Missing module after running brunch watch -s

Description

Hello, I am having real issues with brunch at the moment. The error is not very consistent because it has not happened in 10hrs but it seems that sometimes when I run brunch watch -s I lose some of the configuration of the files and it throws these warnings followed by the following error below:

01 Apr 09:21:22 - warn: config.files.javascripts.defaultPaths was removed
01 Apr 09:21:22 - warn: config.files.stylesheets.defaultPaths was removed
01 Apr 09:21:22 - warn: config.files.templates.defaultPaths was removed
01 Apr 09:21:22 - error: Initialization error - You probably need to execute `npm install` to install brunch plugins. Error: Cannot find module './lib/core.js'

I have no idea why it suddenly loses the paths and ./lib/core.js module. I follow the instructions it gives me and reinstall brunch with npm install, do a brunch watch -s again, it is also worth pointing that it labels brunch as extraneous (whatever that means)

package-name@0.0.1 /Users/lcouto/.Trash/dk-find-out 15.24.21
├── brunch@2.5.3  extraneous
└── node-sass@3.4.2  extraneous

This still does not work. I then proceed in installing brunch globally npm install brunch -g. But I get the same error and instruction to do an npm install again. I keep going around in circles with this. What on earth is happening?

Environment

1. Brunch: 2.5.3
2. Node:v4.4.1
3. NPM:3.8.3
4. Operating system: MAC OX Yosemite 10.10.5

package.json contents

  "author": "Your Name",
  "name": "package-name",
  "description": "Package description",
  "version": "0.0.1",
  "homepage": "",
  "repository": {
    "type": "git",
    "url": ""
  },
  "engines": {
    "node": "~0.6.10"
  },
  "scripts": {
    "start": "brunch watch -s",
    "test": "brunch test"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "autoprefixer": "^6.3.5",
    "clean-css-brunch": ">= 1.0 < 1.4",
    "css-brunch": ">= 1.0 < 1.4",
    "handlebars-brunch": ">= 1.0 < 1.4",
    "javascript-brunch": ">= 1.0 < 1.6",
    "postcss-brunch": "^0.5.0",
    "sass-brunch": "^1.9.2",
    "uglify-js-brunch": ">= 1.0 < 1.4"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "chai": "1.2.0",
    "sinon": "1.4.2",
    "sinon-chai": "2.1.2"
  }
}

brunch config contents

exports.config =
  # Edit the next line to change default build path.
  paths:
    public: 'public'

  plugins:
    postcss:
      processors: [
        require('autoprefixer')(['last 8 versions'])
      ]

  files:
    javascripts:
      # Defines what file will be generated with `brunch generate`.
      defaultExtension: 'js'
      # Describes how files will be compiled & joined together.
      # Available formats:
      # * 'outputFilePath'
      # * map of ('outputFilePath': /regExp that matches input path/)
      # * map of ('outputFilePath': function that takes input path)
      joinTo:
        'javascripts/app.js': /^app/
        'javascripts/vendor.js': /^vendor/
        'test/javascripts/test.js': /^test(\/|\\)(?!vendor)/
        'test/javascripts/test-vendor.js': /^test(\/|\\)(?=vendor)/
      # Defines compilation order.
      # `vendor` files will be compiled before other ones
      # even if they are not present here.
      order:
        before: [
          'vendor/scripts/console-helper.js',
          'vendor/scripts/modernizr.custom.50279.js',
          'vendor/scripts/jquery-1.8.2.min.js',
          'vendor/scripts/jquery-ui.js',
          'vendor/scripts/respond.min.js',
          'vendor/scripts/underscore-1.4.4.js',
          'vendor/scripts/backbone-1.0.0.js',
          'vendor/scripts/backbone-mediator.js',
          'vendor/scripts/tappable-9.9.9.js',
          'vendor/scripts/jquery.hammer.js',
          'vendor/scripts/masonry.pkgd.js',
          'vendor/scripts/jquery.mCustomScrollbar.js',
          'vendor/scripts/jquery.ui.touch-punch.js'

          # Twitter Bootstrap jquery plugins
          #'vendor/scripts/bootstrap/bootstrap-transition.js',
          #'vendor/scripts/bootstrap/bootstrap-alert.js',
          #'vendor/scripts/bootstrap/bootstrap-button.js',
          #'vendor/scripts/bootstrap/bootstrap-carousel.js',
          #'vendor/scripts/bootstrap/bootstrap-collapse.js',
          #'vendor/scripts/bootstrap/bootstrap-dropdown.js',
          #'vendor/scripts/bootstrap/bootstrap-modal.js',
          #'vendor/scripts/bootstrap/bootstrap-tooltip.js',
          #'vendor/scripts/bootstrap/bootstrap-popover.js',
          #'vendor/scripts/bootstrap/bootstrap-scrollspy.js',
          #'vendor/scripts/bootstrap/bootstrap-tab.js',
          #'vendor/scripts/bootstrap/bootstrap-typeahed.js'
        ]
        after: [
          'test/vendor/scripts/test-helper.js'
        ]

    stylesheets:
      defaultExtension: 'less'
      joinTo:
        'stylesheets/app.css': /^(app|vendor)/
        'test/stylesheets/test.css': /^test/
      # moved all scss files to before
      # using after was temperamental
      order:
       before: [
         'app/styles/mixins.scss',
         'app/styles/main.scss',
         'app/styles/header.scss',
         'app/styles/footer.scss',
         'app/styles/articles.scss',
         'app/styles/landing.scss',
         'app/styles/search.scss',
         'app/styles/gallery.scss',
         'app/styles/video.scss',
         'app/styles/quiz.scss',
         'app/styles/explore.scss',
         'app/styles/hover.scss',
         'app/styles/ie.scss'
       ]
       after: [
       ]
  # Updated to sass-brunch@1.9
  # Added new path for sass files.
      defaultExtension: 'scss'
      joinTo:
        'stylesheets/app.css': /^app\/styles/
        'stylesheets/global.css': /^app\/sass\/config/

    templates:
      defaultExtension: 'hbs'
      joinTo: 'javascripts/app.js'

  # Change this if you're using something other than backbone (e.g. 'ember').
  # Content of files, generated with `brunch generate` depends on the setting.
  # framework: 'backbone'

  # Settings of web server that will run with `brunch watch [--server]`.
  # server:
  #   # Path to your server node.js module.
  #   # If it's commented-out, brunch will use built-in express.js server.
  #   path: 'server.coffee'
  #   port: 3333
  #   # Run even without `--server` option?
  #   run: yes

Unfortunately I am unable to create a demo app but I hope that the information above gives you enough info.

[Florian-R]

@goshakkk Can reproduce with the dead-simple-skeleton. Seems related to Linux and fs.write, see https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/4727

[robbiewxyz]

I guess that us getting these issues more than Gulp/Webpack/etc means Brunch is fast enough the OS can’t keep up. So yay Brunch! 😉