React- Webpack: Cannot read property 'tap' of undefined - reactjs

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I have a React application configured with Django Application. I have different webpack config files for development and production, When I run "npm run start", it gives me error that:
Cannot read property 'tap' of undefined
package.json file:
{
"name": "project",
"version": "0.1.0",
"private": true,
"dependencies": {
"#babel/core": "7.1.0",
"#svgr/webpack": "2.4.1",
"ajv": "^6.5.4",
"ajv-keywords": "^3.2.0",
"babel-core": "7.0.0-bridge.0",
"babel-eslint": "9.0.0",
"babel-jest": "23.6.0",
"babel-loader": "8.0.4",
"babel-plugin-named-asset-import": "^0.2.2",
"babel-preset-react-app": "^5.0.4",
"bfj": "6.1.1",
"case-sensitive-paths-webpack-plugin": "2.1.2",
"chalk": "2.4.1",
"css-loader": "1.0.0",
"dotenv": "6.0.0",
"dotenv-expand": "4.2.0",
"eslint": "5.6.0",
"eslint-config-react-app": "^3.0.4",
"eslint-loader": "2.1.1",
"eslint-plugin-flowtype": "2.50.1",
"eslint-plugin-import": "2.14.0",
"eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y": "6.1.2",
"eslint-plugin-react": "7.11.1",
"file-loader": "2.0.0",
"fs-extra": "7.0.0",
"identity-obj-proxy": "3.0.0",
"jest": "23.6.0",
"jest-pnp-resolver": "1.0.1",
"jest-resolve": "23.6.0",
"mini-css-extract-plugin": "0.4.3",
"optimize-css-assets-webpack-plugin": "5.0.1",
"pnp-webpack-plugin": "1.1.0",
"postcss-flexbugs-fixes": "4.1.0",
"postcss-loader": "3.0.0",
"postcss-preset-env": "6.0.6",
"postcss-safe-parser": "4.0.1",
"react": "^16.6.0",
"react-app-polyfill": "^0.1.3",
"react-dev-utils": "^6.0.5",
"react-dom": "^16.6.0",
"resolve": "1.8.1",
"sass-loader": "7.1.0",
"style-loader": "0.23.0",
"terser-webpack-plugin": "1.1.0",
"url-loader": "1.1.1",
"webpack": "4.19.1",
"webpack-dev-server": "3.1.9",
"webpack-manifest-plugin": "2.0.4",
"workbox-webpack-plugin": "3.6.2"
},
"scripts": {
"start": "node scripts/start.js",
"build": "node scripts/build.js",
"test": "node scripts/test.js"
},
"eslintConfig": {
"extends": "react-app"
},
"browserslist": [
">0.2%",
"not dead",
"not ie <= 11",
"not op_mini all"
],
"jest": {
"collectCoverageFrom": [
"src/**/*.{js,jsx}"
],
"resolver": "jest-pnp-resolver",
"setupFiles": [
"react-app-polyfill/jsdom"
],
"testMatch": [
"<rootDir>/src/**/__tests__/**/*.{js,jsx}",
"<rootDir>/src/**/?(*.)(spec|test).{js,jsx}"
],
"testEnvironment": "jsdom",
"testURL": "http://localhost",
"transform": {
"^.+\\.(js|jsx)$": "<rootDir>/node_modules/babel-jest",
"^.+\\.css$": "<rootDir>/config/jest/cssTransform.js",
"^(?!.*\\.(js|jsx|css|json)$)": "<rootDir>/config/jest/fileTransform.js"
},
"transformIgnorePatterns": [
"[/\\\\]node_modules[/\\\\].+\\.(js|jsx)$",
"^.+\\.module\\.(css|sass|scss)$"
],
"moduleNameMapper": {
"^react-native$": "react-native-web",
"^.+\\.module\\.(css|sass|scss)$": "identity-obj-proxy"
},
"moduleFileExtensions": [
"web.js",
"js",
"json",
"web.jsx",
"jsx",
"node"
]
},
"babel": {
"presets": [
"react-app"
]
},
"devDependencies": {
"html-webpack-plugin": "^4.0.0-beta.2",
"react-hot-loader": "^4.0.0",
"tap": "^11.0.0-rc.3",
"webpack-bundle-tracker": "^0.4.2-beta",
"webpack-cli": "^3.1.2"
}
}
webpack.config.dev.js file:
"use strict";
const path = require("path");
const webpack = require("webpack");
const PnpWebpackPlugin = require("pnp-webpack-plugin");
const HtmlWebpackPlugin = require("html-webpack-plugin");
const CaseSensitivePathsPlugin = require("case-sensitive-paths-
webpack-plugin");
const InterpolateHtmlPlugin = require("react-dev-
utils/InterpolateHtmlPlugin");
const WatchMissingNodeModulesPlugin = require("react-dev-
utils/WatchMissingNodeModulesPlugin");
const ModuleScopePlugin = require("react-dev-
utils/ModuleScopePlugin");
const getCSSModuleLocalIdent = require("react-dev-
utils/getCSSModuleLocalIdent");
const getClientEnvironment = require("./env");
const paths = require("./paths");
const ManifestPlugin = require("webpack-manifest-plugin");
const ModuleNotFoundPlugin = require("react-dev-
utils/ModuleNotFoundPlugin");
// Webpack uses `publicPath` to determine where the app is being
served from.
