Trying to use the GridDB Node.js client on WSL (Ubuntu 22.04) with Node.js v18, but the installation fails.
Steps I followed:
sudo apt install -y nodejs build-essential
node -v # 18.20.8
npm -v # 10.8.2
mkdir \~/gridDB-node
cd \~/gridDB-node
npm init -y
npm install griddb-node-api
Error:
npm error gyp: binding.gyp not found (cwd: /home/eagle04/gridDB-node/node_modules/griddb-node-api)
npm error gyp ERR! configure error
npm error gyp ERR! stack Error: gyp failed with exit code: 1
I also tried Node.js v20, but the error persisted. I checked the GridDB repo (griddb_nosql), but the expected Node.js client folder (client/nodejs) does not exist in the repo.
Environment:
- WSL Ubuntu 22.04
- Node.js v18.20.8
- NPM v10.8.2
- GridDB server v5.8
I have seen related questions and found this similar one:
Issue installing griddb-node-api on Ubuntu with GridDB v5.5 and Node.js v20.11
However, in that case, they used GridDB v5.5, I am using v5.8. I’ve tried multiple Node.js versions (v18 and v20). The environment in the other post was likely Ubuntu, but I am on WSL. I also cloned the GitHub repo and the folder structure (client/nodejs, client/javascript, etc.) seems missing or changed.
What I want to know:
A working way to install the GridDB Node.js client on WSL. Guidance on whether a specific Node.js version is required, or if additional libraries/environment variables need to be set.
