[BUG] Cannot read property kind of undefined

Compodoc fails to generate docs

[19:34:27] Searching package.json file [19:34:27] package.json file found [19:34:27] Processing package.json dependencies [19:34:27] Searching README.md, CHANGELOG.md, CONTRIBUTING.md, LICENSE.md, TODO.md files [19:34:27] README.md file found [19:34:27] Error during /home/myproject/CHANGELOG read [19:34:27] Continuing without CHANGELOG.md file [19:34:27] Error during /home/myproject/CONTRIBUTING read [19:34:27] Continuing without CONTRIBUTING.md file [19:34:27] Error during /home/myproject/LICENSE read [19:34:27] Continuing without LICENSE.md file [19:34:27] Error during /home/myproject/TODO read [19:34:27] Continuing without TODO.md file [19:34:27] Get dependencies data Unhandled Rejection at: Promise { <rejected> TypeError: Cannot read property ‘kind’ of undefined at isObjectOrObjectArrayTypeReference (/home/myproject/node_modules/ts-simple-ast/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:20709:34) at parseNestedTypeLiteral (/home/myproject/node_modules/ts-simple-ast/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:20748:43) at parseParameterOrPropertyTag (/home/myproject/node_modules/ts-simple-ast/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:20733:85) at parseTag (/home/myproject/node_modules/ts-simple-ast/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:20572:40) at /home/myproject/node_modules/ts-simple-ast/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:20447:44 at Object.scanRange (/home/myproject/node_modules/ts-simple-ast/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:8611:26) at parseJSDocCommentWorker (/home/myproject/node_modules/ts-simple-ast/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:20419:25) at Object.parseJSDocComment (/home/myproject/node_modules/ts-simple-ast/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:20373:31) at addJSDocComment (/home/myproject/node_modules/ts-simple-ast/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:15579:68) at createNodeWithJSDoc (/home/myproject/node_modules/ts-simple-ast/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:15906:17) } reason: TypeError: Cannot read property ‘kind’ of undefined at isObjectOrObjectArrayTypeReference (/home/myproject/node_modules/ts-simple-ast/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:20709:34) at parseNestedTypeLiteral (/home/myproject/node_modules/ts-simple-ast/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:20748:43) at parseParameterOrPropertyTag (/home/myproject/node_modules/ts-simple-ast/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:20733:85) at parseTag (/home/myproject/node_modules/ts-simple-ast/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:20572:40) at /home/myproject/node_modules/ts-simple-ast/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:20447:44 at Object.scanRange (/home/myproject/node_modules/ts-simple-ast/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:8611:26) at parseJSDocCommentWorker (/home/myproject/node_modules/ts-simple-ast/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:20419:25) at Object.parseJSDocComment (/home/myproject/node_modules/ts-simple-ast/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:20373:31) at addJSDocComment (/home/myproject/node_modules/ts-simple-ast/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:15579:68) at createNodeWithJSDoc (/home/myproject/node_modules/ts-simple-ast/node_modules/typescript/lib/typescript.js:15906:17) [19:34:30] Sorry, but there was a problem during parsing or generation of the documentation. Please fill an issue on github. (https://github.com/compodoc/compodoc/issues/new)

kubuntu 19.10, node v12.13.1, compodoc 1.1.11

compodoc is installed in dev depenencies and ran thru npx

just ran npx compodoc -p tsconfig.json -d docs/

  "name": "my-project",
  "version": "0.0.0",
  "scripts": {
    "ng": "ng",
    "start": "ng serve",
    "build": "ng build",
    "test": "ng test",
    "lint": "ng lint",
    "e2e": "ng e2e",
    "docs": "npx compodoc -p tsconfig.json -d docs/"
  },
  "private": true,
  "dependencies": {
    "@angular/animations": "~8.2.7",
    "@angular/common": "~8.2.7",
    "@angular/compiler": "~8.2.7",
    "@angular/core": "~8.2.7",
    "@angular/forms": "~8.2.7",
    "@angular/platform-browser": "~8.2.7",
    "@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "~8.2.7",
    "@angular/router": "~8.2.7",
    "@feathersjs/authentication": "^4.5.1",
    "@feathersjs/authentication-client": "^4.5.1",
    "@feathersjs/feathers": "^4.5.1",
    "@feathersjs/socketio-client": "^4.5.1",
    "@feathersjs/transport-commons": "^4.5.1",
    "@swimlane/ngx-datatable": "^16.0.3",
    "@types/lodash": "^4.14.149",
    "angular2-hotkeys": "^2.1.5",
    "echarts": "^4.6.0",
    "feathers-reactive": "^0.8.1",
    "moment": "^2.24.0",
    "ng-zorro-antd": "^8.5.2",
    "ngx-echarts": "^4.2.2",
    "ngx-matomo": "^0.1.4",
    "rxjs": "~6.4.0",
    "tg-brainz": "file:../tg-brainz",
    "tslib": "^1.11.0",
    "zone.js": "~0.9.1"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@angular-devkit/build-angular": "^0.803.25",
    "@angular/cli": "^8.3.25",
    "@angular/compiler-cli": "~8.2.7",
    "@angular/language-service": "~8.2.7",
    "@compodoc/compodoc": "^1.1.11",
    "@types/jasmine": "~3.3.8",
    "@types/jasminewd2": "~2.0.3",
    "@types/node": "~8.9.4",
    "codelyzer": "^5.2.1",
    "jasmine-core": "~3.4.0",
    "jasmine-spec-reporter": "~4.2.1",
    "karma": "~4.1.0",
    "karma-chrome-launcher": "~2.2.0",
    "karma-coverage-istanbul-reporter": "~2.0.1",
    "karma-jasmine": "~2.0.1",
    "karma-jasmine-html-reporter": "^1.5.2",
    "protractor": "^5.4.3",
    "ts-node": "~7.0.0",
    "tslint": "~5.15.0",
    "typescript": "^3.8.2"
  }

Worked fine and seems it found everything in my project. Then crashed with this error and got the link to the bug report. 😄

Any other info I can help you with, please let me know. Cheers

[nagashimam]

@dbvcode I know it’s too late, but removing the directory made by ng build fixed the issue for me.

[ajaykarwal]

I’ve been having this same issue and have fixed it. Hopefully this will help others with this issue.

Error occured in my app.module.ts file

found          : AppComponent
parsing        : C:/code/InsightMaker/InsightMaker.Apps/projects/insight-maker-search/app/app.module.ts
Unhandled Rejection at: Promise {
  <rejected> TypeError: Cannot read property 'kind' of undefined
      at Object.isShorthandPropertyAssignment (C:\code\InsightMaker\InsightMaker.Apps\node_modules\@ts-morph\common\dist\typescript.js:28621:21)
// ... etc

My app.module.ts file content was

import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import { imports } from './imports';
import { providers } from './providers';
@NgModule({
	declarations: [AppComponent],
	imports,
	providers,
	bootstrap: [AppComponent]
})
export class AppModule { }

This was updated to not used the shorthand imports and providers properties, but declare them explicitly.

import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
import { AppComponent } from './app.component';
import { imports } from './imports';
import { providers } from './providers';
@NgModule({
	declarations: [AppComponent],
	imports: imports,
	providers: providers,
	bootstrap: [AppComponent]
})
export class AppModule { }