Autorest "Error: Plugin 'commonmarker' not found."

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Describe the bug

When I try to run autorest, I get an error saying that this plugin ‘commonmarker’ is not found. Full debug output:

autorest --v3 README.md --verbose --debug
AutoRest code generation utility [cli version: 3.4.0; node: v14.18.0]
(C) 2018 Microsoft Corporation.
https://aka.ms/autorest
NOTE: AutoRest core version selected from configuration: ^3.2.0.
Network Enabled: true
Starting @autorest/core from C:\Users\zacolli\.autorest\@autorest_core@3.6.3\node_modules\@autorest\core
info    |    Loading AutoRest core      'C:\Users\zacolli\.autorest\@autorestcore@3.6.3\nodemodules\@autorest\core\dist' (3.6.3)
verbose | [0.80 s]    Initial configuration file '[Redacted]'
verbose | [0.80 s]    Including configuration file '[Redacted]'
verbose | [0.82 s]    Including configuration file 'file:///C:/Users/zacolli/.autorest/@autorestcore@3.6.3/nodemodules/@autorest/core/dist/resources/default-configuration.md'
verbose | [0.84 s]    Including configuration file 'file:///C:/Users/zacolli/.autorest/@autorestcore@3.6.3/nodemodules/@autorest/core/dist/resources/inspect.md'
verbose | [0.84 s]    Including configuration file 'file:///C:/Users/zacolli/.autorest/@autorestcore@3.6.3/nodemodules/@autorest/core/dist/resources/directives.md'
verbose | [0.86 s]    Including configuration file 'file:///C:/Users/zacolli/.autorest/@autorestcore@3.6.3/nodemodules/@autorest/core/dist/resources/pipeline.md'
verbose | [0.88 s]    Including configuration file 'file:///C:/Users/zacolli/.autorest/@autorestcore@3.6.3/nodemodules/@autorest/core/dist/resources/loader-openapi.md'
verbose | [0.90 s]    Including configuration file 'file:///C:/Users/zacolli/.autorest/@autorestcore@3.6.3/nodemodules/@autorest/core/dist/resources/miscellaneous.md'
verbose | [0.91 s]    Including configuration file 'file:///C:/Users/zacolli/.autorest/@autorestcore@3.6.3/nodemodules/@autorest/core/dist/resources/plugin-powershell.md'
verbose | [0.92 s]    Including configuration file 'file:///C:/Users/zacolli/.autorest/@autorestcore@3.6.3/nodemodules/@autorest/core/dist/resources/plugin-azureresourceschema.md'
verbose | [0.93 s]    Including configuration file 'file:///C:/Users/zacolli/.autorest/@autorestcore@3.6.3/nodemodules/@autorest/core/dist/resources/plugin-csharp.md'
verbose | [0.96 s]    Including configuration file 'file:///C:/Users/zacolli/.autorest/@autorestcore@3.6.3/nodemodules/@autorest/core/dist/resources/plugin-go.md'
verbose | [0.98 s]    Including configuration file 'file:///C:/Users/zacolli/.autorest/@autorestcore@3.6.3/nodemodules/@autorest/core/dist/resources/plugin-java.md'
verbose | [0.99 s]    Including configuration file 'file:///C:/Users/zacolli/.autorest/@autorestcore@3.6.3/nodemodules/@autorest/core/dist/resources/plugin-nodejs.md'
verbose | [1.01 s]    Including configuration file 'file:///C:/Users/zacolli/.autorest/@autorestcore@3.6.3/nodemodules/@autorest/core/dist/resources/plugin-php.md'
verbose | [1.02 s]    Including configuration file 'file:///C:/Users/zacolli/.autorest/@autorestcore@3.6.3/nodemodules/@autorest/core/dist/resources/plugin-python.md'
verbose | [1.04 s]    Including configuration file 'file:///C:/Users/zacolli/.autorest/@autorestcore@3.6.3/nodemodules/@autorest/core/dist/resources/plugin-ruby.md'
