Nuxt•2y ago

Unable to develop an npm linked module (error: "fails to load url")

Hello. I've just set up a starter module repo using the starter template code and have NPM linked it from a Nuxt project. However, when I configure Nuxt to see the module, and start the server, I get the following error:

ERROR  Failed to load url /@fs/Volumes/Data/Work/Projects/nuxt-landkit/dist/runtime/plugin.mjs 
(resolved id: /Volumes/Data/Work/Projects/nuxt-landkit/dist/runtime/plugin.mjs) 
in virtual:nuxt:/Volumes/Data/Work/Projects/controlspace-site/.nuxt/plugins/client.mjs. 

Does the file exist?

ERROR  Failed to load url /@fs/Volumes/Data/Work/Projects/nuxt-landkit/dist/runtime/plugin.mjs 
(resolved id: /Volumes/Data/Work/Projects/nuxt-landkit/dist/runtime/plugin.mjs) 
in virtual:nuxt:/Volumes/Data/Work/Projects/controlspace-site/.nuxt/plugins/client.mjs. 

Does the file exist?

I have run the prepare and build scripts in the module repo, and I can see the files exist. However, if I copy/paste the code to my app's modules folder, it works first time. Is it that Nuxt / Nitro doesn't see them, or is there something else at play?

4 Replies

harlan•2y ago

Hmm apparently there are some edge case issues with npm link, the recommended solution on the module author guide is to use npm pack https://nuxt.com/docs/guide/going-further/modules#manual-qa-with-playground-and-externally

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harlan•2y ago

if it's just for testing you can probably do something like

import MyModule from '../../packages/my-module/src/module'

export default defineNuxtConfig({
  modules: [
    MyModule,
  ]
})

import MyModule from '../../packages/my-module/src/module'

export default defineNuxtConfig({
  modules: [
    MyModule,
  ]
})

Unknown User•2y ago

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davestewartOP•2y ago

Thanks! Will try later

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Unable to develop an npm linked module (error: "fails to load url")