NX/Node Generates Broken Applications: Serve Fails to Locate Main.js (v20.3) #29480

Lamar1806 · 2024-12-28T02:17:57Z

Current Behavior

The nx build command works and generates the necessary output files in the expected directory. However, running the nx serve command fails with the following error:

[ watch ] build succeeded, watching for changes...
/Users/dalmarsegrest-brooks/Documents/Code.nosync/Ikigai/node_modules/@nx/js/src/executors/node/node.impl.js:312
    throw new Error(`Could not find ${fileToRun}. Make sure your build succeeded.`);
          ^

Error: Could not find /Users/dalmarsegrest-brooks/Documents/Code.nosync/Ikigai/dist/apps/night-owl-server/main.js. Make sure your build succeeded.
    at fileToRunCorrectPath (/Users/dalmarsegrest-brooks/Documents/Code.nosync/Ikigai/node_modules/@nx/js/src/executors/node/node.impl.js:312:11)
    at /Users/dalmarsegrest-brooks/Documents/Code.nosync/Ikigai/node_modules/@nx/js/src/executors/node/node.impl.js:98:49
    at new Promise (<anonymous>)
    at Object.start (/Users/dalmarsegrest-brooks/Documents/Code.nosync/Ikigai/node_modules/@nx/js/src/executors/node/node.impl.js:92:36)
    at async Timeout.processQueue [as _onTimeout] (/Users/dalmarsegrest-brooks/Documents/Code.nosync/Ikigai/node_modules/@nx/js/src/executors/node/node.impl.js:63:13)

The main.js file exists in the dist/apps/night-owl-server directory after running the build command, but the serve command is unable to locate it.

Expected Behavior

The nx serve command should:

Trigger the nx build command to generate the necessary files.
Locate the generated main.js file in the dist/apps/night-owl-server directory and execute it.

This behavior is expected for a newly generated Node.js application.

Steps to Reproduce

Clone the repository and checkout the night-owl-server branch:

git clone https://github.com/Lamar1806/Ikigai.git
cd Ikigai
git checkout night-owl-server

Install dependencies:
```
npm install
```
Build the application:
```
nx build night-owl-server
```
Verify that the build generates the main.js file in the correct directory:
```
ls dist/apps/night-owl-server
```
Serve the application:
```
nx serve night-owl-server --verbose
```

Observe the error:

[ watch ] build succeeded, watching for changes...
/Users/dalmarsegrest-brooks/Documents/Code.nosync/Ikigai/node_modules/@nx/js/src/executors/node/node.impl.js:312
    throw new Error(`Could not find ${fileToRun}. Make sure your build succeeded.`);
          ^

Error: Could not find /Users/dalmarsegrest-brooks/Documents/Code.nosync/Ikigai/dist/apps/night-owl-server/main.js. Make sure your build succeeded.

Failure Logs / Images / Videos

Error Logs:

[ watch ] build succeeded, watching for changes...
/Users/dalmarsegrest-brooks/Documents/Code.nosync/Ikigai/node_modules/@nx/js/src/executors/node/node.impl.js:312
    throw new Error(`Could not find ${fileToRun}. Make sure your build succeeded.`);
          ^

Error: Could not find /Users/dalmarsegrest-brooks/Documents/Code.nosync/Ikigai/dist/apps/night-owl-server/main.js. Make sure your build succeeded.
    at fileToRunCorrectPath (/Users/dalmarsegrest-brooks/Documents/Code.nosync/Ikigai/node_modules/@nx/js/src/executors/node/node.impl.js:312:11)
    at /Users/dalmarsegrest-brooks/Documents/Code.nosync/Ikigai/node_modules/@nx/js/src/executors/node/node.impl.js:98:49
    at new Promise (<anonymous>)
    at Object.start (/Users/dalmarsegrest-brooks/Documents/Code.nosync/Ikigai/node_modules/@nx/js/src/executors/node/node.impl.js:92:36)
    at async Timeout.processQueue [as _onTimeout] (/Users/dalmarsegrest-brooks/Documents/Code.nosync/Ikigai/node_modules/@nx/js/src/executors/node/node.impl.js:63:13)

Environment

Nx Console version: (Specify if applicable)
VSCode version: 1.96.2
Nx version: 20.3.0
Node.js version: 23.4.0
OS: macOS

nx report Output:

>  NX  Report complete - copy this into the issue template

  Node : 23.4.0
  OS   : macOS
  npm  : 9.8.0
  
  nx : 20.3.0
  @nrwl/js : 20.3.0
  @nrwl/node : 20.3.0
  @nx/esbuild : 20.3.0

Additional Notes

This issue can be reproduced by cloning the branch at this link:
https://github.com/Lamar1806/Ikigai/tree/night-owl-server
After cloning, install dependencies, build, and run the serve command as described above.

