"node-abi" problem with MM v2.18.0

[hclaus]

Hello everyone,

after updating to MagicMirror v2.18.0, a couple of modules show some errors related with “node-abi”. I already did a fresh installation of MagicMirror and node.js but the problems persist. A separate installation of node-abi in the module folder and the main MagicMirror-folder (via command “npm i node-abi”) did not solve the issues, either.

Can someone help me, how to fix it? Thank you in advance!

The following terminal outputs are shown, when I try to install the module “MMM-Buttons”:

pi@raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror $ cd ~/MagicMirror/modules # adapt directory if you are using a different one
pi@raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror/modules $ git clone https://github.com/Jopyth/MMM-Buttons.git
Cloning into 'MMM-Buttons'...
remote: Enumerating objects: 54, done.
remote: Total 54 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 54
Unpacking objects: 100% (54/54), done.
pi@raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror/modules $ cd MMM-Buttons
pi@raspberrypi:~/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-Buttons $ npm install
npm WARN deprecated har-validator@5.1.5: this library is no longer supported
npm WARN deprecated uuid@3.4.0: Please upgrade  to version 7 or higher.  Older versions may use Math.random() in certain circumstances, which is known to be problematic.  See https://v8.dev/blog/math-random for details.
npm WARN deprecated request@2.88.2: request has been deprecated, see https://github.com/request/request/issues/3142

> Magic-Mirror-Module-Buttons@1.0.0 postinstall
> node_modules/.bin/electron-rebuild -e ../../node_modules/electron

⠋ Searching dependency tree
An unhandled error occurred inside electron-rebuild
Could not detect abi for version 16.0.5 and runtime electron.  Updating "node-abi" might help solve this issue if it is a new release of electron

Error: Could not detect abi for version 16.0.5 and runtime electron.  Updating "node-abi" might help solve this issue if it is a new release of electron
    at Object.getAbi (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-Buttons/node_modules/node-abi/index.js:36:9)
    at new Rebuilder (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-Buttons/node_modules/electron-rebuild/lib/src/rebuild.js:126:48)
    at rebuildWithOptions (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-Buttons/node_modules/electron-rebuild/lib/src/rebuild.js:404:23)
    at Object.doRebuild [as rebuild] (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-Buttons/node_modules/electron-rebuild/lib/src/rebuild.js:427:16)
    at /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-Buttons/node_modules/electron-rebuild/lib/src/cli.js:124:33
    at Generator.next (<anonymous>)
    at fulfilled (/home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-Buttons/node_modules/electron-rebuild/lib/src/cli.js:6:58)
npm ERR! code 255
npm ERR! path /home/pi/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-Buttons
npm ERR! command failed
npm ERR! command sh -c node_modules/.bin/electron-rebuild -e ../../node_modules/electron

npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR!     /home/pi/.npm/_logs/2022-01-14T21_22_15_425Z-debug.log

[karsten13]

@hclaus

see https://forum.magicmirror.builders/topic/16074/electron-rebuild-and-magicmirror-v2-18-and-more?page=1

[bugsounet]

@karsten13 mouahmouah… I’m a Magician…
Wow You have shared one link of my app!!

[hclaus]

Thank you for this cross reference! I will follow the instructions in the other thread then and - in case - post further questions there.

Cheers folks!

[cowboysdude]

@karsten13 Good reference. It’s how I got all mine working again after the upgrade… now everything is working again!!!