Cypress configuration error empty stack trace

[avallete]

Current behavior

I've just set up cypress on my project, and I get a configuration error when I run cypress open. But the stack trace is empty and the file itself is really basic, here what it look like:

My cypress.config.ts:

Desired behavior

No response

Test code to reproduce

My cypress.config.ts:

import {defineConfig} from "cypress";

export default defineConfig({
  e2e: {
    baseUrl: "http://localhost:5173",
  },
});

Cypress Version

Cypress package version: 13.7.1 Cypress binary version: 13.7.1 Electron version: 27.1.3 Bundled Node version: 18.17.1

Node version

v20.9.0

Operating System

macOS Version 14.4 (23E214)

Debug Logs

cypress:cli:cli cli starts with arguments ["/Users/username/.n/bin/node","/Users/username/Documents/Programming/example-trellix/node_modules/.bin/cypress","open"] +0ms
  cypress:cli NODE_OPTIONS is not set +0ms
  cypress:cli:cli program parsing arguments +1ms
  cypress:cli:cli opening Cypress +0ms
  cypress:cli parsed cli options {} +81ms
  cypress:cli verifying Cypress app +0ms
  cypress:cli checking environment variables +1ms
  cypress:cli checking if executable exists /Users/username/Library/Caches/Cypress/13.7.1/Cypress.app/Contents/MacOS/Cypress +1ms
  cypress:cli Binary is executable? : true +0ms
  cypress:cli binaryDir is  /Users/username/Library/Caches/Cypress/13.7.1/Cypress.app +0ms
  cypress:cli Reading binary package.json from: /Users/username/Library/Caches/Cypress/13.7.1/Cypress.app/Contents/Resources/app/package.json +0ms
  cypress:cli Found binary version 13.7.1 installed in: /Users/username/Library/Caches/Cypress/13.7.1/Cypress.app +3ms
  cypress:cli { verified: true } +2ms
  cypress:cli is Verified ? true +0ms
  cypress:cli opening from options {"project":"/Users/username/Documents/Programming/example-trellix"} +0ms
  cypress:cli command line arguments ["--project","/Users/username/Documents/Programming/example-trellix"] +1ms
  cypress:cli needs to start own Xvfb? false +0ms
  cypress:cli spawning, should retry on display problem? false +0ms
  cypress:cli spawn args [ '--no-sandbox', '--', '--project', '/Users/username/Documents/Programming/example-trellix', '--cwd', '/Users/username/Documents/Programming/example-trellix', '--userNodePath', '/Users/username/.n/bin/node', '--userNodeVersion', '20.9.0' ] { detached: false, stdio: [ 'inherit', 'inherit', 'pipe' ] } +1ms
  cypress:cli spawning Cypress with executable: /Users/username/Library/Caches/Cypress/13.7.1/Cypress.app/Contents/MacOS/Cypress +1ms
  cypress:cli piping child STDERR to process STDERR +1ms
  cypress:snapshot:info Caching 3472, defining 4299 modules! Using cache +0ms
  cypress:snapshot:debug initializing packherd require +0ms
  cypress:server:performance-benchmark elapsed time at v8-snapshot-startup-time: 104.318ms +0ms
  cypress:server:appdata path: /Users/username/Library/Application Support/Cypress/cy/production/browsers +0ms
  cypress:server:cypress starting cypress with argv [ '/Users/username/Library/Caches/Cypress/13.7.1/Cypress.app/Contents/MacOS/Cypress', '--no-sandbox', '--', '--project', '/Users/username/Documents/Programming/example-trellix', '--cwd', '/Users/username/Documents/Programming/example-trellix', '--userNodePath', '/Users/username/.n/bin/node', '--userNodeVersion', '20.9.0' ] +0ms
  cypress:server:args argv array: [ '/Users/username/Library/Caches/Cypress/13.7.1/Cypress.app/Contents/MacOS/Cypress', '--no-sandbox', '--project', '/Users/username/Documents/Programming/example-trellix', '--cwd', '/Users/username/Documents/Programming/example-trellix', '--userNodePath', '/Users/username/.n/bin/node', '--userNodeVersion', '20.9.0' ] +0ms
  cypress:server:args parsed argv options { options: { _: [ '/Users/username/Library/Caches/Cypress/13.7.1/Cypress.app/Contents/MacOS/Cypress' ], sandbox: false, project: '/Users/username/Documents/Programming/example-trellix', cwd: '/Users/username/Documents/Programming/example-trellix', userNodePath: '/Users/username/.n/bin/node', userNodeVersion: '20.9.0' } } +0ms
  cypress:server:args argv parsed: { _: [ '/Users/username/Library/Caches/Cypress/13.7.1/Cypress.app/Contents/MacOS/Cypress' ], sandbox: false, project: '/Users/username/Documents/Programming/example-trellix', cwd: '/Users/username/Documents/Programming/example-trellix', userNodePath: '/Users/username/.n/bin/node', userNodeVersion: '20.9.0', invokedFromCli: true } +2ms
  cypress:server:util:proxy found proxy environment variables { npm_config_noproxy: '' } +0ms
  cypress:server:args options { _: [ '/Users/username/Library/Caches/Cypress/13.7.1/Cypress.app/Contents/MacOS/Cypress' ], sandbox: false, project: '/Users/username/Documents/Programming/example-trellix', cwd: '/Users/username/Documents/Programming/example-trellix', userNodePath: '/Users/username/.n/bin/node', userNodeVersion: '20.9.0', invokedFromCli: true, config: {} } +2ms
  cypress:server:args argv options: { _: [ '/Users/username/Library/Caches/Cypress/13.7.1/Cypress.app/Contents/MacOS/Cypress' ], sandbox: false, project: '/Users/username/Documents/Programming/example-trellix', cwd: '/Users/username/Documents/Programming/example-trellix', userNodePath: '/Users/username/.n/bin/node', userNodeVersion: '20.9.0', invokedFromCli: true, config: {}, projectRoot: '/Users/username/Documents/Programming/example-trellix' } +0ms
  cypress:server:cypress from argv [ '/Users/username/Library/Caches/Cypress/13.7.1/Cypress.app/Contents/MacOS/Cypress', '--no-sandbox', '--project', '/Users/username/Documents/Programming/example-trellix', '--cwd', '/Users/username/Documents/Programming/example-trellix', '--userNodePath', '/Users/username/.n/bin/node', '--userNodeVersion', '20.9.0' ] got options { _: [ '/Users/username/Library/Caches/Cypress/13.7.1/Cypress.app/Contents/MacOS/Cypress' ], sandbox: false, project: '/Users/username/Documents/Programming/example-trellix', cwd: '/Users/username/Documents/Programming/example-trellix', userNodePath: '/Users/username/.n/bin/node', userNodeVersion: '20.9.0', invokedFromCli: true, config: {}, projectRoot: '/Users/username/Documents/Programming/example-trellix' } +5ms
  cypress:server:appdata path: /Users/username/Library/Application Support/Cypress/cy/production +37ms