// In development, we always serve from the root. This makes config
easier.
//const publicPath = '/';
// `publicUrl` is just like `publicPath`, but we will provide it to our app
// as %PUBLIC_URL% in `index.html` and `process.env.PUBLIC_URL` in
JavaScript.
// Omit trailing slash as %PUBLIC_PATH%/xyz looks better than
%PUBLIC_PATH%xyz.
const publicPath = "http://localhost:3000/";
const publicUrl = "http://localhost:3000/";
// Get environment variables to inject into our app.
const env = getClientEnvironment(publicUrl);
const BundleTracker = require("webpack-bundle-tracker");
// style files regexes
const cssRegex = /\.css$/;
const cssModuleRegex = /\.module\.css$/;
const sassRegex = /\.(scss|sass)$/;
const sassModuleRegex = /\.module\.(scss|sass)$/;
// common function to get style loaders
const getStyleLoaders = (cssOptions, preProcessor) => {
const loaders = [
require.resolve("style-loader"),
{
loader: require.resolve("css-loader"),
options: cssOptions
},
{
// Options for PostCSS as we reference these options twice
// Adds vendor prefixing based on your specified browser support in
// package.json
loader: require.resolve("postcss-loader"),
options: {
// Necessary for external CSS imports to work
// https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app/issues/2677
ident: "postcss",
plugins: () => [
require("postcss-flexbugs-fixes"),
require("postcss-preset-env")({
autoprefixer: {
flexbox: "no-2009"
},
stage: 3
})
]
}
}
];
if (preProcessor) {
loaders.push(require.resolve(preProcessor));
}
return loaders;
};
// This is the development configuration.
// It is focused on developer experience and fast rebuilds.
// The production configuration is different and lives in a separate
file.
module.exports = {
mode: "development",
// You may want 'eval' instead if you prefer to see the compiled output in DevTools.
// See the discussion in https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app/issues/343
devtool: "cheap-module-source-map",
// These are the "entry points" to our application.
// This means they will be the "root" imports that are included in JS bundle.
entry: [
// Include an alternative client for WebpackDevServer. A client's job is to
// connect to WebpackDevServer by a socket and get notified about changes.
// When you save a file, the client will either apply hot updates (in case
// of CSS changes), or refresh the page (in case of JS changes). When you
// make a syntax error, this client will display a syntax error overlay.
// Note: instead of the default WebpackDevServer client, we use a custom one
// to bring better experience for Create React App users. You can replace
// the line below with these two lines if you prefer the stock client:
// require.resolve('webpack-dev-server/client') + '?/',
// require.resolve('webpack/hot/dev-server'),
require.resolve("react-dev-utils/webpackHotDevClient"),
require.resolve("webpack-dev-server/client") + "?
http://localhost:3000",
require.resolve("webpack/hot/dev-server"),
// Finally, this is your app's code:
paths.appIndexJs
// We include the app code last so that if there is a runtime error during
// initialization, it doesn't blow up the WebpackDevServer client, and
// changing JS code would still trigger a refresh.
