IPFS http client not working out of the box

make-hci · November 2, 2020, 1:01am

I’ve just installed the ipfs-http-client through NPM (using node v10.15), and out of the box following along with the code here:

github.com

ipfs/js-ipfs/blob/master/examples/browser-http-client-upload-file/src/App.js

/* eslint-disable no-console */
'use strict'

const React = require('react')
const ipfsClient = require('ipfs-http-client')

class App extends React.Component {
  constructor () {
    super()
    this.state = {
      added_file_hash: null
    }

    // bind methods
    this.captureFile = this.captureFile.bind(this)
    this.saveToIpfs = this.saveToIpfs.bind(this)
    this.handleSubmit = this.handleSubmit.bind(this)
    this.connect = this.connect.bind(this)
    this.multiaddr = React.createRef()
  }

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I get the following error:
/node_modules/ipfs-http-client/src/pin/add-all.js: Unexpected token, expected “;” (27:18)
if (pin.Pins) { // non-streaming response
for (const cid of pin.Pins) {
yield new CID(cid)
^
}
continue
}

Bit confused as this seems to be correct JS syntax? Any pointers would be greatly appreciated!

achingbrain · November 2, 2020, 11:59am

Node 10 isn’t supported any more - please use either the Current or LTS release - v15 or v14 at the time or writing.

make-hci · November 2, 2020, 10:13pm

Ah perfect, thank you so much for clarifying that!

make-hci · November 2, 2020, 10:44pm

Unfortunately, even after upgrading to 14.15.0, and then 15.0.1 right after, the issue seems to persist

achingbrain · November 3, 2020, 11:07am

Can you please paste the full output from the command? There may be something else wrong here.

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IPFS http client not working out of the box

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