"'package.json' should have a valid 'author' key" -- But it does

[rcmurrell1033]

First assignment in the “Managing Packages with NPM” course. I’m trying to complete the assignment to add an “author” tag to package.json in Replit. URL is package.json challenge - Replit

I’ve added my author tag to the given package.json code as shown below:

"name": "fcc-learn-npm-package-json",
  "author": "Robert Murrell",
	"dependencies": {
		"express": "^4.14.0"
	},

This matches what I’m shown when I click “get a hint” for this assignment. However, when I try to submit the above URL, the test fails with the message that I don’t have a valid “author” key.

Running the code in Replit fails with this message:

Error: Cannot find module '/home/runner/packagejson-challenge/index.js'
Require stack:
- /nix/store/29fdcv1yhlll61ml8a31qdkrbprxd7gs-prybar-nodejs-0.0.0-67f7a00/prybar_assets/nodejs/module-context-hook.js
- /tmp/prybar-nodejs-4163776339.js
    at Module._resolveFilename (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:995:15)
    at Function.resolve (node:internal/modules/cjs/helpers:109:19)

Could that have something to do with it? Please help.

[rcmurrell1033]

I do get the error about “index.js” missing. Unfortunately, the error persists even after I delete and re-import the template.

So I added a blank file named “index.js”. This resolves the issue on replit, but I still get the same error on freecodecamp when I try to submit my URL:

// running tests
package.json should have a valid "author" key 
// tests completed
 // console output [Error]

[rcmurrell1033]

I actually wasn’t getting a preview window before; apparently I had to configure the npm run command before the preview window would appear.

Once I did, I saw the URL you were referring to. It still took a couple of tries, but I finally got my submission to pass. This issue is now resolved.

For anyone who finds this thread later, here’s a screenshot of what I saw in repl. The “preview window” appears in the upper right; the URL I needed to use to submit my work is highlighted in blue.