],
output: {
// Add /* filename */ comments to generated require()s in the output.
pathinfo: true,
// This does not produce a real file. It's just the virtual path that is
// served by WebpackDevServer in development. This is the JS bundle
// containing code from all our entry points, and the Webpack runtime.
filename: "static/js/bundle.js",
// There are also additional JS chunk files if you use code splitting.
chunkFilename: "static/js/[name].chunk.js",
// This is the URL that app is served from. We use "/" in development.
publicPath: publicPath,
// Point sourcemap entries to original disk location (format as URL on Windows)
devtoolModuleFilenameTemplate: info =>
path.resolve(info.absoluteResourcePath).replace(/\\/g, "/")
},
optimization: {
// Automatically split vendor and commons
// https://twitter.com/wSokra/status/969633336732905474
// https://medium.com/webpack/webpack-4-code-splitting-chunk-graph-and-the-splitchunks-optimization-be739a861366
splitChunks: {
chunks: "all",
name: false
},
minimize: false,
// Keep the runtime chunk seperated to enable long term caching
// https://twitter.com/wSokra/status/969679223278505985
runtimeChunk: true
},
resolve: {
// This allows you to set a fallback for where Webpack should look for modules.
// We placed these paths second because we want `node_modules` to "win"
// if there are any conflicts. This matches Node resolution mechanism.
// https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app/issues/253
modules: ["node_modules"].concat(
// It is guaranteed to exist because we tweak it in `env.js`
process.env.NODE_PATH.split(path.delimiter).filter(Boolean)
),
// These are the reasonable defaults supported by the Node ecosystem.
// We also include JSX as a common component filename extension to support
// some tools, although we do not recommend using it, see:
// https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app/issues/290
// `web` extension prefixes have been added for better support
// for React Native Web.
extensions: [".mjs", ".web.js", ".js", ".json", ".web.jsx", ".jsx"],
alias: {
// Support React Native Web
// https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2016/08/a-glimpse-into-the-future-with-react-native-for-web/
"react-native": "react-native-web"
},
plugins: [
// Adds support for installing with Plug'n'Play, leading to faster installs and adding
// guards against forgotten dependencies and such.
PnpWebpackPlugin,
// Prevents users from importing files from outside of src/ (or node_modules/).
// This often causes confusion because we only process files within src/ with babel.
// To fix this, we prevent you from importing files out of src/ -- if you'd like to,
// please link the files into your node_modules/ and let module-resolution kick in.
// Make sure your source files are compiled, as they will not be processed in any way.
new BundleTracker({
path: paths.statsRoot,
filename: "webpack-stats.dev.json"
}),
new ModuleScopePlugin(paths.appSrc, [paths.appPackageJson])
]
},
resolveLoader: {
plugins: [
// Also related to Plug'n'Play, but this time it tells Webpack to load its loaders
// from the current package.
PnpWebpackPlugin.moduleLoader(module)
]
},
module: {
strictExportPresence: true,
rules: [
// Disable require.ensure as it's not a standard language feature.
{ parser: { requireEnsure: false } },
// First, run the linter.
// It's important to do this before Babel processes the JS.
{
test: /\.(js|mjs|jsx)$/,
enforce: "pre",
use: [
{
options: {
formatter: require.resolve("react-dev-utils/eslintFormatter"),
eslintPath: require.resolve("eslint")
},
loader: require.resolve("eslint-loader")
}
],
include: paths.appSrc
},
{
// "oneOf" will traverse all following loaders until one will
// match the requirements. When no loader matches it will fall
// back to the "file" loader at the end of the loader list.
oneOf: [
// "url" loader works like "file" loader except that it embeds assets
// smaller than specified limit in bytes as data URLs to avoid requests.
// A missing `test` is equivalent to a match.
{
test: [/\.bmp$/, /\.gif$/, /\.jpe?g$/, /\.png$/],
loader: require.resolve("url-loader"),
options: {
limit: 10000,
name: "static/media/[name].[hash:8].[ext]"
}
},
// Process application JS with Babel.
// The preset includes JSX, Flow, and some ESnext features.
{
test: /\.(js|mjs|jsx)$/,
include: paths.appSrc,
loader: require.resolve("babel-loader"),
options: {
customize: require.resolve(
"babel-preset-react-app/webpack-overrides"
),
plugins: [
[
require.resolve("babel-plugin-named-asset-import"),
{
loaderMap: {
svg: {
ReactComponent: "#svgr/webpack?-prettier,-svgo![path]"
}
}
}
]
],
// This is a feature of `babel-loader` for webpack (not Babel itself).
