozano · 2016-06-25T17:20:49Z

npm install and worked for me
Thanks!

@fmalcher

- Navigation problem was solved by new version of @angular/router (alpha.8) - adds some packages to devDependencies because of some angular-cli problems - see: https://github.com/angular/angular-cli/issues/1186\#issuecomment-228364667 @fmalcher @GregOnNet @JohannesHoppe

jprinaldi · 2016-06-26T13:37:29Z

Thanks @crzyjcky ! Worked like magic.

dtereshenko · 2016-06-26T15:03:48Z

@crzyjcky It also solve my issues. Thanks!

krisai · 2016-06-27T03:11:47Z

npm i fix it for me

madhusudhand · 2016-06-27T09:07:33Z

I guess this is the problem with NPM itself.

ember-cli has a dependency "exists-sync": "0.0.3"
where as angular-cli has the same as devDependency.
npm install -g angular-cli doesn't install devDependencies of angular-cli.
But they should get installed inside ember-cli; But it isn't inside ember node-modules.

Same is the case with object-assign, minimatch, through and walk-sync.

manuelfink · 2016-06-27T11:43:02Z

@madhusudhand how than can the dependencies for angular-cli / ember-cli be installed?

manuelfink · 2016-06-27T11:46:00Z

+1

However npm instal did not solve the problem for me. I do have to run it as root on mac sudo npm install which seems to be really bad practice for me.

I'm running on node 6.2.2 with latest npm 3.10.2

npm ERR! Darwin 15.5.0
npm ERR! argv "/usr/local/bin/node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install"
npm ERR! node v6.2.2
npm ERR! npm  v3.10.2
npm ERR! path ../typescript/bin/tsc
npm ERR! code EACCES
npm ERR! errno -13
npm ERR! syscall symlink

npm ERR! Error: EACCES: permission denied, symlink '../typescript/bin/tsc' -> '/Users/manuelfink/git/angular-2-test/node_modules/angular-cli/node_modules/.bin/tsc'
npm ERR!     at Error (native)
npm ERR!  { Error: EACCES: permission denied, symlink '../typescript/bin/tsc' -> '/Users/manuelfink/git/angular-2-test/node_modules/angular-cli/node_modules/.bin/tsc'
npm ERR!     at Error (native)
npm ERR!   errno: -13,
npm ERR!   code: 'EACCES',
npm ERR!   syscall: 'symlink',
npm ERR!   path: '../typescript/bin/tsc',
npm ERR!   dest: '/Users/manuelfink/git/angular-2-test/node_modules/angular-cli/node_modules/.bin/tsc',
npm ERR!   parent: 'angular-cli' }
npm ERR! 
npm ERR! Please try running this command again as root/Administrator.
npm ERR! Darwin 15.5.0
npm ERR! argv "/usr/local/bin/node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install"
npm ERR! node v6.2.2
npm ERR! npm  v3.10.2
npm ERR! path npm-debug.log.2854708998
npm ERR! code EACCES
npm ERR! errno -13
npm ERR! syscall open

Rafi993 · 2016-06-27T13:50:13Z

In linux or mac OS you need sudo while running npm if you want to run without sudo you should use nvm or follow the instructions given in here. This is not an issue and it is not related to angular-cli

Rafi993 · 2016-06-27T13:51:13Z

@cre8 please close the issue if it is solved.

manuelfink · 2016-06-27T14:13:25Z

@Rafi993 it seems to be that this is not resolves as of now.

.beta8 is missing the above dependencies, which must be manually installed to get angular cli running and than be manually installed within every project.
I do agree that root is necessary for installing global packages. However running npm within a project as sudo seems weird to me. Still I'm anyhow not even understanding why I need root privileges for a subfolder which belongs to my user. Maybe just a problem of my mac.

ghost · 2016-07-03T16:20:51Z

I get this error message when I try to create new ng project | Os X El Capitan

ng new tg
module.js:327
throw err;
^

Error: Cannot find module 'exists-sync'
at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:325:15)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:276:25)
at Module.require (module.js:353:17)
at require (internal/module.js:12:17)
at Object. (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/angular-cli/node_modules/ember-cli/lib/models/project.js:11:26)
at Module._compile (module.js:409:26)
at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:416:10)
at Module.load (module.js:343:32)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:300:12)
at Module.require (module.js:353:17)

filipesilva · 2016-07-03T21:36:35Z

As @Splaktar mentioned, the fix will be out in the next beta (beta.9).

