"require" does not work properly with xml2js

[Udi]

hi there,
i have been using the xml2js module for a while (thanks!!!) but
suddenly when i try to install it on a new server using node v0.4 and
npm v.3.0-9 the require does not work.
when i explicitly put require('/usr/local/lib/node/xml2js'); it works.
i tried both local install (my user) and shared install. i work with
ubuntu.

i am calling the require from a file which lives in node_modules (btw
i am also using the mysql module in exactly the same way and it works
fine).


any help will be greatly appreciated.


thanks,
udi

[tjholowaychuk]

a bunch of peopel seem to be having issues with require() now, I
havent playeed around with 0.4.0 enough yet to know what is going on
though

[Bradley Meck]

Take note that npm packaged that use the lib directory (not field) instead of main field of package.json will not work in 0.4.0

[Isaac Schlueter]

Yep. xml2js doesn't have a "main" field. Bug the author.

On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 20:53, Bradley Meck <bradle...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Take note that npm packaged that use the lib directory (not field) instead
> of main field of package.json will not work in 0.4.0
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[Laurie Harper]

So far, all of my problems have been a result of modules that don't define 'main' in package.json, or modules which need "require('module/foo')" changed to "require('module').foo" or vice versa. I'm not sure what causes the latter problems, but it's been a huge PITA...

In the case of xml2js, it's the missing 'main' entry:

$ npm view xml2js | cat -v

npm info it worked if it ends with ok

npm info using n...@0.3.0-8

npm info using no...@v0.4.0

{ name: 'xml2js',

  description: 'Simple XML to JavaScript object converter.',

  'dist-tags': { latest: '0.1.5' },

  maintainers: 'maqr <maqr.lol...@gmail.com>',

  author: 'maqr <maqr.lol...@gmail.com>',

  version: '0.1.5',

  keywords: [ 'xml', 'json' ],

  directories: { lib: './lib' },

  dependencies: { sax: '>=0.1.1' },

  engines: { node: '*' },

  dist: { tarball: 'http://registry.npmjs.org/xml2js/-/xml2js-0.1.5.tgz' } }

npm ok

You can either bug the maintainer to add a 'main' entry to package.json and re-publish (fork/fix and send a pull request to improve the chances he'll do it, and while you're at it, add the git repo to package.json too... it's here: https://github.com/maqr/node-xml2js/); or just fork, fix and 'npm link' or 'npm install' your local copy.

L.

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[Laurie Harper]

lol, what he said ;-) [beat me by a hair...]

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[Udi]

Thanks all.

On Feb 18, 9:40 pm, Laurie Harper <lau...@holoweb.net> wrote:
> lol, what he said ;-) [beat me by a hair...]
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