karma init throwing error on Windows

Created on 7 Apr 2016 · 7Comments · Source: karma-runner/karma

Expected behavior

We should expect to get some sort of init just like karma-cli...which is also broke on Windows

Actual behavior

`$ karma init

readline.js:526
this.line = this.line.slice(this.cursor);
^

TypeError: Cannot read property 'slice' of undefined
at Interface._deleteLineLeft (readline.js:526:24)
at suggestNextOption (C:\dev\R22788\web-app\web\node_modules\karma\lib\init\state_machine.js:43:9)
at nextQuestion (C:\dev\R22788\web-app\web\node_modules\karma\lib\init\state_machine.js:119:12)
at process (C:\dev\R22788\web-app\web\node_modules\karma\lib\init\state_machine.js:135:10)
at Object.exports.init (C:\dev\R22788\web-app\web\node_modules\karma\lib\init.js:247:6)
at Object.exports.run (C:\dev\R22788\web-app\web\node_modules\karma\lib\cli.js:249:25)
at requireCliAndRun (C:\Users\ufen\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\karma-cli\bin\karma:44:16)
at C:\Users\ufen\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\karma-cli\bin\karma:54:12
at C:\Users\ufen\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\karma-cli\node_modules\resolve\lib\async.js:44:21
at ondir (C:\Users\ufen\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\karma-cli\node_modules\resolve\lib\async.js:187:31)
at C:\Users\ufen\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\karma-cli\node_modules\resolve\lib\async.js:153:39
at onex (C:\Users\ufen\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\karma-cli\node_modules\resolve\lib\async.js:93:22)
at C:\Users\ufen\AppData\Roaming\npm\node_modules\karma-cli\node_modules\resolve\lib\async.js:24:18
at FSReqWrap.oncomplete (fs.js:82:15)
`

Enviroment Details

Windows 7 Enterprise
node version 5.9
Karma version (output of karma --version): 0.13.22

Steps to reproduce the behaviour

run karma init from node_modules

Source

Prophet32j

Most helpful comment

Probably you're using the Git Bash terminal, MinTTY, which doesn't have full support for TTY.

You have 4 options to fix the problem:

Use CMD terminal with the Windows shell (the default Windows console)
Use CMD terminal with the Bash shell (execute "C:\Program Files\Git\bin\bash.exe" --login -i in cmd terminal)
Use Powershell (an alternative terminal typically installed by default in Windows environments)
Use an alternative terminal (or develop a new one :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye: )

If you just need execute isolated interactive commands like karma init, I recommend option 1 for it and then come back to Git Bash. However I would give a try to Powershell.

malkomich on 7 Sep 2016

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All 7 comments

I have the same problem.

guohuihot on 3 May 2016

I'm having the same issue on Windows 10.
Node 5.1.1
Karma 0.13.22

jmhibben on 19 May 2016

Same issue here.

Identical setup as the previous user on Windows 10. Using Node 5.1.1 and Karma 0.13.22

The error only shows up when using Mingw-w64 (git bash).

Works fine on cmd.exe.

ashbeats on 24 May 2016

Same error.

Windows 10 x64
Node 6.1.0

Works only in cmd. Not working in git-bash or webstorm terminal.

olegdeezus on 12 Jun 2016

I'm having the same issue
Windows 7

mrjamiebowman on 7 Jul 2016

Probably you're using the Git Bash terminal, MinTTY, which doesn't have full support for TTY.

You have 4 options to fix the problem:

Use CMD terminal with the Windows shell (the default Windows console)
Use CMD terminal with the Bash shell (execute "C:\Program Files\Git\bin\bash.exe" --login -i in cmd terminal)
Use Powershell (an alternative terminal typically installed by default in Windows environments)
Use an alternative terminal (or develop a new one :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye: )

If you just need execute isolated interactive commands like karma init, I recommend option 1 for it and then come back to Git Bash. However I would give a try to Powershell.

malkomich on 7 Sep 2016

👍12

succeed in using cmd