Lightrun
question-mark
Stuck on an issue?

Lightrun Answers was designed to reduce the constant googling that comes with debugging 3rd party libraries. It collects links to all the places you might be looking at while hunting down a tough bug.

And, if you’re still stuck at the end, we’re happy to hop on a call to see how we can help out.

Getting error while creating hello world plugin

See original GitHub issue

When I create a theia plugin I got errors as shown below.



     _-----_
    |       |    ╭──────────────────────────╮
    |--(o)--|    │   Welcome to the 'Theia  │
   `---------´   │    Plug-in' generator!   │
    ( _´U`_ )    ╰──────────────────────────╯
    /___A___\   /
     |  ~  |
   __'.___.'__
 ´   `  |° ´ Y `

? What is the plug-in's name? dss-demo
? What type of plug-in do you want? Backend plug-in, it will run on the server side.
? Please, choose a template: Hello World plug-in
License is not specified. You can do it via --license parameter.
   create dss-demo/package.json
   create dss-demo/.gitignore
   create dss-demo/README.md
   create dss-demo/tsconfig.json
   create dss-demo/tsfmt.json
   create dss-demo/src/dss-demo-backend.ts
Installing dependencies with yarn...
yarn install v1.21.1
info No lockfile found.
[1/5] Validating package.json...
[2/5] Resolving packages...
[3/5] Fetching packages...
[4/5] Linking dependencies...
[5/5] Building fresh packages...
success Saved lockfile.
$ yarn run clean && yarn run build
yarn run v1.21.1
$ rimraf lib
Done in 0.58s.
yarn run v1.21.1
$ yarn run format-code && yarn run compile && theia-plugin pack
$ tsfmt -r
$ tsc
node_modules/@theia/plugin/src/theia-proposed.d.ts(618,34): error TS1005: ';' expected.
node_modules/@theia/plugin/src/theia-proposed.d.ts(618,47): error TS1011: An element access expression should take an argument.
node_modules/@theia/plugin/src/theia-proposed.d.ts(679,1): error TS1128: Declaration or statement expected.
node_modules/@types/node/assert.d.ts(3,68): error TS1144: '{' or ';' expected.
node_modules/@types/node/assert.d.ts(51,68): error TS1144: '{' or ';' expected.
node_modules/@types/node/assert.d.ts(60,94): error TS1144: '{' or ';' expected.
node_modules/@types/node/assert.d.ts(60,101): error TS1005: ';' expected.
node_modules/@types/node/assert.d.ts(60,104): error TS1005: ';' expected.
node_modules/@types/node/assert.d.ts(62,98): error TS1144: '{' or ';' expected.
node_modules/@types/node/assert.d.ts(62,105): error TS1005: ';' expected.
node_modules/@types/node/assert.d.ts(62,108): error TS1005: ';' expected.
node_modules/@types/node/assert.d.ts(70,47): error TS1144: '{' or ';' expected.
node_modules/@types/node/assert.d.ts(70,53): error TS1005: ';' expected.
node_modules/@types/node/assert.d.ts(70,56): error TS1005: ';' expected.
node_modules/@types/node/base.d.ts(10,1): error TS1084: Invalid 'reference' directive syntax.
node_modules/@types/node/base.d.ts(11,1): error TS1084: Invalid 'reference' directive syntax.
node_modules/@types/node/base.d.ts(12,1): error TS1084: Invalid 'reference' directive syntax.
node_modules/@types/node/base.d.ts(13,1): error TS1084: Invalid 'reference' directive syntax.
node_modules/@types/node/ts3.4/base.d.ts(10,1): error TS1084: Invalid 'reference' directive syntax.
node_modules/@types/node/ts3.4/base.d.ts(11,1): error TS1084: Invalid 'reference' directive syntax.
node_modules/@types/node/ts3.4/base.d.ts(12,1): error TS1084: Invalid 'reference' directive syntax.
node_modules/@types/node/ts3.4/base.d.ts(13,1): error TS1084: Invalid 'reference' directive syntax.
node_modules/@types/node/ts3.6/base.d.ts(10,1): error TS1084: Invalid 'reference' directive syntax.
node_modules/@types/node/ts3.6/base.d.ts(11,1): error TS1084: Invalid 'reference' directive syntax.
node_modules/@types/node/ts3.6/base.d.ts(12,1): error TS1084: Invalid 'reference' directive syntax.
node_modules/@types/node/ts3.6/base.d.ts(13,1): error TS1084: Invalid 'reference' directive syntax.
info Visit https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/cli/run for documentation about this command.
info Visit https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/cli/run for documentation about this command.
info Visit https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/cli/install for documentation about this command.


