internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:582 throw err

Question

I\'m getting following Console Error. Error : Cannot find module

Here is the full error i\'m getting in console. What should I do?

Answer 1

This error message is easy to reproduce.

• Open a terminal window.
  (On Windows: WinKey, cmd, Enter. On Linux: Ctrl + Alt + t.)
• Type npm and hit Enter to see if Node.js is installed.
• If you get command not found, download at https://nodejs.org/en/download/ and install.
  (On Linux/Ubuntu: sudo apt install nodejs if you prefer.)
• Type (or paste) node thisFileDoesNotExist.js (and hit Enter).

On Windows expect to see something similar to:

internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:969
  throw err;
  ^

Error: Cannot find module [... + a few more lines]

On Linux (Ubuntu 18.04):

module.js:549
  throw err;
  ^

Error: Cannot find module [...]

I have not tried macOS, but would expect something similar there as well.

Note: This might happen for no apparent reason when debugging in Visual Studio Code.
If you get the error inside VScode, see if the answer by HappyHands31 is of any help.

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Finally, to run Node.js in the terminal without an error, in the Windows terminal (command line) try:

echo console.log('\nHello world!')> hello.js
node hello.js

In the Linux terminal try:

echo "console.log('\nHello world\!\n')"> hello.js
node hello.js

Of course, expect to see the terminal responding:

Hello world!