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node.jsasp.net-mvcangular
bitshift
bitshift

Reputation: 6852

Build:Cannot find type definition file for 'node'

VS 2015 community edition (at home), npm 3.10, Angular 2 Im trying to pull get Angular2 setup within an ASP.Net MVC 5 app. The template I started with used an older version of Angular, so I updated the package references.

When I build, the first error in the list is:
Build:Cannot find type definition file for 'node'
There are dozens of other errors after that but Im assuming most are due to this first issue.

Here is the package.json and typings.json

package.json

{
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "name": "aspnet",
  "private": true,
  "scripts": {
    "postinstall": "typings install",
    "typings": "typings"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "@angular/common": "~4.0.0",
    "@angular/compiler": "~4.0.0",
    "@angular/core": "~4.0.0",
    "@angular/forms": "~4.0.0",
    "@angular/http": "~4.0.0",
    "@angular/platform-browser": "~4.0.0",
    "@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "~4.0.0",
    "@angular/router": "~4.0.0",
    "angular-in-memory-web-api": "~0.3.0",
    "systemjs": "0.19.40",
    "core-js": "^2.4.1",
    "rxjs": "5.0.1",
    "zone.js": "^0.8.4",
    "bootstrap": "^3.3.7"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@types/core-js": "^0.9.41",
    "gulp": "^3.9.1",
    "gulp-clean": "^0.3.2",
    "gulp-concat": "^2.6.1",
    "gulp-tsc": "^1.3.1",
    "gulp-typescript": "^3.1.6",
    "path": "^0.12.7",
    "typescript": "~2.1.0",
    "typings": "~2.1.1"
  }
}

typings.json

{
  "globalDependencies": {
    "core-js": "registry:dt/core-js#0.0.0+20160725163759",
    "jasmine": "registry:dt/jasmine#2.2.0+20160621224255",
    "node": "registry:dt/node#6.0.0+20160909174046"
  }
}

If I try to update just the typings, I get these messages

*typings WARN deprecated 11/21/2016: "registry:dt/node#6.0.0+20160909174046" is deprecated (updated, replaced or removed)
typings WARN deprecated 9/14/2016: "registry:dt/core-js#0.0.0+20160725163759" is deprecated (updated, replaced or removed)
typings WARN deprecated 10/25/2016: "registry:dt/jasmine#2.2.0+20160621224255" is deprecated (updated, replaced or removed)*

[ update ]
cleaning out my node_modules folder, then running npm install again cleared things up. This seems to happen most often when I move a project folder to another location on my system.

Upvotes: 113

Views: 201354

Answers (15)

Albert
Albert

Reputation: 703

Have you tried turning it off and on again?

(Try restarting or reloading VSCode)

Upvotes: 46

azizkale
azizkale

Reputation: 77

In my case, I migrated my Angular app from v16 to v17 and encountered the following error:

Error: error TS2688: Cannot find type definition file for 'node'. 
The file is in the program because:
Entry point of type library 'node' specified in compilerOptions

After trying various solutions, I finally found the root cause: the "types": ["node"] entry in the tsconfig.app.json file. Removing this entry resolved the issue."

Upvotes: 0

Aakash Kashyap
Aakash Kashyap

Reputation: 121

I faced exact issue while trying to upgrade to Angular 17 which needs typescript >=5.2 & < 5.3.

To fix it you need to have:

  1. typeRoots in tsconfig.json
  2. Specify all possible paths where node_modules/@types might be present. Post typescript 5.1 parent directory walking has been disabled. More info here - https://devblogs.microsoft.com/typescript/announcing-typescript-5-1/#explicit-typeroots-disables-upward-walks-for-node_modules-types

In my case below snippet in tsconfig.json fixed it:

{
    "compilerOptions": {
        "types": [ "node" ],
        "typeRoots": [ "./node_modules/@types", "../node_modules/@types", "../../node_modules/@types" ]
}

If you don't have a mono repo the first value inside typeRoots might be sufficient. Do note the leading dot signifying relative path.

Upvotes: 12

Hai Alison
Hai Alison

Reputation: 1403

in my case, the package has been deprecated, enter image description here when I npm install, the issue starts here, I've removed that package in package.json and removed the node_modules folder, npm install again, and restarted the app, it's worked for me

Upvotes: 0

sboisse
sboisse

Reputation: 5498

In my case, I had the problem because of the presence of the following in my tsconfig:

"typeRoots": ["node_modules/@type"]

Removing that line fixed the problem.

Upvotes: 15

Tiana987642
Tiana987642

Reputation: 754

for rocketchat apps, this should fix the problem:

npm link @types/node

Upvotes: 1

mogcast
mogcast

Reputation: 79

On my end, this was an issue with the TS server in VSCode. You can simply restart the server by:

Opening any TS file > CMD + SHIFT + P > TypeScript: Restart TS Server

Upvotes: 8

Yahya Aghdam
Yahya Aghdam

Reputation: 569

Restart Typescript or re-open vscode worked for me

Upvotes: 1

Jackson Smith
Jackson Smith

Reputation: 706

I had this problem when i've been working with RN and i put a incorrect dependency on my package.

    "@types/": "react-navigation/native",

react-navigation/native don't exists

jsonenter image description here

When i tried run tsc with it, i got this

enter image description here

Upvotes: 0

Sodruldeen Mustapha
Sodruldeen Mustapha

Reputation: 1271

The easiest way to go around this in vscode is.

create a .vscode directory, then inside it, create settings.json and put the below json and you are good to go.

{
"search.exclude": {
  "**/node_modules": true
},
"files.watcherExclude": {
  "**/.git/objects/**": true,
  "**/.git/subtree-cache/**": true,
  "**/node_modules/**": true,
  "env-*": true
},
"files.exclude": {
  "**/.git": true,
  "**/.DS_Store": true,
  "**/node_modules": true,
  "env*": true
}
}

Upvotes: 1

aatif shaikh
aatif shaikh

Reputation: 883

sometimes its just because some package(s) are missing. you can try running yarn install or npm install should resolve.

Upvotes: 4

TARJU
TARJU

Reputation: 1995

Problem can be around other issues as well

Try one of the step of the solution posted here Cannot find type definition file for 'node' by me

Upvotes: 0

M2012
M2012

Reputation: 3883

In my case, I solved my problem. Hopefully it helps some else later.

npm install @types/node --save-dev

Upvotes: 233

argoo
argoo

Reputation: 1476

I had several problems updating packages through visual studio. From now i always update or add packages with the powershell console.

Start PowerShell and navigate to the folder where package.json is located and then run npm install Restart visual studio after the installation is done.

You can also try to delete your node_modules folder then run npm install

Hope this will solve your problems.

Upvotes: 42

Simon_Weaver
Simon_Weaver

Reputation: 146000

For local Visual Studio

If you're starting with a clean template the build in VS functionality should probably work!

Go to Dependencies > npm > Right Click > Restore Packages

Then try build again.

For Visual Studio Team Services

  • Install node https://nodejs.org/en/download/

  • Restart your agent service (VSTS Agent) if not using hosted agents

  • Add a build task to run npm install

  • Click the menu icon next to 'Working folder' to choose the location where your project.json file is located.

    enter code here

Upvotes: 4

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