Hono•2mo ago

ERR_UNKNOWN_FILE_EXTENSION when running `bun create hono my-app`

$ bun create hono api             
node:internal/errors:497
    ErrorCaptureStackTrace(err);
    ^

TypeError [ERR_UNKNOWN_FILE_EXTENSION]: Unknown file extension "" for /private/tmp/bunx-501-create-hono@latest/node_modules/create-hono/bin. Loading extensionless files is not supported inside of "type":"module" package.json contexts. The package.json file /private/tmp/bunx-501-create-hono@latest/node_modules/create-hono/package.json caused this "type":"module" context. Try changing /private/tmp/bunx-501-create-hono@latest/node_modules/create-hono/bin to have a file extension. Note the "bin" field of package.json can point to a file with an extension, for example {"type":"module","bin":{"bin":"./bin.js"}

$ bun create hono api             
node:internal/errors:497
    ErrorCaptureStackTrace(err);
    ^

TypeError [ERR_UNKNOWN_FILE_EXTENSION]: Unknown file extension "" for /private/tmp/bunx-501-create-hono@latest/node_modules/create-hono/bin. Loading extensionless files is not supported inside of "type":"module" package.json contexts. The package.json file /private/tmp/bunx-501-create-hono@latest/node_modules/create-hono/package.json caused this "type":"module" context. Try changing /private/tmp/bunx-501-create-hono@latest/node_modules/create-hono/bin to have a file extension. Note the "bin" field of package.json can point to a file with an extension, for example {"type":"module","bin":{"bin":"./bin.js"}

11 Replies

Arjix•2mo ago

you can try using npm/pnpm/yarn instead

Weespies•2mo ago

when using bun i normally use

bun create hono@latest

bun create hono@latest

ambergristle•2mo ago

what bun version are you using? bun create hono works fine on 1.2.13

Swaraj Sahu•2mo ago

I'm getting error on NPM as well npm create hono@latest

ambergristle•2mo ago

what's the error you get when running with npm?

Swaraj Sahu•2mo ago

TypeError [ERR_UNKNOWN_FILE_EXTENSION]: Unknown file extension "" for C:\Users\Swaraj Sahu\AppData\Local\npm-cache_npx\6ccc1d6f54609fb5\node_modules\create-hono\bin. Loading extensionless files is not supported inside of "type":"module" package.json contexts. The package.json file C:\Users\Swaraj Sahu\AppData\Local\npm-cache_npx\6ccc1d6f54609fb5\node_modules\create-hono\package.json caused this "type":"module" context. Try changing C:\Users\Swaraj Sahu\AppData\Local\npm-cache_npx\6ccc1d6f54609fb5\node_modules\create-hono\bin to have a file extension. Note the "bin" field of package.json can point to a file with an extension, for example {"type":"module","bin":{"bin":".\bin.js"}}

ambergristle•2mo ago

and what version of node are you using? or ig npm

Swaraj Sahu•2mo ago

node v20.9.0 npm v10.1.0

ambergristle•2mo ago

i can repro the issue with 20.9.0, but my current version (22.13.0) works fine

Swaraj Sahu•2mo ago

ok let me upgrade node.. and check ok upgraded node to 22. working fine now..

ambergristle•2mo ago

dope

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