[running appium server by programming] Error: uncaughtException: Cannot find module 'lodash.repeat'

emile · February 11, 2016, 10:51am

i try to run appium server by programming ,
here is my problem :

C:\Users\eroch>C:\Appium\node.exe C:\Appium\node_modules\appium\bin\appium.js
error: uncaughtException: Cannot find module 'lodash.repeat' date=Thu Feb 11 201
6 11:23:13 GMT+0100 (Paris, Madrid), pid=7860, uid=null, gid=null, cwd=C:\Appium
\node_modules\appium, execPath=C:\Appium\node.exe, version=v0.12.9, argv=[C:\App
ium\node.exe, C:\Appium\node_modules\appium\bin\appium.js], rss=70504448, heapTo
tal=57638656, heapUsed=41029972, loadavg=[0, 0, 0], uptime=1022.5759733, trace=[
column=15, file=module.js, function=Function.Module._resolveFilename, line=336,
method=Module._resolveFilename, native=false, column=25, file=module.js, functio
n=Function.Module._load, line=278, method=Module._load, native=false, column=17,
 file=module.js, function=Module.require, line=365, method=require, native=false
, column=17, file=module.js, function=require, line=384, method=null, native=fal
se, column=14, file=C:\Appium\node_modules\appium\node_modules\appium-chromedriv
er\node_modules\appium-jsonwp-proxy\node_modules\appium-logger\node_modules\npml
og\node_modules\gauge\node_modules\lodash.padright\node_modules\lodash._createpa
dding\index.js, function=, line=9, method=null, native=false, column=26, file=mo
dule.js, function=Module._compile, line=460, method=_compile, native=false, colu
mn=10, file=module.js, function=Object.Module._extensions..js, line=478, method=
Module._extensions..js, native=false, column=32, file=module.js, function=Module
.load, line=355, method=load, native=false, column=12, file=module.js, function=
Function.Module._load, line=310, method=Module._load, native=false, column=17, f
ile=module.js, function=Module.require, line=365, method=require, native=false,
column=17, file=module.js, function=require, line=384, method=null, native=false
, column=21, file=C:\Appium\node_modules\appium\node_modules\appium-chromedriver
\node_modules\appium-jsonwp-proxy\node_modules\appium-logger\node_modules\npmlog
\node_modules\gauge\node_modules\lodash.padright\index.js, function=, line=10, m
ethod=null, native=false, column=26, file=module.js, function=Module._compile, l
ine=460, method=_compile, native=false, column=10, file=module.js, function=Obje
ct.Module._extensions..js, line=478, method=Module._extensions..js, native=false
, column=32, file=module.js, function=Module.load, line=355, method=load, native
=false, column=12, file=module.js, function=Function.Module._load, line=310, met
hod=Module._load, native=false, column=17, file=module.js, function=Module.requi
re, line=365, method=require, native=false, column=17, file=module.js, function=
require, line=384, method=null, native=false, column=11, file=C:\Appium\node_mod
ules\appium\node_modules\appium-chromedriver\node_modules\appium-jsonwp-proxy\no
de_modules\appium-logger\node_modules\npmlog\node_modules\gauge\progress-bar.js,
 function=, line=6, method=null, native=false, column=26, file=module.js, functi
on=Module._compile, line=460, method=_compile, native=false, column=10, file=mod
ule.js, function=Object.Module._extensions..js, line=478, method=Module._extensi
ons..js, native=false, column=32, file=module.js, function=Module.load, line=355
, method=load, native=false, column=12, file=module.js, function=Function.Module
._load, line=310, method=Module._load, native=false, column=17, file=module.js,
function=Module.require, line=365, method=require, native=false, column=17, file
=module.js, function=require, line=384, method=null, native=false, column=13, fi
le=C:\Appium\node_modules\appium\node_modules\appium-chromedriver\node_modules\a
ppium-jsonwp-proxy\node_modules\appium-logger\node_modules\npmlog\log.js, functi
on=, line=3, method=null, native=false, column=26, file=module.js, function=Modu
le._compile, line=460, method=_compile, native=false, column=10, file=module.js,
 function=Object.Module._extensions..js, line=478, method=Module._extensions..js
, native=false, column=32, file=module.js, function=Module.load, line=355, metho
d=load, native=false, column=12, file=module.js, function=Function.Module._load,
 line=310, method=Module._load, native=false, column=17, file=module.js, functio
n=Module.require, line=365, method=require, native=false, column=17, file=module
.js, function=require, line=384, method=null, native=false, column=15, file=C:\A
ppium\node_modules\appium\node_modules\appium-chromedriver\node_modules\appium-j
sonwp-proxy\node_modules\appium-logger\build\lib\logger.js, function=, line=13,
method=null, native=false, column=26, file=module.js, function=Module._compile,
line=460, method=_compile, native=false], stack=[Error: Cannot find module 'loda
sh.repeat',     at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:336:15),     at F
unction.Module._load (module.js:278:25),     at Module.require (module.js:365:17
),     at require (module.js:384:17),     at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Appium\node_
modules\appium\node_modules\appium-chromedriver\node_modules\appium-jsonwp-proxy
\node_modules\appium-logger\node_modules\npmlog\node_modules\gauge\node_modules\
lodash.padright\node_modules\lodash._createpadding\index.js:9:14),     at Module
._compile (module.js:460:26),     at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:47
8:10),     at Module.load (module.js:355:32),     at Function.Module._load (modu
le.js:310:12),     at Module.require (module.js:365:17),     at require (module.
js:384:17),     at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Appium\node_modules\appium\node_module
s\appium-chromedriver\node_modules\appium-jsonwp-proxy\node_modules\appium-logge
r\node_modules\npmlog\node_modules\gauge\node_modules\lodash.padright\index.js:1
0:21),     at Module._compile (module.js:460:26),     at Object.Module._extensio
ns..js (module.js:478:10),     at Module.load (module.js:355:32),     at Functio
n.Module._load (module.js:310:12),     at Module.require (module.js:365:17),
 at require (module.js:384:17),     at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Appium\node_module
s\appium\node_modules\appium-chromedriver\node_modules\appium-jsonwp-proxy\node_
modules\appium-logger\node_modules\npmlog\node_modules\gauge\progress-bar.js:6:1
1),     at Module._compile (module.js:460:26),     at Object.Module._extensions.
.js (module.js:478:10),     at Module.load (module.js:355:32),     at Function.M
odule._load (module.js:310:12),     at Module.require (module.js:365:17),     at
 require (module.js:384:17),     at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Appium\node_modules\a
ppium\node_modules\appium-chromedriver\node_modules\appium-jsonwp-proxy\node_mod
ules\appium-logger\node_modules\npmlog\log.js:3:13),     at Module._compile (mod
ule.js:460:26),     at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:478:10),     at
Module.load (module.js:355:32),     at Function.Module._load (module.js:310:12),
     at Module.require (module.js:365:17),     at require (module.js:384:17),
  at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Appium\node_modules\appium\node_modules\appium-chrom
edriver\node_modules\appium-jsonwp-proxy\node_modules\appium-logger\build\lib\lo
gger.js:13:15),     at Module._compile (module.js:460:26)]