verbose | [1.06 s]    Including configuration file 'file:///C:/Users/zacolli/.autorest/@autorestcore@3.6.3/nodemodules/@autorest/core/dist/resources/plugin-typescript.md'
verbose | [1.08 s]    Including configuration file 'file:///C:/Users/zacolli/.autorest/@autorestcore@3.6.3/nodemodules/@autorest/core/dist/resources/plugin-validators.md'
verbose | [1.10 s]    Including configuration file 'file:///C:/Users/zacolli/.autorest/@autorestcore@3.6.3/nodemodules/@autorest/core/dist/resources/plugin-az.md'
verbose | [1.13 s]    Including configuration file 'file:///C:/Users/zacolli/.autorest/@autorestcore@3.6.3/nodemodules/@autorest/core/dist/resources/plugin-terraform.md'
verbose | [1.15 s]    Including configuration file 'file:///C:/Users/zacolli/.autorest/@autorestcore@3.6.3/nodemodules/@autorest/core/dist/resources/plugin-azure-functions.md'
verbose | [1.17 s]    Including configuration file 'file:///C:/Users/zacolli/.autorest/@autorestcore@3.6.3/nodemodules/@autorest/core/dist/resources/graphs.md'
verbose | [1.19 s]    Including configuration file 'file:///C:/Users/zacolli/.autorest/@autorestcore@3.6.3/nodemodules/@autorest/core/dist/resources/help-configuration.md'
info    |    Loading AutoRest extension '@microsoft.azure/autorest.csharp' (~2.3.79->2.3.91)
verbose | [1.29 s]    Including extension configuration file 'file:///C:/Users/zacolli/.autorest/@microsoft.azureautorest.csharp@2.3.91/nodemodules/@microsoft.azure/autorest.csharp/README.md'
verbose | [1.29 s]    Including configuration file 'file:///C:/Users/zacolli/.autorest/@microsoft.azureautorest.csharp@2.3.91/nodemodules/@microsoft.azure/autorest.csharp/README.md'
info    |    Loading AutoRest extension '@microsoft.azure/autorest.modeler' (2.3.55->2.3.55)
verbose | [1.41 s]    Including extension configuration file 'file:///C:/Users/zacolli/.autorest/@microsoft.azureautorest.modeler@2.3.55/nodemodules/@microsoft.azure/autorest.modeler/readme.md'
verbose | [1.41 s]    Including configuration file 'file:///C:/Users/zacolli/.autorest/@microsoft.azureautorest.modeler@2.3.55/nodemodules/@microsoft.azure/autorest.modeler/readme.md'
debug   | [3.08 s] swagger-document/loader-swagger - START inputs = 0
debug   | [3.08 s] openapi-document/loader-openapi - START inputs = 0
debug   | [3.08 s] pipeline-emitter - START inputs = 0
debug   | [3.08 s] configuration-emitter - START inputs = 0
debug   | [3.08 s] pipeline-emitter - END [0.02 s][90 MB]
debug   | [3.08 s] configuration-emitter - END [0.02 s][90 MB]
verbose | [3.10 s] Reading OpenAPI 3.0 file [Redacted]
debug   | [3.10 s] swagger-document/loader-swagger - END [0.04 s][92 MB]
debug   | [3.12 s] openapi-document/loader-openapi - END [0.07 s][75 MB]
debug   | [3.12 s] swagger-document/individual/transform - SKIPPING
debug   | [3.13 s] swagger-document/individual/schema-validator-swagger - SKIPPING
debug   | [3.13 s] swagger-document/identity - SKIPPING
debug   | [3.13 s] swagger-document/individual/identity - SKIPPING
debug   | [3.13 s] openapi-document/openapi-document-converter - SKIPPING
debug   | [3.13 s] openapi-document/individual/transform - START inputs = 1
debug   | [3.13 s] openapi-document/individual/transform - END [0 s][76 MB]
debug   | [3.13 s] openapi-document/individual/schema-validator-openapi - START inputs = 1
