TypeError: Cannot read property 'toString' of null

[massimopalmieri]

Hi, I was trying to install the app when I got the following error

Cannot read property 'toString' of null
TypeError: Cannot read property 'toString' of null
    at /Applications/Kit.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/main.prod.js:2:45428
    at l (/Applications/Kit.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/main.prod.js:8:1052623)
    at Generator._invoke (/Applications/Kit.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/main.prod.js:8:1052411)
    at Generator.next (/Applications/Kit.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/main.prod.js:8:1053048)
    at kt (/Applications/Kit.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/main.prod.js:2:40744)
    at s (/Applications/Kit.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/main.prod.js:2:40948)
    at /Applications/Kit.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/main.prod.js:2:41009
    at new Promise (<anonymous>)
    at /Applications/Kit.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/main.prod.js:2:40888
    at /Applications/Kit.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/main.prod.js:2:45808
[2021-03-15 11:08:40.838] [info] /Applications/Kit.app/Contents/MacOS/Kit -psn_0_2298417 undefined
[2021-03-15 11:08:41.423] [info] Checking if kit exists
[2021-03-15 11:08:41.433] [info] ~/.kit not found. Installing...
[2021-03-15 11:08:42.584] [info] Adding node to ~/.kit...
[2021-03-15 11:08:45.314] [info] adding ~/.kit packages...
[2021-03-15 11:08:45.324] [warn] Cannot read property 'toString' of null
[2021-03-15 11:08:45.336] [warn] TypeError: Cannot read property 'toString' of null
    at /Applications/Kit.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/main.prod.js:2:45428
    at l (/Applications/Kit.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/main.prod.js:8:1052623)
    at Generator._invoke (/Applications/Kit.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/main.prod.js:8:1052411)
    at Generator.next (/Applications/Kit.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/main.prod.js:8:1053048)
    at kt (/Applications/Kit.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/main.prod.js:2:40744)
    at s (/Applications/Kit.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/main.prod.js:2:40948)
    at /Applications/Kit.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/main.prod.js:2:41009
    at new Promise (<anonymous>)
    at /Applications/Kit.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/main.prod.js:2:40888
    at /Applications/Kit.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/main.prod.js:2:45808

[johnlindquist]

Could you try downloading a newer version from http://scriptkit.app/ and re-installing?

[massimopalmieri]

hi @johnlindquist, I downloaded Kit-1.1.0-beta.75.dmg from https://simplescripts.dev (https://scriptkit.app is blocked on my work laptop for some reason), it doesn't show any error but when I click on the menubar icon nothing happens

[johnlindquist]

During install, the Kit.app creates two directories by git cloning repos:

1. ~/.kit
2. ~/.kenv

It sounds like the setup from your first version failed and one of those dirs is in a weird state.

Try:

1. Quit Kit.app (you may need to force quit from Activity Monitor, sorry).
2. Delete those 2 directories
3. Open Kit.app again so it can retry the setup

Let me know how that goes. If that doesn't work, then I'd be happy to hop on a zoom call sometime to help figure this out.

[massimopalmieri]

different error now, let me know if it helps

[2021-03-17 21:57:27.609] [info] /Applications/Kit.app/Contents/MacOS/Kit -psn_0_3646330 undefined
[2021-03-17 21:57:28.150] [info] Checking if kit exists
[2021-03-17 21:57:28.161] [info] ~/.kit not found. Installing...
[2021-03-17 21:57:29.124] [info] Adding node to ~/.kit...
[2021-03-17 21:57:32.995] [info] adding ~/.kit packages...
[2021-03-17 21:57:33.002] [warn] spawnSync npm ENOENT
[2021-03-17 21:57:33.014] [warn] Error: spawnSync npm ENOENT
    at /Applications/Kit.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/main.prod.js:2:45830
    at l (/Applications/Kit.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/main.prod.js:8:1052623)
    at Generator._invoke (/Applications/Kit.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/main.prod.js:8:1052411)
    at Generator.next (/Applications/Kit.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/main.prod.js:8:1053048)
    at Ot (/Applications/Kit.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/main.prod.js:2:40872)
    at s (/Applications/Kit.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/main.prod.js:2:41076)
    at /Applications/Kit.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/main.prod.js:2:41137
    at new Promise (<anonymous>)
    at /Applications/Kit.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/main.prod.js:2:41016
    at /Applications/Kit.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/main.prod.js:2:46024

[johnlindquist]

Hmm... I know exactly where that is failing. I just don't know why. I'll keep investigating.

If you're willing to try the manual setup (that the app attempts on startup):

Manual Installation Instructions

Remove previous .kit and .kenv:

please be careful with rm -rf. It recursively deletes directories:

1. rm -rf ~/.kit
2. rm -rf ~/.kenv

Set up the core ".kit":

1. git clone https://github.com/johnlindquist/kit.git ~/.kit
2. cd ~/.kit
3. ./setup/install-node.sh --prefix node --platform darwin
4. ./node/bin/npm i

Set up your environment ".kenv":

1. git clone https://github.com/johnlindquist/kenv.git ~/.kenv

Relaunch Kit.app. It will detect the directories exist and skip trying to set them up.

Let me know if you try that approach. I know it's a lot more steps than you probably want to take. Thanks for your patience.

[massimopalmieri]

I found the issue, https://resolve-node.now.sh is blocked from my firewall, I'll get that unblocked. Thanks for your help.