please answer if you have any suggestion or question to help me to resolve

wreed · February 11, 2016, 5:45pm

I did a google search on the above and here is the first entry, which looks like it will solve the problem:

emile · February 12, 2016, 1:27pm

1st of all thx to help me .
2 nd : i tried but the console answered me like there is a big probleme with llot’s of fail error and warning

C:\Appium\node_modules\appium\bin>npm install lodash --save

> [email protected] install C:\Appium\node_modules\appium\node_modules\msgpack
> node-gyp rebuild


C:\Appium\node_modules\appium\node_modules\msgpack>if not defined npm_config_nod
e_gyp (node "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\node-gyp-bin\\..\..\no
de_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" rebuild )  else (node "" rebuild )
gyp ERR! configure error
gyp ERR! stack Error: Can't find Python executable "python", you can set the PYT
HON env variable.
gyp ERR! stack     at failNoPython (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\nod
e_modules\node-gyp\lib\configure.js:401:14)
gyp ERR! stack     at C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node
-gyp\lib\configure.js:356:11
gyp ERR! stack     at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:82:15)
gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 6.1.7601
gyp ERR! command "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Program Files\\nodej
s\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd C:\Appium\node_modules\appium\node_modules\msgpack
gyp ERR! node -v v5.6.0
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.2.1
gyp ERR! not ok
npm WARN install:[email protected] [email protected] install: `node-gyp rebuild`
npm WARN install:[email protected] Exit status 1

> [email protected] install C:\Appium\node_modules\appium\node_modules\bufferutil

> node-gyp rebuild


C:\Appium\node_modules\appium\node_modules\bufferutil>if not defined npm_config_
node_gyp (node "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\node-gyp-bin\\..\..
\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" rebuild )  else (node "" rebuild )
gyp ERR! configure error
gyp ERR! stack Error: Can't find Python executable "python", you can set the PYT
HON env variable.
gyp ERR! stack     at failNoPython (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\nod
e_modules\node-gyp\lib\configure.js:401:14)
gyp ERR! stack     at C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node
-gyp\lib\configure.js:356:11
gyp ERR! stack     at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:82:15)
gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 6.1.7601
gyp ERR! command "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Program Files\\nodej
s\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd C:\Appium\node_modules\appium\node_modules\bufferutil
gyp ERR! node -v v5.6.0
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.2.1
gyp ERR! not ok
npm WARN install:[email protected] [email protected] install: `node-gyp rebuild`
npm WARN install:[email protected] Exit status 1

