Error: Cannot find module 'lefthook-linux-x64/bin/lefthook' on git commit after updating npm dependency to 1.6.10

[alexandrulesi]

🔧 Summary

In an npm environment after updating lefthook to 1.6.10 package version I am no longer able to make commits on my Fedora Linux 39 Workstation machine. I don't have the issue on 1.6.8.

I'm also not seeing any of these packages mentioned in the package lock in the node_modules folder:

  "packages": {
    ...
    "node_modules/lefthook": {
      "optionalDependencies": {
        "lefthook-darwin-arm64": "1.6.10",
        "lefthook-darwin-x64": "1.6.10",
        "lefthook-freebsd-arm64": "1.6.10",
        "lefthook-freebsd-x64": "1.6.10",
        "lefthook-linux-arm64": "1.6.10",
        "lefthook-linux-x64": "1.6.10",
        "lefthook-windows-arm64": "1.6.10",
        "lefthook-windows-x64": "1.6.10"
      }
    }
  }

Lefthook version

package.json dependency version 1.6.10. Trying to call npx lefthook version -f throws the same error mentioned below.

Steps to reproduce

1. Upgrade dependency version to 1.6.10
2. npm i
3. Try to make any commit

Expected results

Successful commit

Actual results

Error: Cannot find module 'lefthook-linux-x64/bin/lefthook'

Logs / Screenshots

+ '[' '' = 0 ']'
+ call_lefthook run prepare-commit-msg .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG message
++ git rev-parse --show-toplevel
+ dir=/home/redacted
++ uname
++ tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]'
+ osArch=linux
++ uname -m
++ sed s/aarch64/arm64/
+ cpuArch=x86_64
+ test -n ''
+ lefthook -h
+ test -f /home/redacted/node_modules/lefthook/bin/index.js
+ /home/redacted/node_modules/lefthook/bin/index.js run prepare-commit-msg .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG message
node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1080
  throw err;
  ^

Error: Cannot find module 'lefthook-linux-x64/bin/lefthook'
Require stack:
- /home/redacted/node_modules/lefthook/get-exe.js
- /home/redacted/node_modules/lefthook/bin/index.js
    at Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1077:15)
    at Function.resolve (node:internal/modules/cjs/helpers:127:19)
    at getExePath (/home/redacted/node_modules/lefthook/get-exe.js:17:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/redacted/node_modules/lefthook/bin/index.js:9:5)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1256:14)
    at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1310:10)
    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1119:32)
    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:960:12)
    at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (node:internal/modules/run_main:81:12)
    at node:internal/main/run_main_module:23:47 {
  code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
  requireStack: [
    '/home/redacted/node_modules/lefthook/get-exe.js',
    '/home/redacted/node_modules/lefthook/bin/index.js'
  ]
}

Node.js v18.17.1

[flntzr]

The same applies to a MacBook Pro with an M3 Pro on macOS Sonoma.

Error: Cannot find module 'lefthook-darwin-arm64/bin/lefthook'
Require stack:
- /Users/flntzr/workspace/exampleProject/node_modules/lefthook/get-exe.js
- /Users/flntzr/workspace/exampleProject/node_modules/lefthook/bin/index.js
    at Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1145:15)
    at Function.resolve (node:internal/modules/helpers:190:19)
    at getExePath (/Users/flntzr/workspace/exampleProject/node_modules/lefthook/get-exe.js:17:18)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/Users/flntzr/workspace/exampleProject/node_modules/lefthook/bin/index.js:9:5)
    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1358:14)
    at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1416:10)
    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1208:32)
    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1024:12)
    at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (node:internal/modules/run_main:174:12)
    at node:internal/main/run_main_module:28:49 {
  code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
  requireStack: [
    '/Users/flntzr/workspace/exampleProject/node_modules/lefthook/get-exe.js',
    '/Users/flntzr/workspace/exampleProject/node_modules/lefthook/bin/index.js'
  ]
}

[mrexox]

Hey! Do you skip installation of optionalDependencies? Could you share the way you install lefthook? It should usually go to devDependencies.

Since 1.6.8 there was nothing special added to package management.

[flntzr]

I am not entirely sure what happened here but after another npm install it seems to be working with 1.6.10 as well. I did not skip any optionalDependencies and lefthook is part of the devDependencies.

The project in question is a monorepo using npm workspaces in combination with lerna and I suspect this has introduced some flakiness since we've seen a similar issue before. If it's relevant, it previously occurred with lightningcss-linux-arm64-gnu.

@alexandrulesi Do you have a similar project setup, i.e. lerna and/or npm workspaces could be to blame?

[flntzr]

I believe the error we're seeing here is related to this bug in the npm CLI and can be closed here.

[JeffJacobson]

I've had a similar issue on Windows 10 (but with a slightly different, windows-related error message, obviously).

Reverting to previous version fixed the issue.

Perhaps its related to #722, about virus scanners detecting the latest lefthook as a virus. Windows Security did warn me about an issue today, which went away after reverting to the previous version of lefthook.

I don't remember upgrading lefthook TODAY, when I started seeing problems, which is why I think it might be related to #722.

Partial package.json below, post reversion. (I'm sure anyone reading this would already understand how to revert to an early version, but just in case...)

"devDependencies": {
    "lefthook": "1.6.11",
}

[mrexox]

Hey! Does the issue still persist with the lefthook v1.6.16?

[thoroc]

Just got a similar error on a macos x64 and version ^1.6.18

Cannot find module 'lefthook-darwin-x64/bin/lefthook'

So I'd say yes.

[mrexox]

What package manager do you use?

[IsmaelMartinez]

I had a similar issue but it was related to the upgrade of husky to 9.x https://github.com/typicode/husky/releases/tag/v9.0.1 . They deprecated the husky install command (just remove the install). Without that change, nothing gets installed but the npm i (or others) looks like it completes without errors (what is not the case, as it just doesn't do the installs)

Maybe it helps others.

[thoroc]

What package manager do you use?

I was personally using npm (tried pnpm as well fwiw) when that happened

[agungkes]

I resolved the above error by reinstalling node_modules since I was using pnpm, I just ran it with the pnpm i --force command

[mrexox]

@thoroc do you still have this issue with the latest versions of lefthook? I remember there were issues with packaging some time ago because we were trying to fix the issue for bun environment. But the problem must be fixed, could you verify this?