Cypress GUI stuck with exception on console (run_plugins.js)

Current behavior

I get this error on the console after launching Cypress after a fresh install:

~/.cache/Cypress/10.1.0/Cypress/resources/app/node_modules/@packages/server/lib/plugins/child/run_plugins.js:40    
  invoke = (eventId, args = []) => {                                                                                                     
         ^                                                          
                                                                                                                                         
SyntaxError: Unexpected token =                                                                                                          
    at new Script (vm.js:79:7)                                      
    at createScript (vm.js:251:10)                                                                                                       
    at Object.runInThisContext (vm.js:303:10)                                                                                            
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:656:28)     
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:699:10)
    at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:598:32)                                                                               
    at tryModuleLoad (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:537:12)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:529:3) 
    at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:636:17)       
    at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:20:18)              
    at Object.<anonymous> (~/.cache/Cypress/10.1.0/Cypress/resources/app/node_modules/@packages/server/lib/plugins/child/run_require_async_child.js:6:24)
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:688:30)                                                                           
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:699:10)
    at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:598:32)
    at tryModuleLoad (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:537:12)                                                                             
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:529:3) 

The GUI does open, but the spinning logo is displayed. No further progress.

If I change the offending line 40 to:

  invoke(eventId, args = []) {

Then the GUI appears to be behaving normal.

Desired behavior

No response

Test code to reproduce

Run $(npm bin)/cypress open after a fresh install.

Cypress Version

10.1.0

Other

I’m running on a Linux x64 host. Node version: v10.13.0.

[tracymazelin]

I see the same issue with Node v10.16.0. Cypress docs say they support Node 12 or 14 and above. Upgrading Node resolved the issue for me.

[DylanDelobel]

I have the same error on a Fresh install

/home/admin/.cache/Cypress/11.2.0/Cypress/resources/app/node_modules/@packages/server/lib/plugins/child/run_plugins.js:40
  invoke = (eventId, args = []) => {
         ^

SyntaxError: Unexpected token =
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:723:23)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:789:10)
    at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:653:32)
    at tryModuleLoad (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:593:12)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:585:3)
    at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:692:17)
    at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:25:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/admin/.cache/Cypress/11.2.0/Cypress/resources/app/node_modules/@packages/server/lib/plugins/child/run_require_async_child.js:6:24)
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:778:30)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:789:10)
    at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:653:32)
    at tryModuleLoad (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:593:12)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:585:3)
    at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:692:17)
    at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:25:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/admin/.cache/Cypress/11.2.0/Cypress/resources/app/node_modules/@packages/server/lib/plugins/child/require_async_child.js:12:13

Info from cypress info

Cypress Version: 11.2.0 (stable)
System Platform: linux (Debian - 10)
System Memory: 8.37 GB free 6.55 GB

EDIT: I had to refresh env variable, was still using old npm, v10 => v16 worked