     _-----_     ╭───────────────────────╮
    |       |    │      Bye from us!     │
    |--(o)--|    │       Chat soon.      │
   `---------´   │      Yeoman team      │
    ( _´U`_ )    │    http://yeoman.io   │
    /___A___\   /╰───────────────────────╯
     |  ~  |
   __'.___.'__
 ´   `  |° ´ Y `

Then I try to add "skipLibCheck": true in compilerOptions of the tsconfig.json, It did not solve the problem when compiling. eclipse/theia-generator-plugin#24

{
    "compilerOptions": {
        "strict": true,
        "experimentalDecorators": true,
        "noUnusedLocals": true,
        "emitDecoratorMetadata": true,
        "downlevelIteration": true,
        "module": "commonjs",
        "moduleResolution": "node",
        "target": "es6",
        "lib": [
            "es6",
            
            
            "webworker"
            
        ],
        "sourceMap": true,
        "rootDir": "src",
        "outDir": "lib",
        "skipLibCheck": true,
    },
    "include": [
        "src"
    ]
}

✘ oliver@OliverdeMacBook-Pro  ~/Documents/dss-theia/dss-demo  yarn run build
yarn run v1.21.1
warning package.json: License should be a valid SPDX license expression
warning dss-demo@0.0.1: The engine "theiaPlugin" appears to be invalid.
$ yarn run format-code && yarn run compile && theia-plugin pack
warning package.json: License should be a valid SPDX license expression
warning dss-demo@0.0.1: The engine "theiaPlugin" appears to be invalid.
$ tsfmt -r
warning package.json: License should be a valid SPDX license expression
warning dss-demo@0.0.1: The engine "theiaPlugin" appears to be invalid.
$ tsc
node_modules/@theia/plugin/src/theia-proposed.d.ts:618:34 - error TS1005: ';' expected.

618         readonly items: readonly TimelineItem[];
                                     ~~~~~~~~~~~~


node_modules/@theia/plugin/src/theia-proposed.d.ts:618:47 - error TS1011: An element access expression should take an argument.

618         readonly items: readonly TimelineItem[];



node_modules/@theia/plugin/src/theia-proposed.d.ts:679:1 - error TS1128: Declaration or statement expected.

679 }
    ~


node_modules/@types/node/assert.d.ts:3:68 - error TS1144: '{' or ';' expected.

3     function assert(value: any, message?: string | Error): asserts value;
                                                                     ~~~~~


node_modules/@types/node/assert.d.ts:51:68 - error TS1144: '{' or ';' expected.

51         function ok(value: any, message?: string | Error): asserts value;
                                                                      ~~~~~


node_modules/@types/node/assert.d.ts:60:94 - error TS1144: '{' or ';' expected.

60         function strictEqual<T>(actual: any, expected: T, message?: string | Error): asserts actual is T;
                                                                                                ~~~~~~


node_modules/@types/node/assert.d.ts:60:101 - error TS1005: ';' expected.

60         function strictEqual<T>(actual: any, expected: T, message?: string | Error): asserts actual is T;
                                                                                                       ~~


node_modules/@types/node/assert.d.ts:60:104 - error TS1005: ';' expected.

60         function strictEqual<T>(actual: any, expected: T, message?: string | Error): asserts actual is T;
                                                                                                          ~


node_modules/@types/node/assert.d.ts:62:98 - error TS1144: '{' or ';' expected.

62         function deepStrictEqual<T>(actual: any, expected: T, message?: string | Error): asserts actual is T;
                                                                                                    ~~~~~~


node_modules/@types/node/assert.d.ts:62:105 - error TS1005: ';' expected.

62         function deepStrictEqual<T>(actual: any, expected: T, message?: string | Error): asserts actual is T;
                                                                                                           ~~


node_modules/@types/node/assert.d.ts:62:108 - error TS1005: ';' expected.

62         function deepStrictEqual<T>(actual: any, expected: T, message?: string | Error): asserts actual is T;
                                                                                                              ~


node_modules/@types/node/assert.d.ts:70:47 - error TS1144: '{' or ';' expected.

70         function ifError(value: any): asserts value is null | undefined;
                                                 ~~~~~


node_modules/@types/node/assert.d.ts:70:53 - error TS1005: ';' expected.

70         function ifError(value: any): asserts value is null | undefined;
                                                       ~~


node_modules/@types/node/assert.d.ts:70:56 - error TS1005: ';' expected.

70         function ifError(value: any): asserts value is null | undefined;
                                                          ~~~~


node_modules/@types/node/base.d.ts:10:1 - error TS1084: Invalid 'reference' directive syntax.

10 /// <reference lib="es2018" />
   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


node_modules/@types/node/base.d.ts:11:1 - error TS1084: Invalid 'reference' directive syntax.

11 /// <reference lib="esnext.asynciterable" />
   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


node_modules/@types/node/base.d.ts:12:1 - error TS1084: Invalid 'reference' directive syntax.