> [email protected] install C:\Appium\node_modules\appium\node_modules\utf-8-
validate
> node-gyp rebuild


C:\Appium\node_modules\appium\node_modules\utf-8-validate>if not defined npm_con
fig_node_gyp (node "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\node-gyp-bin\\.
.\..\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" rebuild )  else (node "" rebuild )
gyp ERR! configure error
gyp ERR! stack Error: Can't find Python executable "python", you can set the PYT
HON env variable.
gyp ERR! stack     at failNoPython (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\nod
e_modules\node-gyp\lib\configure.js:401:14)
gyp ERR! stack     at C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node
-gyp\lib\configure.js:356:11
gyp ERR! stack     at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:82:15)
gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 6.1.7601
gyp ERR! command "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Program Files\\nodej
s\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd C:\Appium\node_modules\appium\node_modules\utf-8-validate
gyp ERR! node -v v5.6.0
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.2.1
gyp ERR! not ok
npm WARN install:[email protected] [email protected] install: `node-gyp re
build`
npm WARN install:[email protected] Exit status 1

> [email protected] install C:\Appium\node_modules\appium\node_modules\ws\node_mo
dules\bufferutil
> node-gyp rebuild


C:\Appium\node_modules\appium\node_modules\ws\node_modules\bufferutil>if not def
ined npm_config_node_gyp (node "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin\nod
e-gyp-bin\\..\..\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" rebuild )  else (node ""
 rebuild )
gyp ERR! configure error
gyp ERR! stack Error: Can't find Python executable "python", you can set the PYT
HON env variable.
gyp ERR! stack     at failNoPython (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\nod
e_modules\node-gyp\lib\configure.js:401:14)
gyp ERR! stack     at C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node
-gyp\lib\configure.js:356:11
gyp ERR! stack     at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:82:15)
gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 6.1.7601
gyp ERR! command "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Program Files\\nodej
s\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd C:\Appium\node_modules\appium\node_modules\ws\node_modules\bufferut
il
gyp ERR! node -v v5.6.0
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.2.1
gyp ERR! not ok
npm WARN install:[email protected] [email protected] install: `node-gyp rebuild`
npm WARN install:[email protected] Exit status 1

> [email protected] install C:\Appium\node_modules\appium\node_modules\ws\nod
e_modules\utf-8-validate
> node-gyp rebuild


C:\Appium\node_modules\appium\node_modules\ws\node_modules\utf-8-validate>if not
 defined npm_config_node_gyp (node "C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\bin
\node-gyp-bin\\..\..\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js" rebuild )  else (nod
e "" rebuild )
gyp ERR! configure error
gyp ERR! stack Error: Can't find Python executable "python", you can set the PYT
HON env variable.
gyp ERR! stack     at failNoPython (C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\nod
e_modules\node-gyp\lib\configure.js:401:14)
gyp ERR! stack     at C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm\node_modules\node
-gyp\lib\configure.js:356:11
gyp ERR! stack     at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:82:15)
gyp ERR! System Windows_NT 6.1.7601
gyp ERR! command "C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" "C:\\Program Files\\nodej
s\\node_modules\\npm\\node_modules\\node-gyp\\bin\\node-gyp.js" "rebuild"
gyp ERR! cwd C:\Appium\node_modules\appium\node_modules\ws\node_modules\utf-8-va
lidate
gyp ERR! node -v v5.6.0
gyp ERR! node-gyp -v v3.2.1
gyp ERR! not ok
npm WARN install:[email protected] [email protected] install: `node-gyp re
build`
npm WARN install:[email protected] Exit status 1
npm WARN saveError Problems were encountered
npm WARN saveError Please correct and try again.
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3rd node appium seem to work but i don’t know if i can reaaly use it with all of the optimal possibilities so i’ll certainly ask few more question later.

wreed · February 12, 2016, 5:21pm

I’ve seen this kind of error reported here before. I’m not much of a Windows guy but it seems that node has a bunch of dependencies that don’t get installed by default. It’s asking for you to install Python, but I have a feeling that there are more dependencies waiting for to throw errors once you do this.

Can I ask you to share the instructions you are following to get this up & running? I’d like to take a look & see if I can find better instructions for you.

emile · February 15, 2016, 9:24am

i fixed all my problems i was following this tuto that is pretty simple and interresting

my mistake was to not set up the appPackage and the appActivity , i thought it was able to run without these 2 args because i did it before. but in that case it’s necessary.

Now it’s running pretty well but sometimes the appium don’t close very well and if i use the function stop before running test , it’s crash all the time.