Running npm install odbc in Sails app produces errors?

Question

I am trying to install the node-odbc package (https://github.com/wankdanker/node-odbc) in my Sails app.

As per the docs I have installed and configured unixobdc on the server but when I do npm install odbc --save in the app directory I get the following error:

npm ERR! Linux 3.19.0-58-generic npm ERR! argv "/usr/bin/nodejs" "/usr/bin/npm" "install" "odbc" "--save" npm ERR! node v4.4.3 npm ERR! npm v3.8.7

npm ERR! Cannot set property 'waterline-criteria' of undefined npm ERR! npm ERR! If you need help, you may report this error at: npm ERR! *LINK{//github.com/npm/npm/issues} npm ERR! Linux 3.19.0-58-generic npm ERR! argv "/usr/bin/nodejs" "/usr/bin/npm" "install" "odbc" "--save" npm ERR! node v4.4.3 npm ERR! npm v3.8.7

npm ERR! Cannot set property 'waterline-cursor' of undefined npm ERR! npm ERR! If you need help, you may report this error at: npm ERR! *LINK{//github.com/npm/npm/issues} npm ERR! Linux 3.19.0-58-generic npm ERR! argv "/usr/bin/nodejs" "/usr/bin/npm" "install" "odbc" "--save" npm ERR! node v4.4.3 npm ERR! npm v3.8.7

npm ERR! Cannot set property 'waterline-errors' of undefined npm ERR! npm ERR! If you need help, you may report this error at: npm ERR! *LINK{//github.com/npm/npm/issues}

npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request: npm ERR! /var/www/sails.dev/secApp/npm-debug.log

Any ideas on why this is or how I could get this package to work in Sails?

Answer 1

Try this:

Delete the node_modules folder in your applications directory.

From within your applications directory run this command:

npm install odbc --save;

I suspect that something has gone wrong with your applications NPM installation so you are just refreshing it whilst adding your new package.