Cannot find module './lib/should'

Nitin picture Nitin · Oct 10, 2013 · Viewed 8.5k times · Source

i have a test code and trying to run it

var should = require("should")
describe('Array', function(){
  describe('#indexOf()', function(){
    it('should return -1 when the value is not present',function(){
      [1,2,3].indexOf(5).should.equal(-1);
      [1,2,3].indexOf(0).should.equal(-1);
    })
  })
})

when i run it i am getting error

Error: Cannot find module './lib/should'
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:338:15)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:280:25)
    at Module.require (module.js:364:17)
    at require (module.js:380:17)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/ritesh/projects/passport-topcoder/node_modules/should/index.js:2:18)
    at Module._compile (module.js:456:26)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:474:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:312:12)
    at Module.require (module.js:364:17)
    at require (module.js:380:17)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/ritesh/projects/passport-topcoder/test/module.test.js:1:76)
    at Module._compile (module.js:456:26)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:474:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:312:12)
    at Module.require (module.js:364:17)
    at require (module.js:380:17)
    at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/mocha/lib/mocha.js:152:27
    at Array.forEach (native)
    at Mocha.loadFiles (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/mocha/lib/mocha.js:149:14)
    at Mocha.run (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/mocha/lib/mocha.js:306:31)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/usr/local/lib/node_modules/mocha/bin/_mocha:348:7)
    at Module._compile (module.js:456:26)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:474:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:312:12)
    at Function.Module.runMain (module.js:497:10)
    at startup (node.js:119:16)
    at node.js:901:3

i included mocha and should in package.json but why i am facing this error .should is showing in my node modules also.please guideline

Answer

Mart&#237;n Coll picture Martín Coll · Oct 10, 2013

I faced the same issue, and I think it is because should package has been updated two hours ago (and it may have broken something).

npm install [email protected]

did the trick.

EDIT

Version 2.0.1 fixed the issue.