DevTools listening on ws://127.0.0.1:52183/devtools/browser/50bb10ac-1839-4a0c-9a30-b8fe1b9f1e9d
2024-03-22 06:55:19.087 Cypress[42258:3367383] WARNING: Secure coding is not enabled for restorable state! Enable secure coding by implementing NSApplicationDelegate.applicationSupportsSecureRestorableState: and returning YES.
  cypress:server:cypress starting in mode interactive with options { _: [ '/Users/username/Library/Caches/Cypress/13.7.1/Cypress.app/Contents/MacOS/Cypress' ], sandbox: false, project: '/Users/username/Documents/Programming/example-trellix', cwd: '/Users/username/Documents/Programming/example-trellix', userNodePath: '/Users/username/.n/bin/node', userNodeVersion: '20.9.0', invokedFromCli: true, config: {}, projectRoot: '/Users/username/Documents/Programming/example-trellix' } +77ms
  cypress:server:cypress running Electron currently +0ms
  cypress:graphql:nexusDeferIfNotLoadedPlugin Adding nexusDeferIfNotLoadedPlugin for Query.cloudLatestRunUpdateSpecData +0ms
  cypress:graphql:nexusDeferIfNotLoadedPlugin Adding nexusDeferIfNotLoadedPlugin for Query.cloudProjectBySlug +0ms
  cypress:graphql:nexusDeferIfNotLoadedPlugin Adding nexusDeferIfNotLoadedPlugin for Query.cloudProjectsBySlugs +0ms
  ...
  cypress:graphql:nexusDeferIfNotLoadedPlugin Racing execution for CurrentProject.cloudProject +0ms
  cypress:graphql:nexusDeferIfNotLoadedPlugin Racing Query.cloudViewer resolved immediately +0ms
  cypress:lifecycle:ProjectConfigManager catch { name: 'Error', message: 'Your \x1B[33mconfigFile\x1B[39m is invalid: \x1B[94m/Users/username/Documents/Programming/example-trellix/cypress.config.ts\x1B[39m\n' + '\n' + 'It threw an error when required, check the stack trace below:', stack: '{}', type: 'CONFIG_FILE_REQUIRE_ERROR', details: '{}', isCypressErr: true, messageMarkdown: 'Your `configFile` is invalid: `/Users/username/Documents/Programming/example-trellix/cypress.config.ts`\n' + '\n' + 'It threw an error when required, check the stack trace below:', originalError: { name: 'Error', message: '', stack: '{}' } } +4ms
  cypress:lifecycle:ProjectConfigManager catch { name: 'Error', message: 'Your \x1B[33mconfigFile\x1B[39m is invalid: \x1B[94m/Users/username/Documents/Programming/example-trellix/cypress.config.ts\x1B[39m\n' + '\n' + 'It threw an error when required, check the stack trace below:', stack: '{}', type: 'CONFIG_FILE_REQUIRE_ERROR', details: '{}', isCypressErr: true, messageMarkdown: 'Your `configFile` is invalid: `/Users/username/Documents/Programming/example-trellix/cypress.config.ts`\n' + '\n' + 'It threw an error when required, check the stack trace below:', originalError: { name: 'Error', message: '', stack: '{}' } } +0ms
  cypress:graphql:nexusDeferIfNotLoadedPlugin Racing CurrentProject.cloudProject resolved immediately +0ms
  cypress:config:browser validating configuration {} +5ms
  cypress:config:browser validating configuration {} +0ms
  cypress:server:saved_state making saved state from /Users/username/Library/Caches/Cypress/13.7.1/Cypress.app/Contents/Resources/app/packages/server +13ms
  cypress:server:saved_state missing project path, looking for project here +0ms
  cypress:server:saved_state state path for global mode +1ms
  cypress:server:appdata path: /Users/username/Library/Application Support/Cypress/cy/production/projects/__global__/state.json +14ms
  cypress:server:saved_state full state path /Users/username/Library/Application Support/Cypress/cy/production/projects/__global__/state.json +0ms
  cypress:server:interactive clearing DataContext prior to quit +0ms

