Object expected error on node.js

Question

When I run the below code on node js I get warning 'no such file or directory, open 'C:\Users\username\package.json

npm install getstream --save

Answer 1

--save tells npm to save the installed package version and name to the package.json "dependencies" object. If you don't have a package.json within the directory running npm install using the --save flag you'll end up with this problem.

You'll need to call npm init within your project directory prior to running npm install getstream --save. npm init will ask some questions about your project prior to creating the package.json. If you don't want to answer the init questions, you can use the -f flag to force default answers.