Feathers CLI command producing strange output.

Steps to reproduce

1. Install npm and nodejs using nvm.
2. Install the feathers cli command as per the docs. (npm install @feathersjs/cli -g)
3. Run any feathers command:

• feathers
• feathers --version
• feathers generate app

Expected behavior

The feathers command should produce the result as described in the documentation.

Actual behavior

I get the following output on the command line:

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t̎ͤ͒eͫ̂ ҉̷͇̘͉sͥ͛͊t́̓̂ǐͬn̓̑̈̈g͐̈ ҉̧͢ ͪ͛t̆ͫeͫ̆ŝ̿ͮt̄̑iͨ̅n̎̂g̽̇ ҉͇͖̰ ̑̅t̐̾̒eͯ͑s̄ͭͣ ҉̠͈͘t́̅̿iͪ͂n̽ͧ ҉̼̰g̃̃ ̀ͭ̈t̒̈̚eͦ̏s̏̓tͫ̅i͆̚n̈̅g̅ͤ ͧ͂tͨ̾e͑͂sͯ͑̌t̊͒ï̃n͆̾g͗ͧ ̅̈ ҉̛͞t̒̿͑e̓̈s̔̌t́ͯǐ̉n̾g͂ ̈ͯt͆͂eͯ͂s͛̔t͊̆̏iͪ̚n̅̄g͛̓
t͛͌eͪ͊s̏ͦt͒̋iͥ̚n̈ͮ ҉̛͘gͫ̑͂ ҉̰͠ ̓̀́̂ẗ͐ ҉́͢eͯ͐͊s̈̈tͤ̍iͥ̆ͦ ҉͇̹̝̳ṅͯ ҉̴͠ġ̑ ̃͐ ҉̮̠̫tͮ̓ëͪͣsͬͮ ҉̧̨t̔ͩȋ͋ ҉͟͠n͆̇g͌ͯ ̎͐t́̊͂̒ĕ̿s͂̉t̍̓i̍ͯͫń̏̒gͣ ͂̄t̀͐̄e͑͂sͤͮ͛t̾͂i͑͌ͪ ҉̲͜ñ͗͒g͛̈ ͗̒̐t̃̇ ҉̣̜̕͘e͒͗sͩ̓t̓͊i͆́n̿̐g͐͒ ͧ̃ͥt͋̒ ҉̕ ҉̴͜ě̈ͨṡͪt́̓̂iͬ͂nͣͮgͥ̔
t̊͆̒êsͯ̀t̒̀iͥ̆nͨ͐g̓͊̃ ͆̓tͪ͌e̽̒s̐̍ͮtͫ̾iͫ̾͊n̒ͧͦg͐ ̈̏t̂̓ȇ̾ͯs͌͛t̆͊̈ǐ̆͛̚n̂̀́gͫͨ ̒̑t̒͆e͌̍s̔͛tͪ̉i̽ͯ̈n̍̑ ҉̘͜g͗̓ ͥ͋tͨ̋eͧ̊s͆̉t̅́i̾́̍n͊̉ͭ̌gͩͩ ͨ̓t̓̽̅e͑̌s̐ͮtͨ̃͒i͂͛n̑̓ǧ̆͑ ͐ͤtͦ́͐eͥ͊̾sͯ̍ͧ͆tͥ̾͒iͣͫnͭ͗͆g͗͑
t̎̐eͣͬsͣͣtͩ̚i͗̾ ҉̸̢ǹ̂g͋̌ ҉̝̞͖ ͮ̐ͯ ҉͚͜ẗ̚e̽͛s̀̊t̒͗i͂ͪͣn̅ͫgͫ̃ͭ ͂̽t̅̌ ҉̛͡eͥs͆̓̉t̊͆ ҉̷͎̗̘i̍͆̐nͩ̅g̾̌ ̅̉̃t͂͌ẽ̃s̓̎t̃͑ĩ͊n͆̈̓g̎̓ ̉ͨ̐ ҉̰͈͚t͂̅èͬ̐s͆ͤt̄̒͐̂i̐̓nͬͦg̾͆ ̎̓ ҉̛͜t̊̏ë̃s͒ͤ ҉͔̹́tͤͥi̎ͣ ҉̲͜nͪ͐g̓̀ ҉̫ ̆̇t͋͒e͐ͩs̾ͭtͪ̈ȋ͛n͋͌̇g̉̑

The lines that appear to say “testing” (or variations of it) repeat indefinitely.

System configuration

NodeJS version: I have tried the following versions:

• v17.3.0
• v14.15.4
• v10.24.1

Operating System: Linux Mint 20.1 Cinnamon

[Siderali]

Thanks @liquidautumn I used the version 1.4.0 in my project and it works now.

[daffl]

What crazyness. I am 💯 % for having a discussion about the sustainability of the open source ecosystem because the way it is right now definitely isn’t working but I don’t think that throwing temper tantrums will get us there. Anyway, this should be fixed in the latest @feathersjs/cli now.