Meanwhile what you can do is to delete node_modules inside your project and run npm install. That should fix every missing module.

msiddiqi · 2016-07-04T02:14:42Z

Updating npm to the latest version fixed the issue for me too.

rbnzdave · 2016-07-04T04:24:09Z

fresh install of windows 10, new download of node.js, while it installed ng without a problem it hit the sync issue immediately. I've got no package.json file to run, just following a tutorial to

npm install -g angular-cli

ng help

and i get the errors.

tieppt · 2016-07-04T09:59:59Z

@rbnzdave scroll up, then install dev dependencies for angular-cli 🆙

ghost · 2016-07-04T19:26:44Z

New shit happens, I downloaded the node 6.x.x latest version it works fine for the ng new project command, but when I type ng serve it pops up an throw error

Envoyé de mon iPhone

Le 4 juil. 2016 à 12:00, Tiep Phan [email protected] a écrit :

@rbnzdave scroll up, then install dev dependencies for angular-cli 🆙

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msiddiqi · 2016-07-04T19:30:39Z

Just do npm install in your project. That fixed it for me.

ghost · 2016-07-04T19:49:59Z

I did it in /node_modules and in my project, So I really don’t understand

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Just do npm install in your project. That fixed it for me.

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rbnzdave · 2016-07-04T21:41:57Z

@tieppt yeah was going to do that today, was just pointing out that a fresh install of everything wasn't working either so wasnt just "update npm" :)

rbnzdave · 2016-07-04T21:48:48Z

using npm i -D [items] didnt work for me, i had to

npm install -g exists-sync
npm install -g object-assign
npm install -g minimatch
npm install -g walk-sync
npm install -g through

and now npm new reddit-clone is actually doing something for me. (following r33 tutorial mp4 from ng-book2. totally recommend)

--update : and now ng serve is failing from not being able to find 'exists-sync' think i've got bigger problems somewhere.

--update 2 : apparently a fresh install of node.js doesnt include an updated npm. ran

npm install -g npm

and then ng serve works fine. I'm almost ready to wipe out nodejs/npm completely and re-install just to see if that was the issue the whole time. if you are having issues, like me, and

npm -v

doesnt get you at least 3.x.x etc, you will need to manually install npm to get the latest version.

samirthebti · 2016-07-05T02:25:15Z

Hi all :
This problem is seriously blocker any help !!

ghost · 2016-07-05T12:00:38Z

Ok, so to all the people who had this problem, please make sure you got the latest & current version of node installed (at this time : node : 6.2.2 and npm : 3.9.5) then install angular-cli by typing
npm install -g angular-cli (sudo if you get warns)
then go to /node_modules, find the angular-cli folder, and run npm install (sudo may be required)
then, start a project ng new projectname go into the new created project folder and type npm i.
Peace !

mchamo · 2016-08-12T03:58:37Z

@ddagone is there a dependency on node 6.2.2? I may have missed it, but, I don't see that stated on angular cli website or this git repo?

ghost · 2016-08-12T07:06:29Z

I haven't missed any dependecies, I haven't installed the correct version
of node

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@ddagone https://github.com/ddagone is there a dependency on node
6.2.2? I may have missed it, but, I don't see that stated on angular cli
website or this git repo?

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ctrl-brk · 2017-06-08T17:17:56Z

Upgraded to the latest npm 5.0.3 and had
angular cli cannot find module 'rsvp'
Going to node_modules/angular/cli and running nmp i fixed it but...

BenRacicot · 2017-06-17T14:43:26Z

I can confirm the issue from @ctrl-brk however I cannot get it to work by npm i the cli #showstopper

phillipzada · 2017-07-12T04:08:50Z

The following worked for me.

npm cache clean --force
cd node_modules\@angular\cli
npm i
cd ..\..\..
npm i
ng serve

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