The "request" library is not installed automatically anymore.

[iwko]

I've got app(node 0.8.28) where i use request-promise in my package.json i've got dependencies:
"request": "2.79.0", "request-promise": "4.1.1",.
But i am getting error:

### The "request" library is not installed automatically anymore.
### But required by "request-promise".
###
### npm install request --save
###

	at  (/home/workspace/node_modules/request-promise/lib/rp.js:21)
	at Module._compile (module.js:449)
	at Module._extensions..js (module.js:467)
	at Module.load (module.js:356)
	at Module._load (module.js:312)
	at Module.require (module.js:362)
	at require (module.js:378)
	at  (/home/workspace/lib/helpers/pollution.js:1)
	at Module._compile (module.js:449)
	at Module._extensions..js (module.js:467)
	at Module.load (module.js:356)
[D 14:31:44.102Z Application.js:152] ---- Error: Problem running server class. ----
[D 14:31:44.102Z Application.js:153] non_object_property_load
[D 14:31:44.103Z Application.js:154] Cannot read property 'prototype' of undefined
[D 14:31:44.104Z Application.js:155] TypeError: Cannot read property 'prototype' of undefined
    at Object.exports.inherits (util.js:538:43)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/workspace/node_modules/request/node_modules/http-signature/node_modules/sshpk/lib/ed-compat.js:25:6)
    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> (/home/workspace/node_modules/request/node_modules/http-signature/node_modules/sshpk/lib/private-key.js:17:16)
    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> (/home/workspace/node_modules/request/node_modules/http-signature/node_modules/sshpk/lib/utils.js:25:18)
    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)

This app worked before without problems and nothing was changed on app side. Both request and request-promise exists in node_modules directory

[pradiptabasu]

Hello,

I am facing the same issue.
Can you share your solution or how your are bypassing it ?

[analog-nico]

Hey @pradiptabasu , you need to install request yourself before you install request-promise. See the installation instructions.

[analog-nico]

@MatthewDtotheG Do you have both libraries added to your package.json? What do npm ls request and npm ls request-promise output?

[slpixe]

In case anyone else runs into this issue recently via google search, I was encountering it with node@10.16.0, and its working on node@10.16.1 likely due to a fix labled "fix esm load bug"(nodejs/node#25491) in the node changelog

[ahmadasmandar]

Hey @pradiptabasu , you need to install request yourself before you install request-promise. See the installation instructions.

thank you it worked for me..

[g4brielklein]

Hey @pradiptabasu , you need to install request yourself before you install request-promise. See the installation instructions.

Thanks!