Loopback: Error: Cannot find module 'ieee754' - while trying to run the lb command

[deepakparamesh]

Description/Steps to reproduce

I installed the Loopback using the command "npm install -g loopback-cli"
the [email protected] was successfully installed.

after i run the command "lb" the cli threw an error

`module.js:538
throw err;
^

Error: Cannot find module 'ieee754'
at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:536:15)
at Function.Module._load (module.js:466:25)
at Module.require (module.js:579:17)
at require (internal/module.js:11:18)
at Object. (C:\Users\dellAppData\Roaming\npmnode_modulesloopback-clinode_modules\swagger-client\dist\index.js:7:11355)
at t (C:\Users\dellAppData\Roaming\npmnode_modulesloopback-clinode_modules\swagger-client\dist\index.js:1:177)
at Object. (C:\Users\dellAppData\Roaming\npmnode_modulesloopback-clinode_modules\swagger-client\dist\index.js:7:15)
at Object. (C:\Users\dellAppData\Roaming\npmnode_modulesloopback-clinode_modules\swagger-client\dist\index.js:7:11111)
at t (C:\Users\dellAppData\Roaming\npmnode_modulesloopback-clinode_modules\swagger-client\dist\index.js:1:177)
at Object. (C:\Users\dellAppData\Roaming\npmnode_modulesloopback-clinode_modules\swagger-client\dist\index.js:1:48717) `

Expected result

expecting the command to generate questions..

Thanks in advance

Additional information

Node version : 8.0 +

[diegoazh]

Same issue here!
Other question is, install module ieee754 globally or in dev dependencies?

[shinta5150]

Having same issue on [email protected]

[shinta5150]

Temporary fix npm i -g ieee754 --save-dev and to get local working npm i ieee754 --save-dev

[virkt25]

Cross posting from https://github.com/strongloop/loopback-next/issues/1367#issuecomment-392345837

swagger-api/swagger-js#1326 is the culprit.

[raymondfeng]

Fixed by https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-js/pull/1328