Storing configuration within OneDrive is not supported · vercel/hyper#2835

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help wanted👆 Is Upstream🖼 Platform: Windows🤯 Type: Compatibility

Description

I am on the latest Hyper.app version
I have searched the issues of this repo and believe that this is not a duplicate

OS version and name: Windows 10, 64-bit (build 1709)
Hyper.app version: 2.0.0
Link of a Gist with the contents of your .hyper.js: https://gist.github.com/josephst/009ca506e5b1fe3f856aecb5301260b1
Relevant information from devtools (CMD+ALT+I on macOS, CTRL+SHIFT+I elsewhere):
The issue is reproducible in vanilla Hyper.app: yes

Issue

With Hyper 2.0.0 on Windows 10, storing the .hyper.js configuration file in OneDrive with Files On Demand is not supported. Attempting to run commands such as hyper i hyper-snazzy returns the following error:

Error: EINVAL: invalid argument, fstat
    at tryStatSync (fs.js:519:13)
    at Object.fs.readFileSync (fs.js:555:3)
    at Object.fs.readFileSync (ELECTRON_ASAR.js:508:29)
    at memoize (C:\Users\Joseph\AppData\Local\hyper\app-2.0.0\resources\bin\cli.js:19124:15)
    at d (C:\Users\Joseph\AppData\Local\hyper\app-2.0.0\resources\bin\cli.js:19118:22)
    at Object.exists (C:\Users\Joseph\AppData\Local\hyper\app-2.0.0\resources\bin\cli.js:19138:10)
    at checkConfig (C:\Users\Joseph\AppData\Local\hyper\app-2.0.0\resources\bin\cli.js:9924:11)
    at Args.args.command (C:\Users\Joseph\AppData\Local\hyper\app-2.0.0\resources\bin\cli.js:9940:3)
    at Args.runCommand (C:\Users\Joseph\AppData\Local\hyper\app-2.0.0\resources\bin\cli.js:11309:37)
    at Args.module.exports [as parse] (C:\Users\Joseph\AppData\Local\hyper\app-2.0.0\resources\bin\cli.js:15080:10)

The issue is resolved by disabling OneDrive's Files On Demand feature. The problem lies with libuv; it was fixed in v1.14.0. Node > 8.5.0 has the fixed version of libuv, but with Electron lagging behind Node, it doesn't look like this issue will be fixed until Electron 2.0 is released (looks like Node v8.9.3 will be included in that release).

For more details about the problem, see this issue thread from Node.js.

For those affected by this issue: turning off OneDrive's Files On Demand feature will fix the problem. Once Hyper starts using Electron 2.0 following its release, this issue should be fixed for good.

Contributor guide

Tech stack: typescriptnodejselectron
Domain: desktop
Issue type: bug
Difficulty: 4
Estimated time: over 1 week
Activity status: stale
Clarity: clear
Prerequisites: Understand libuv and Node.js/Electron versioningFamiliarity with Electron's Node.js dependency
Newbie friendliness: 20
Research direction: The issue is caused by an outdated libuv version in the Electron version used by Hyper. libuv v1.14.0 fixed the OneDrive 'Files On Demand' fstat issue, but Electron was lagging behind Node.js. The fix requires either updating Electron to a version that includes Node.js ≥8.5.0 (which has the fixed libuv) or implementing a workaround (e.g., detecting OneDrive and avoiding direct filesystem operations). Check the current Electron version in hyper's package.json and compare with the required version. Link to the existing PR or discussion about Electron upgrade in hyper's repository. If already fixed, consider closing the issue with a reference to the fix.