Cannot Find Module "Flatiron"

[Philip Weaver]

When I try to run app.js, I get an error: "Cannot Find Module
"Flatiron". I installed FlatIron like this.

What should I do now?

> npm install flatiron -g
> npm install union
> flatiron create myproject
> node app.js

and then --->

module.js:337
throw new Error("Cannot find module '" + request + "'");
^
Error: Cannot find module 'flatiron'
at Function._resolveFilename (module.js:337:11)
at Function._load (module.js:279:25)
at Module.require (module.js:359:17)
at require (module.js:375:17)
at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/philip/Development/projects/projects/
Dolbey/nodejs/dolbey/app.js:2:16)
at Module._compile (module.js:446:26)
at Object..js (module.js:464:10)
at Module.load (module.js:353:31)
at Function._load (module.js:311:12)
at Array.0 (module.js:484:10)

[Joshua Holbrook]

Hey Philip,

Try steps more like this:

>> npm install flatiron -g # does not expose the flatiron library to your projects, just installs the cli tool for you
>> flatiron create myapp
>> cd myapp
>> npm install # installs all required dependencies locally inside the project
>> node app.js # will now work

:)

Cheers,

--Josh

--
Joshua Holbrook
Engineer
Nodejitsu Inc.
jo...@nodejitsu.com

[Philip Weaver]

On the Flatiron page, this verbiage is pretty bad and somebody ought
to review it. They don't read like steps - they read like
alternatives: "You can also..."

"You can also simply include flatiron in your package.json and install
locally with npm"
"Installing your dependencies with npm will install flatiron and all
nested dependencies"

[Joshua Holbrook]

Which flatiron page? There are a few of them.

--Josh

[Philip Weaver]

http://flatironjs.org/

"You can also simply include flatiron in your package.json and install

locally with npm."

These steps are not precise.

FlatIron is rad. I'm a fan - especially a fan of using the DOM to
assemble page rendering. Woot!

Thank you Joshua!

On Jun 14, 9:10 pm, Joshua Holbrook <josh.holbr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Which flatiron page? There are a few of them.
>
> --Josh
>

> On Thu, Jun 14, 2012 at 7:09 PM, Philip Weaver <philma...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On the Flatiron page, this verbiage is pretty bad and somebody ought
> > to review it. They don't read like steps - they read like
> > alternatives: "You can also..."
>
> > "You can also simply include flatiron in your package.json and install
> > locally with npm"
> > "Installing your dependencies with npm will install flatiron and all
> > nested dependencies"
>
> --
> Joshua Holbrook
> Engineer
> Nodejitsu Inc.

> j...@nodejitsu.com

[Philip Weaver]

Install FlatIron

> sudo npm install flatiron -g

Navigate to a directory which will contain your new application and
run: (note: the existing installation step provides no example for
type)

> flatiron create <app-name> <type>

Switch to inside this new directory:

> cd <app-name>

The following command will install any dependencies which the
generated application might require:

> npm install

Now run your application:

> node app.js