debug   | [3.26 s] openapi-document/individual/schema-validator-openapi - END [0.12 s][83 MB]
debug   | [3.26 s] openapi-document/individual/identity - START inputs = 1
debug   | [3.26 s] openapi-document/individual/identity - END [0 s][83 MB]
debug   | [3.26 s] openapi-document/transform - START inputs = 1
debug   | [3.26 s] openapi-document/transform - END [0 s][84 MB]
debug   | [3.26 s] openapi-document/semantic-validator - START inputs = 1
debug   | [3.27 s] openapi-document/semantic-validator - END [0 s][84 MB]
debug   | [3.27 s] openapi-document/allof-cleaner - START inputs = 1
debug   | [3.27 s] openapi-document/allof-cleaner - END [0 s][85 MB]
debug   | [3.27 s] openapi-document/tree-shaker - START inputs = 1
debug   | [3.31 s] openapi-document/tree-shaker - END [0.03 s][83 MB]
debug   | [3.31 s] openapi-document/multi-api-merger - START inputs = 1
debug   | [3.36 s] openapi-document/multi-api-merger - END [0.04 s][87 MB]
debug   | [3.36 s] openapi-document/components-cleaner - START inputs = 1
debug   | [3.39 s] openapi-document/components-cleaner - END [0.03 s][85 MB]
debug   | [3.39 s] openapi-document/component-modifiers - START inputs = 1
debug   | [3.40 s] openapi-document/component-modifiers - END [0 s][87 MB]
debug   | [3.40 s] openapi-document/api-version-parameter-handler - START inputs = 1
debug   | [3.40 s] openapi-document/api-version-parameter-handler - END [0 s][87 MB]
debug   | [3.40 s] openapi-document/profile-filter - START inputs = 1
debug   | [3.40 s] openapi-document/profile-filter - END [0 s][87 MB]
debug   | [3.40 s] openapi-document/model-deduplicator - START inputs = 1
debug   | [3.46 s] openapi-document/model-deduplicator - END [0.06 s][93 MB]
debug   | [3.46 s] openapi-document/compose - START inputs = 1
debug   | [3.50 s] openapi-document/compose - END [0.03 s][82 MB]
debug   | [3.50 s] openapi-document/identity - START inputs = 1
debug   | [3.50 s] openapi-document/identity - END [0 s][82 MB]
debug   | [3.51 s] openapi-document/emitter - START inputs = 1
debug   | [3.51 s] csharp/imodeler1 - START inputs = 1
debug   | [3.51 s] openapi-document/emitter - END [0 s][82 MB]
debug   | [4.34 s] csharp/imodeler1 - END [0.84 s][83 MB]
fatal   | Process() cancelled due to exception : Plugin 'commonmarker' not found. / Error: Plugin 'commonmarker' not found.
    at ScheduleNode (C:\Users\zacolli\.autorest\@autorestcore@3.6.3\node_modules\@autorest\core\dist\src_lib_autorest-corets.js:1283:19)
  Error: Plugin 'commonmarker' not found.
[4.34 s] Shutting Down.
[4.35 s] Exiting.

Full command from README.md, internal info redacted:

autorest --v3  --verbose --input-file=swagger.json --output-folder=Generated --clear-output-folder --csharp --namespace=<namespace> --override-client-name=<client name> --legacy --debug --verbose

Expected behavior For autorest to generate the client.

Additional context

[zcollins0]

Looks like there is already an issue open: https://github.com/Azure/autorest.csharp/issues/1534

[timotheeguerin]

Yeah V3 generator are complete rewrite which use different common libraries. For that docs I can’t agree more, can you file an issue on the autorest.csharp repo so they can look at it. I’ll look over the autorest core v2->v3 migration one to be a bit more clearer.