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Please install sqlite3 package manually

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
15/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
javascript, sqlite
Domain
database

Research direction

The report points to node_modules/sequelize/lib/dialects/abstract/connection-manager.js and dist/config/dataBaseConfig.js; start by tracing the SQLite dialect initialization shown in the stack trace. The issue does not specify a repository change or acceptance condition, so clarify the expected fix before estimating completion.

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Description

C:\Users\User\OneDrive\Desktop\express1\node_modules\sequelize\lib\dialects\abstract\connection-manager.js:55
throw new Error(Please install ${moduleName} package manually);
^

Error: Please install sqlite3 package manually
at ConnectionManager._loadDialectModule (C:\Users\User\OneDrive\Desktop\express1\node_modules\sequelize\lib\dialects\abstract\connection-manager.js:55:15)
at new ConnectionManager (C:\Users\User\OneDrive\Desktop\express1\node_modules\sequelize\lib\dialects\sqlite\connection-manager.js:18:21)
at new SqliteDialect (C:\Users\User\OneDrive\Desktop\express1\node_modules\sequelize\lib\dialects\sqlite\index.js:13:30)
at new Sequelize (C:\Users\User\OneDrive\Desktop\express1\node_modules\sequelize\lib\sequelize.js:194:20)
at Object. (C:\Users\User\OneDrive\Desktop\express1\dist\config\dataBaseConfig.js:4:12)
at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1256:14)
at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1310:10)
at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1119:32)
at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:960:12)
at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1143:19)

Node.js v18.17.1
[nodemon] app crashed - waiting for file changes before starting...

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