Errors using JQuery with node.js

Question

I have a fresh install of node.js running on Windows 7, and I am trying to run a very basic JQuery script, named a.js, which contains just:

require("jquery");
$().jquery;

Unfortunately, this will not run with JQuery, giving me a TypeError:

C:\Users\Ian>node a.js

C:\Users\Ian\node_modules\jquery\lib\node-jquery.js:10
    window.XMLHttpRequest.prototype.withCredentials = false;
                         ^
TypeError: Cannot read property 'prototype' of undefined
    at create (C:\Users\Ian\node_modules\jquery\lib\node-jquery.js:10:26)
    at C:\Users\Ian\node_modules\jquery\lib\node-jquery.js:9435:18
    at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Users\Ian\node_modules\jquery\lib\node-jquery.js:9437:2)
    at Module._compile (module.js:449:26)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:467:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:312:12)
    at Module.require (module.js:362:17)
    at require (module.js:378:17)
    at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Users\Ian\a.js:1:63)

I have found a few bug reports on this error through Google, most of which suggest downgrading JQuery. However, when I do that, I just get a different error. The below is with JQuery 1.6.3:

C:\Users\Ian>node a.js

module.js:340
    throw err;
      ^
Error: Cannot find module 'location'
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:338:15)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:280:25)
    at Module.require (module.js:362:17)
    at require (module.js:378:17)
    at create (C:\Users\Ian\node_modules\jquery\node-jquery.js:6:33)
    at C:\Users\Ian\node_modules\jquery\node-jquery.js:9065:18
    at Object.<anonymous> (C:\Users\Ian\node_modules\jquery\node-jquery.js:9067:2)
    at Module._compile (module.js:449:26)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:467:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:356:32)

Can anyone suggest what may be wrong? I have tried various reinstallations of the software with no luck. I have tried both npm install -g and npm install for both the default version of jquery and also [email protected].

Edit: This question - as yet unanswered - seems related.

No good answer sorry @SLaks - I'm making use of someone else's code which runs JQuery on the server side. When I failed to get that working, I came up with my trivial test example to ensure that the problem was only with the JQuery part, and not anything else in the other person's code. — Ina
– Ina, Commented Oct 19, 2012 at 17:42
@Ina Yeah but that's the problem, jQuery is not a serverside library, it relies on stuff not present in node. — Jakub Hampl
– Jakub Hampl, Commented Oct 19, 2012 at 17:43
@JakubHampl so do you believe there is no workaround? I'm given to believe the code I inherited worked well enough. I can get some way along by manually installing packages (such as location, above) but I eventually run into a TypeError. I'd also appreciate any links you can provide around jQuery not being a serverside library, npmjs.org/package/jquery seems to imply it is, but I'm new to this and could easily be wrong. — Ina
– Ina, Commented Oct 19, 2012 at 17:55
@SLaks sometimes you re-use libraries written for the browser on the server-side. — Matt Zukowski
– Matt Zukowski, Commented Mar 21, 2013 at 3:16

Jonathan R. · Accepted Answer · 2013-06-02 20:44:13Z

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If ur on node 0.10.x ... run sudo npm rebuild

https://github.com/coolaj86/node-jquery/issues/35

answered Jun 2, 2013 at 20:44

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critium Over a year ago

This got me earlier as well. I was running ubuntu. Apt get only gets you 0.6. Upgraded to 0.10 and then this error. Cleaned out the node_modules and reran npm install.

jloria · Accepted Answer · 2012-12-12 22:05:37Z

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In the git page for the jquery-nodejs project, says that does not works on Windows, so the problem is your OS. https://github.com/coolaj86/node-jquery

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Matt Zukowski Over a year ago

I'm having the same problem but on Mac OS X. Might have something to do with node 0.10.0 as I didn't see it happening before the upgrade.

Tom Over a year ago

This isn't really accurate: contextify doesn't build easily on Windows, but you can make it happen using node-gyp if you install the required MS build tools. Once you do that, jQuery should be installable.

zemirco · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-19 18:03:48Z

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You have to assign the module to the $ variable:

var $ = require('jquery');
$().jquery;

answered Oct 19, 2012 at 18:03

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pimvdb Over a year ago

True, but the error happens on line 1, so it's not the undefined $.

Ina Over a year ago

Thanks @zeMirco, unfortunately that doesn't change any of my errors.

zemirco Over a year ago

The error must be in the rest of your code that you didn't show us. The first error says window.XMLHttpRequest is undefined.

Ina Over a year ago

I just downgraded from node v0.8.12 to v0.8.11 but that hasn't helped me.

HosseinSafy · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-02 20:22:54Z

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I ran into this issue on REHL and sudo npm rebuild solved the problem for me.

answered Oct 2, 2013 at 20:22

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thefox · Accepted Answer · 2014-11-10 14:58:42Z

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For those running Windows, the npm rebuild may not work and you might still see something like:

C:\Projects\NODE\paragraphs\node_modules\jquery\lib\node-jquery.js:10
window.XMLHttpRequest.prototype.withCredentials = false;
                     ^
TypeError: Cannot read property 'prototype' of undefined

Found this solution thanks to user NeverI that did the trick for me:

In node-jquery.js (found under \node_modules\jquery\lib) change the lines:

if(window == null ) {
    window = require('jsdom').jsdom().createWindow();

to:

 if(!window || !window.document) {
    window = require('jsdom').createWindow();
    window.document = require('jsdom').jsdom();

answered Nov 10, 2014 at 14:58

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