Node.js cannot find module 'readable-stream'

Question

I am new to node.js and stuck on the following. Any help will be appreciated:

I am running node.js (0.10.28) on ubuntu (12.10). The code I am working on is:

"use strict";

var  mysql = require('node-mysql'),
connection = mysql.createConnection({
    host: "127.0.0.1",
    user: "user",
    password: "password",
    database: "dbname"
});
    if(connection) { 
    console.log("Query");
    connection.query("select * from client",function(err,res) {
    if(err)console.log(err);
    console.log(res);
});
}

I get the following error

Error: Cannot find module 'readable-stream'
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:338:15)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:280:25)
    at Module.require (module.js:364:17)
    at require (module.js:380:17)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/root/RonakNodeEmail/node_modules/node-mysql/lib/protocol/sequences/Query.js:7:20)
    at Module._compile (module.js:456:26)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:474:10)
    at Module.load (module.js:356:32)
    at Function.Module._load (module.js:312:12)
    at Module.require (module.js:364:17)

possible duplicate of [npm install i18next-conv: Error: Cannot find module 'readable-stream'](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/20090548/npm-install-i18next-conv-error-cannot-find-module-readable-stream) — Muath, Jun 03 '14 at 08:39
Have you made sure to install `readable-stream` through npm? `npm install readable-stream` — thomaux, Jun 03 '14 at 08:39

score 16 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 02 '15 at 11:36

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I got this error for the a long while. Stupidly I hadn't installed gulp... In short this problem occurs when a package is missing.

npm install gulp -g

I would suggest working out which task you are running and then install that.

answered Feb 02 '15 at 11:36

Jamie Hutber

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Solved my problem - 10x! – tivoni Feb 07 '15 at 05:29
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Had same problem, I personally needed to reinstall `node` and deleted `node_modules` folder. `npm install` again and it's working fine now. – GabLeRoux Mar 24 '15 at 17:52

score 8 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 06 '19 at 10:19

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In my case, (windows) after uninstalling nodejs, and before reinstalling it I had to delete the folder:

C:\Program Files\nodejs\node_modules\npm

and after reinstalling node it worked like a sharm

answered Aug 06 '19 at 10:19

Badjem79

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score 5 · Answer 3 · edited May 20 '16 at 21:58

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There were many reason for this issue: I have faced this issue because I had older version of node.js related files.

Un-install the node.js
Go to your user folder like C:\Users\<uname> and find all the node.js related files and delete everything.
Install node.js freshly

It worked for me.

edited May 20 '16 at 21:58

jacobq

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answered May 20 '16 at 21:32

user1452306

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I had also to delete the ```C:\Program Files\nodejs``` folder manually after uninstalling. – patwis Dec 29 '20 at 08:43

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 25 '19 at 10:22

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I was having this problem building a vue library. Deleting node_modules and re-running npm isntall and then rebuilding my lib worked.

answered Jul 25 '19 at 10:22

villy393

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This seamed to be the easiest solution so I tried it first and it worked for me! – TheLD Mar 22 '21 at 16:16

score 0 · Answer 5 · edited Nov 04 '15 at 02:17

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After grepping I found:

  $ cd /usr/lib/
  $ ack-grep readable-stream
nodejs/sha/index.js
3:var Transform = require('stream').Transform || require('readable-stream').Transform

and change that line to:

var Transform = require('stream').Transform // || require('readable-stream').Transform

and error goes out!

-- System Information:

edited Nov 04 '15 at 02:17

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answered Sep 17 '15 at 11:58

ajay Sharavat

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Node.js cannot find module 'readable-stream'

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