Ionic-framework: generate CLI returning an error with a module, reflect-metadata

[cfjedimaster]

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[ ] 2.x
[ x] 3.x

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Current behavior:
I made a new project, then ran: ionic g page login.

I got:

[ERROR] Error with ./node_modules/ionic-angular/package.json file: FILE_NOT_FOUND
Error: Cannot find module 'reflect-metadata'

Note that I got this error with ionic info as well.

Expected behavior:
It would generate a new page.

Steps to reproduce:
Generate a new page via the CLI.

Other information:

Ionic info: (run ionic info from a terminal/cmd prompt and paste output below):

[ERROR] Error with ./node_modules/ionic-angular/package.json file: FILE_NOT_FOUND

global packages:

    @ionic/cli-utils : 1.4.0
    Ionic CLI        : 3.4.0

local packages:

    @ionic/app-scripts              : 1.3.11
    @ionic/cli-plugin-ionic-angular : 1.3.1
    Ionic Framework                 : not installed

System:

    Node       : v8.1.2
    OS         : Linux 4.4
    Xcode      : not installed
    ios-deploy : not installed
    ios-sim    : not installed
    npm        : 5.0.4 

[ricardocolares]

I'm having the same problem.

[tobiasmuecksch]

I had the same problem. For me the following fixed it:

1. rm -r node_modules
2. rm package-lock.json
3. npm install

[jgw96]

Hello, thanks for using Ionic! @danbucholtz fixed this last night. This was caused by a classic "dependency of a dependency" issue that npm 4 allowed you to get away with but npm 5, rightly, complains about. If you start a new project now things work swimmingly. Thanks, everyone!

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