Bug in UpdateImpConfig.js (?)

[Yuliya-Kirkorava]

Hi,
I got an error when I tried to install @zowe/zos-make-for-zowe-cli:

In the Imperative.log file there are some additional messages:
msg: 'Install Failed',
causeErrors: ImperativeError: profiles is not iterable
at Object. (C:\Users\Kirkorava_Y\AppData\Roaming\nvm\v18.7.0\node_modules@zowe\cli\node_modules@zowe\imperative\lib\imperative\src\plugins\utilities\npm-interface\install.js:134:19)
at Generator.next ()
at fulfilled (C:\Users\Kirkorava_Y\AppData\Roaming\nvm\v18.7.0\node_modules@zowe\cli\node_modules@zowe\imperative\lib\imperative\src\plugins\utilities\npm-interface\install.js:15:58) {
mDetails: {
msg: 'profiles is not iterable',
causeErrors: TypeError: profiles is not iterable
at UpdateImpConfig.addProfiles (C:\Users\Kirkorava_Y\AppData\Roaming\nvm\v18.7.0\node_modules@zowe\cli\node_modules@zowe\imperative\lib\imperative\src\UpdateImpConfig.js:54:40)
at Object. (C:\Users\Kirkorava_Y\AppData\Roaming\nvm\v18.7.0\node_modules@zowe\cli\node_modules@zowe\imperative\lib\imperative\src\plugins\utilities\npm-interface\install.js:127:51)
at Generator.next ()
at fulfilled (C:\Users\Kirkorava_Y\AppData\Roaming\nvm\v18.7.0\node_modules@zowe\cli\node_modules@zowe\imperative\lib\imperative\src\plugins\utilities\npm-interface\install.js:15:58)
},
mMessage: 'profiles is not iterable'

I try to change this plugin to run it with Zowe V2, and seems UpdateImpConfig.js is a potential place for the bug.

Thanks!

[t1m0thyj]

What is the command you used to install the zos-make plug-in?

[Yuliya-Kirkorava]

I cloned this project and use npm script "installPlugin":
"npm install && npm run clean && npm run build && zowe plugins install ."
But the same error was when I used :
zowe plugins install @zowe/zos-make-for-zowe-cli@latest
from README file.

[t1m0thyj]

For the zos-make plug-in, the master branch on GitHub and @latest tag on NPM are for the Zowe v1 version.

To use the Zowe v2 beta or prerelease version of the plug-in, you'd want to install either from the @next tag on NPM:
zowe plugins install @zowe/zos-make-for-zowe-cli@next

Or to install from source, use the next branch:
git checkout next && npm install && npm run build && zowe plugins install .

[Yuliya-Kirkorava]

[t1m0thyj]

Thanks for reporting 🙂 I investigated this some more and found there is a bug in Imperative and Zowe CLI that prevents you from installing plug-ins that don't define profiles.

[t1m0thyj]

This should be fixed in the latest version of Zowe CLI (7.4.1).

To update your Zowe CLI version, you can reinstall with the command npm install -g @zowe/cli@zowe-v2-lts

Then you should be able to install the zos-make plug-in without any errors (there may still be warnings but that is expected).

[Yuliya-Kirkorava]

After reinstallation @zowe/cli the plugin was installed without any problems!
Thank you for fixing this problem.