Other

Downgrading to v18.17.0 via n 18.17.0 and re-running gave me more details:

06:57:12|➜  example-trellix git:(main) ✗ npx cypress open                

DevTools listening on ws://127.0.0.1:52265/devtools/browser/8a4d4eb6-db1d-45af-9d7a-21cf6b755635
2024-03-22 06:57:18.605 Cypress[45621:3374276] WARNING: Secure coding is not enabled for restorable state! Enable secure coding by implementing NSApplicationDelegate.applicationSupportsSecureRestorableState: and returning YES.
(node:45656) ExperimentalWarning: Custom ESM Loaders is an experimental feature and might change at any time
(Use `node --trace-warnings ...` to show where the warning was created)
(node:45656) ExperimentalWarning: The Node.js specifier resolution flag is experimental. It could change or be removed at any time.
/Users/avallete/Library/Caches/Cypress/13.7.1/Cypress.app/Contents/Resources/app/node_modules/ts-node/dist/index.js:311
        return new TSError(diagnosticText, diagnosticCodes, diagnostics);
               ^
TSError: ⨯ Unable to compile TypeScript:
error TS5095: Option 'bundler' can only be used when 'module' is set to 'preserve' or to 'es2015' or later.

    at createTSError (/Users/avallete/Library/Caches/Cypress/13.7.1/Cypress.app/Contents/Resources/app/node_modules/ts-node/dist/index.js:311:16)
    at reportTSError (/Users/avallete/Library/Caches/Cypress/13.7.1/Cypress.app/Contents/Resources/app/node_modules/ts-node/dist/index.js:314:23)
    at /Users/avallete/Library/Caches/Cypress/13.7.1/Cypress.app/Contents/Resources/app/node_modules/ts-node/dist/index.js:686:17
    at Object.compile (/Users/avallete/Library/Caches/Cypress/13.7.1/Cypress.app/Contents/Resources/app/node_modules/ts-node/dist/index.js:743:35)
    at Module.m._compile (/Users/avallete/Library/Caches/Cypress/13.7.1/Cypress.app/Contents/Resources/app/node_modules/ts-node/dist/index.js:856:36)
    at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1310:10)
    at Object.require.extensions.<computed> [as .js] (/Users/avallete/Library/Caches/Cypress/13.7.1/Cypress.app/Contents/Resources/app/node_modules/ts-node/dist/index.js:859:16)
    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1119:32)
    at Function.Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:960:12)
    at ModuleWrap.<anonymous> (node:internal/modules/esm/translators:169:29) {
  diagnosticCodes: [ 5095 ]
}

Then adding "module": "Preserve" in my project tsconfig.json file. Then, bumping my version of node back to 20 worked fine.

So it seems the issue came from the tsconfig.json file. But somehow the error fail to indicate that.

[rozek]

I am new to Cypress and just wanted to give it a try...but could not even start it after installation (and ran into this error instead)

After several hours of experimenting with various versions of Cypress and Node I finally got rid of the error by simply renaming cypress.config.ts to cypress.config.js (what a horrible hack)

Now, I'm running into a "Webpack Compilation Error", but that seems to be a different story.

Personally, I'm close to giving up - but my observation may probably be helpful for fixing this bug

[dvnrsn]

I do see "module": "Preserve" helps but that breaks other things. I'm forced to cjs.

Perhaps this is related?

(node:2204) ExperimentalWarning: `--experimental-loader` may be removed in the future; instead use `register()`:
--import 'data:text/javascript,import { register } from "node:module"; 
import { pathToFileURL } from "node:url"; 
register("file%3A///home/runner/.cache/Cypress/13.11.0/Cypress/resources/app/node_modules/ts-node/esm/transpile-only.mjs", pathToFileURL("./"));'

[cypress-app-bot]

This issue has not had any activity in 180 days. Cypress evolves quickly and the reported behavior should be tested on the latest version of Cypress to verify the behavior is still occurring. It will be closed in 14 days if no updates are provided.

[cypress-app-bot]

This issue has been closed due to inactivity.

[jennifer-shehane]

This should be fixed in our upcoming Cypress 15 release by this change: #31520