12 /// <reference lib="esnext.intl" />
   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


node_modules/@types/node/base.d.ts:13:1 - error TS1084: Invalid 'reference' directive syntax.

13 /// <reference lib="esnext.bigint" />
   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


node_modules/@types/node/ts3.4/base.d.ts:10:1 - error TS1084: Invalid 'reference' directive syntax.

10 /// <reference lib="es2018" />
   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


node_modules/@types/node/ts3.4/base.d.ts:11:1 - error TS1084: Invalid 'reference' directive syntax.

11 /// <reference lib="esnext.asynciterable" />
   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


node_modules/@types/node/ts3.4/base.d.ts:12:1 - error TS1084: Invalid 'reference' directive syntax.

12 /// <reference lib="esnext.intl" />
   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


node_modules/@types/node/ts3.4/base.d.ts:13:1 - error TS1084: Invalid 'reference' directive syntax.

13 /// <reference lib="esnext.bigint" />
   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


node_modules/@types/node/ts3.6/base.d.ts:10:1 - error TS1084: Invalid 'reference' directive syntax.

10 /// <reference lib="es2018" />
   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


node_modules/@types/node/ts3.6/base.d.ts:11:1 - error TS1084: Invalid 'reference' directive syntax.

11 /// <reference lib="esnext.asynciterable" />
   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


node_modules/@types/node/ts3.6/base.d.ts:12:1 - error TS1084: Invalid 'reference' directive syntax.

12 /// <reference lib="esnext.intl" />
   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


node_modules/@types/node/ts3.6/base.d.ts:13:1 - error TS1084: Invalid 'reference' directive syntax.

13 /// <reference lib="esnext.bigint" />
   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


error Command failed with exit code 2.
info Visit https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/cli/run for documentation about this command.
error Command failed with exit code 2.
info Visit https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/cli/run for documentation about this command.

Issue Analytics

  • State:closed
  • Created 3 years ago
  • Comments:5 (1 by maintainers)

github_iconTop GitHub Comments

1reaction
kuldeeparora89commented, Sep 15, 2020

I was facing similar issue , changing the typescript version (tsc -v) in package.json fixed the build - “typescript”: “3.5.3”

Ouput- Packaging of plugin Packaging of plugin 🔍 Validating…✔️ 🗂 Getting dependencies…✔️ 🗃 Resolving files…✔️ ✂️ Excluding files…✔️ ✍️ Generating Assembly…✔️ 🎉 Generated plugin: first_plugin.theia Done in 9.53s. Done in 16.68s.

0reactions
frenbergcommented, Oct 10, 2021

I was facing similar issue , changing the typescript version (tsc -v) in package.json fixed the build - “typescript”: “3.5.3” Ouput- Packaging of plugin Packaging of plugin 🔍 Validating…✔️ 🗂 Getting dependencies…✔️ 🗃 Resolving files…✔️ ✂️ Excluding files…✔️ ✍️ Generating Assembly…✔️ 🎉 Generated plugin: first_plugin.theia Done in 9.53s. Done in 16.68s.

Where in which package.json?

tsc -v was the key in my case. I had an old system version of tsc somehow. So changing version in package.json did not change anything 🤯 👍😅

Read more comments on GitHub >

github_iconTop Results From Across the Web

trying to create hello world plugin getting error when i run ...
[ERROR] Plugin com.atlassian.plugin:atlassian-spring-scanner-maven-plugin:1.2.13 or one of its dependencies could not be resolved: Failed to read artifact ...
Read more >
Unable to run custom hello world SFDX plugin locally
This is because of a minor bug from sfdx plugins:generate . In the package.json file, you most likely have "commands": ".
Read more >
Eclipse - C++ hello world project's error - Stack Overflow
You have to "Build" your project before you can "Run" it. When using Eclipse for Java, you simply click the "Run" icon, then...
Read more >
Get an Error When Try to Run HelloWorld Example on New ...
After uninstalling/removing Android Studio I suggest that you check to see if you have a directory named ".AndroidStudio3.0" and if you do then ......
Read more >
Errors with HelloWorld and myDaemon (running the Starter ...
Following the instructions I just opened Eclipse and checked out the HelloWorld program. But I'm immediately getting this Error: Plugin ...
Read more >

github_iconTop Related Medium Post

No results found

github_iconTop Related StackOverflow Question

No results found

github_iconTroubleshoot Live Code

Lightrun enables developers to add logs, metrics and snapshots to live code - no restarts or redeploys required.
Start Free

github_iconTop Related Reddit Thread

No results found

github_iconTop Related Hackernoon Post

No results found

github_iconTop Related Tweet

No results found

github_iconTop Related Dev.to Post

No results found

github_iconTop Related Hashnode Post

No results found
Previous page

Full support for Devfile 2.x spec

Next page

If async storage pod gets evicted, workspaces cannot be stopped or restarted.