[BUG] Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'description') #5961
Description
Is there an existing issue for this?
- I have searched the existing issues
This issue exists in the latest npm version
- I am using the latest npm
Current Behavior
For some dependencies in a project's package.json a TypeError occurs when npm ll -a is executed.
For example,, if package.json contains the following dependenciy:
{
"dependencies": {
"ws": "8.11.0"
}
}
the following error occurs when executing npm ll -a:
$ npm --version
8.19.2
$ npm ll -a
npm ERR! Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'description')
npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
npm ERR! ~`.npm/_logs/2022-12-13T20_36_19_543Z-debug-0.log
while the log file contains the following stacktrace:
9 verbose stack TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'description')
39 verbose stack at getHumanOutputItem (~/.nvm/versions/node/v18.12.1/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/commands/ls.js:339:35)
39 verbose stack at visit (~/.nvm/versions/node/v18.12.1/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/commands/ls.js:160:15)
39 verbose stack at visitNode (~/.nvm/versions/node/v18.12.1/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/treeverse/lib/breadth.js:37:25)
39 verbose stack at next (~/.nvm/versions/node/v18.12.1/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/treeverse/lib/breadth.js:23:19)
39 verbose stack at ~/.nvm/versions/node/v18.12.1/lib/node_modules/npm/node_modules/treeverse/lib/breadth.js:25:31
39 verbose stack at async LL.exec (~/.nvm/versions/node/v18.12.1/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/commands/ls.js:122:20)
39 verbose stack at async module.exports (~/.nvm/versions/node/v18.12.1/lib/node_modules/npm/lib/cli.js:78:5)
Expected Behavior
Full dependency tree to be printed for a project
Steps To Reproduce
- Tested on Linux with NPM v.8.19.2
- With a project that has a dependency like the following:
{
"dependencies": {
"ws": "8.11.0"
}
}
- Run 'npm ll -a'
- See error...
Environment
- npm: 8.19.2
- Node.js: v18.12.1
- OS Name:Fedora Linux 36 (Workstation Edition)