generator.run is not a function

[Vladyslav317]

Type of issue

Bug report

My environment

• OS version/details: macOS 14.4.1
• Node version: 20.10.0 (run node --version in your terminal)
• npm version: 10.2.3 (run npm --version in your terminal)
• Version of yo : 5.0.0 (run yo --version in your terminal)

Expected behavior

Should proceed with generating a project by adding src folder

Current behavior

generator.run is not a function

Steps to reproduce the behavior

yo the name of the generator

Command line output

generator.run is not a function

[szm1002]

+1

[yenoh2]

I worked through detailed debugging to understand how to write a generator that works with the latest yeoman yo and generator. At this point none of the Yeoman documentation describes how to build a working generator with the latest version. Here's a fully functioning example that uses the latest version of yeoman and the yeoman generator: https://github.com/yenoh2/generator-hac-tf-module

update your package.json adding "type": "module"
Since the newer version uses ESM you need to update your generator use imports instead of 'require' in your index.js file.
Example:
import _ from 'lodash';
import Generator from 'yeoman-generator';
import askName from 'inquirer-npm-name';
import { createRequire } from 'module';
const require = createRequire(import.meta.url);
// see full example here: https://github.com/yenoh2/generator-hac-tf-module/blob/master/generators/app/index.js
Your export for your extended generator should look like this:
export default class extends Generator {

[JoshuaKGoldberg]

Duplicate of #796. This is a result of using outdated dependencies, in particular yeoman-generator. #802 has a compatibility table and tracks adding that to docs.

If anybody is still getting this on the latest dependencies, please do post an issue with a full reproduction that shows the issue (https://antfu.me/posts/why-reproductions-are-required). It's possible there are bugs and/or outdated pieces of documentation that should be fixed. Cheers! 🎩

[ntt77]

same issue. and I can't use other way because SharePoint is required to use this