Expected Behavior

Explained above

GitHub Repo

https://github.com/Lamar1806/Ikigai/tree/night-owl-server

Steps to Reproduce

Clone the repository and checkout the night-owl-server branch:

git clone https://github.com/Lamar1806/Ikigai.git
cd Ikigai
git checkout night-owl-server

Install dependencies:
```
npm install
```
Build the application:
```
nx build night-owl-server
```
Verify that the build generates the main.js file in the correct directory:
```
ls dist/apps/night-owl-server
```
Serve the application:
```
nx serve night-owl-server --verbose
```

Observe the error:

[ watch ] build succeeded, watching for changes...
/Users/dalmarsegrest-brooks/Documents/Code.nosync/Ikigai/node_modules/@nx/js/src/executors/node/node.impl.js:312
    throw new Error(`Could not find ${fileToRun}. Make sure your build succeeded.`);
          ^

Error: Could not find /Users/dalmarsegrest-brooks/Documents/Code.nosync/Ikigai/dist/apps/night-owl-server/main.js. Make sure your build succeeded.

Nx Report

NX   Report complete - copy this into the issue template

Node           : 23.4.0
OS             : darwin-arm64
Native Target  : aarch64-macos
npm            : 10.9.2

nx (global)            : 20.3.0
nx                     : 20.3.0
@nx/js                 : 20.3.0
@nx/jest               : 20.3.0
@nx/eslint             : 20.3.0
@nx/workspace          : 20.3.0
@nx/cypress            : 20.3.0
@nx/detox              : 20.3.0
@nx/devkit             : 20.3.0
@nx/esbuild            : 20.3.0
@nx/eslint-plugin      : 20.3.0
@nx/express            : 20.3.0
@nx/module-federation  : 20.3.0
@nx/node               : 20.3.0
@nx/playwright         : 20.3.0
@nx/plugin             : 20.3.0
@nx/react              : 20.3.0
@nx/react-native       : 20.3.0
@nx/vite               : 20.3.0
@nx/web                : 20.3.0
@nx/webpack            : 20.3.0
typescript             : 5.6.3
---------------------------------------
Registered Plugins:
@nx/react-native/plugin
@nx/eslint/plugin
@nx/vite/plugin
@nx/cypress/plugin
@nx/playwright/plugin
---------------------------------------
Local workspace plugins:
         @ikigai/workspace-extensions

Failure Logs

> nx run night-owl-server:serve:development

[ watch ] build succeeded, watching for changes...
/Users/dalmarsegrest-brooks/Documents/Code.nosync/Ikigai/node_modules/@nx/js/src/executors/node/node.impl.js:312
    throw new Error(`Could not find ${fileToRun}. Make sure your build succeeded.`);
          ^

Error: Could not find /Users/dalmarsegrest-brooks/Documents/Code.nosync/Ikigai/dist/apps/night-owl-server/main.js. Make sure your build succeeded.
    at fileToRunCorrectPath (/Users/dalmarsegrest-brooks/Documents/Code.nosync/Ikigai/node_modules/@nx/js/src/executors/node/node.impl.js:312:11)
    at /Users/dalmarsegrest-brooks/Documents/Code.nosync/Ikigai/node_modules/@nx/js/src/executors/node/node.impl.js:98:49
    at new Promise (<anonymous>)
    at Object.start (/Users/dalmarsegrest-brooks/Documents/Code.nosync/Ikigai/node_modules/@nx/js/src/executors/node/node.impl.js:92:36)
    at async Timeout.processQueue [as _onTimeout] (/Users/dalmarsegrest-brooks/Documents/Code.nosync/Ikigai/node_modules/@nx/js/src/executors/node/node.impl.js:63:13)

Node.js v23.4.0

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Additional Information

This issue can be reproduced by cloning the branch at this link:
https://github.com/Lamar1806/Ikigai/tree/night-owl-server
After cloning, install dependencies, build, and run the serve command as described above.

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Lamar1806 · 2025-01-02T18:36:41Z

Is it possible for me to get an update on when you guys will be able to fix this?

Lamar1806 added the type: bug label Dec 28, 2024

Lamar1806 mentioned this issue Dec 28, 2024

NX Serve Fails to Locate Main.js in Freshly Generated Node Application (v20.3) nrwl/nx-console#2376

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Lamar1806 changed the title ~~NX Serve Fails to Locate Main.js in Freshly Generated Node Application (v20.3)~~ NX/Node Generates Broken Applications: Serve Fails to Locate Main.js (v20.3) Dec 28, 2024

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Lamar1806 commented Dec 28, 2024

Current Behavior

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Environment

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Lamar1806 commented Jan 2, 2025