TypeError: fsevents.watch is not a function

[DerekSeverson]

Describe the bug

When running webpack serve --open using webpack-dev-server (https://github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-server), chokidar is throwing a TypeError: fsevents.watch is not a function exception.

Here's the full output:

> webpack serve --open

<i> [webpack-dev-server] Project is running at:
<i> [webpack-dev-server] Loopback: http://localhost:8080/
<i> [webpack-dev-server] On Your Network (IPv4): http://172.21.3.127:8080/
<i> [webpack-dev-server] On Your Network (IPv6): http://[fe80::1]:8080/
<i> [webpack-dev-server] Content not from webpack is served from './dist' directory
/Users/Severson/Projects/react-essentials-with-luna/node_modules/chokidar/lib/fsevents-handler.js:93
  const stop = fsevents.watch(path, callback);
                        ^

TypeError: fsevents.watch is not a function
    at createFSEventsInstance (/Users/Severson/Projects/react-essentials-with-luna/node_modules/chokidar/lib/fsevents-handler.js:93:25)
    at setFSEventsListener (/Users/Severson/Projects/react-essentials-with-luna/node_modules/chokidar/lib/fsevents-handler.js:149:16)
    at FsEventsHandler._watchWithFsEvents (/Users/Severson/Projects/react-essentials-with-luna/node_modules/chokidar/lib/fsevents-handler.js:351:18)
    at FsEventsHandler.initWatch (/Users/Severson/Projects/react-essentials-with-luna/node_modules/chokidar/lib/fsevents-handler.js:427:23)
    at FsEventsHandler._addToFsEvents (/Users/Severson/Projects/react-essentials-with-luna/node_modules/chokidar/lib/fsevents-handler.js:516:12)

Versions (please complete the following information):

• Chokidar version: 3.5.2
• Node version 16.13.0
• OS version: MacOS 11.6 (Big Sur)

To Reproduce:

Using Node.js v16.13, run webpack server --open using webpack-dev-server.

Here's where webpack-dev-server is leveraging chokidar: https://github.com/webpack/webpack-dev-server/blob/d8d5d71c8ca495098e1ee30ebc72ffd657ad5ba0/lib/Server.js#L2233

Expected behavior

chokidar should not call fsevents.watch if it is not a function within the lib/fsevents-handler.js:93code base.

Additional context

I posted this bug initially to webpack-dev-server, and they directed me here. Here's said issue:

webpack/webpack-dev-server#4070

[DerekSeverson]

Somehow I resolved my issues. (I'll close this issue).

I guess upgrading to webpack@5.64.2 -> 5.64.4 and webpack-dev-server@4.5.0 -> 4.6.0 fixed it.

Thanks.

[mutantcornholio]

Can we reopen this one? I've got this issue in case where there was fsevents version 1 installed nearby: vitejs/vite#18728

[43081j]

As far as I understand, it will be solved once vite upgrades chokidar

But I seem to remember them being blocked on that for whatever reason (probably waiting for me 😅)

I'll try chase up on that again