WebStorm - error: Please specify npm package

Question

Webstorm throws an error when trying to run a command specified in package.json:

"devDependencies": {},
      "scripts": {
        "dev": "./node_modules/.bin/webpack-dev-server --content-base src --inline --hot",
        "test": "echo \"Error: no test specified\" && exit 1"
      },

I've used this script with Webstorm on other computers (Linux/Windows). On this one (Linux), it does not seem to work out of a sudden. It used to be fine. I've just upgraded Webstorm. From CLI, the 'dev'command works fine, it's something to do with Webstorm configuration. The In Settings => Languages & Frameworks => NOde.js and NPM the node interpreter is specified as /usr/bin/node which is the correct path. I also clicked to Enable Node.js Core library. Still in the NPM window on Webstorm, when I want to run the 'dev' script, it throws the above mentioned error. The project is a react project, if that matters.

In the past, it ran fine. Please advise.

Edit: Added a screenshot - Defaults

dev => Edit 'dev' settings:

Answer 1

Ran into the same issue after upgrading from 11.0.3 to 2016.1. Not sure if some configuration was wrongly copied or if they added a new field to specify the npm package.

Go to

Run > Edit Configurations > Defaults > npm

Browse to select a Node interpreter, using the [...] button.

You should find the Npm package field, fill it with YOUR_PATH_TO_NODE/lib/node_modules/npm.

If it does not work right away, restart WebStorm so that it is taken into account.