// It enables caching results in ./node_modules/.cache/babel-loader/
// directory for faster rebuilds.
cacheDirectory: true,
// Don't waste time on Gzipping the cache
cacheCompression: false
}
},
// Process any JS outside of the app with Babel.
// Unlike the application JS, we only compile the standard ES features.
{
test: /\.(js|mjs)$/,
exclude: /#babel(?:\/|\\{1,2})runtime/,
loader: require.resolve("babel-loader"),
options: {
babelrc: false,
configFile: false,
compact: false,
presets: [
[
require.resolve("babel-preset-react-app/dependencies"),
{ helpers: true }
]
],
cacheDirectory: true,
// Don't waste time on Gzipping the cache
cacheCompression: false,
// If an error happens in a package, it's possible to be
// because it was compiled. Thus, we don't want the browser
// debugger to show the original code. Instead, the code
// being evaluated would be much more helpful.
sourceMaps: false
}
},
// "postcss" loader applies autoprefixer to our CSS.
// "css" loader resolves paths in CSS and adds assets as dependencies.
// "style" loader turns CSS into JS modules that inject <style> tags.
// In production, we use a plugin to extract that CSS to a file, but
// in development "style" loader enables hot editing of CSS.
// By default we support CSS Modules with the extension .module.css
{
test: cssRegex,
exclude: cssModuleRegex,
use: getStyleLoaders({
importLoaders: 1
})
},
// Adds support for CSS Modules (https://github.com/css-modules/css-modules)
// using the extension .module.css
{
test: cssModuleRegex,
use: getStyleLoaders({
importLoaders: 1,
modules: true,
getLocalIdent: getCSSModuleLocalIdent
})
},
// Opt-in support for SASS (using .scss or .sass extensions).
// Chains the sass-loader with the css-loader and the style-loader
// to immediately apply all styles to the DOM.
// By default we support SASS Modules with the
// extensions .module.scss or .module.sass
{
test: sassRegex,
exclude: sassModuleRegex,
use: getStyleLoaders({ importLoaders: 2 }, "sass-loader")
},
// Adds support for CSS Modules, but using SASS
// using the extension .module.scss or .module.sass
{
test: sassModuleRegex,
use: getStyleLoaders(
{
importLoaders: 2,
modules: true,
getLocalIdent: getCSSModuleLocalIdent
},
"sass-loader"
)
},
// "file" loader makes sure those assets get served by WebpackDevServer.
// When you `import` an asset, you get its (virtual) filename.
// In production, they would get copied to the `build` folder.
// This loader doesn't use a "test" so it will catch all modules
// that fall through the other loaders.
{
// Exclude `js` files to keep "css" loader working as it injects
// its runtime that would otherwise be processed through "file" loader.
// Also exclude `html` and `json` extensions so they get processed
// by webpacks internal loaders.
exclude: [/\.(js|mjs|jsx)$/, /\.html$/, /\.json$/],
loader: require.resolve("file-loader"),
options: {
name: "static/media/[name].[hash:8].[ext]"
}
}
]
}
// ** STOP ** Are you adding a new loader?
// Make sure to add the new loader(s) before the "file" loader.
]
},
plugins: [
// Generates an `index.html` file with the <script> injected.
new HtmlWebpackPlugin({
inject: true,
template: paths.appHtml
}),
// new InterpolateHtmlPlugin({
// name: "xu"
// }),
// Makes some environment variables available in index.html.
// The public URL is available as %PUBLIC_URL% in index.html, e.g.:
// <link rel="shortcut icon" href="%PUBLIC_URL%/favicon.ico">
// In development, this will be an empty string.
new InterpolateHtmlPlugin(HtmlWebpackPlugin, env.raw),
// This gives some necessary context to module not found errors, such as
// the requesting resource.
new ModuleNotFoundPlugin(paths.appPath),
// Makes some environment variables available to the JS code, for example:
// if (process.env.NODE_ENV === 'development') { ... }. See `./env.js`.
new webpack.DefinePlugin(env.stringified),
// This is necessary to emit hot updates (currently CSS only):
new webpack.HotModuleReplacementPlugin(),
// Watcher doesn't work well if you mistype casing in a path so we use
// a plugin that prints an error when you attempt to do this.
// See https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app/issues/240
new CaseSensitivePathsPlugin(),
// If you require a missing module and then `npm install` it, you still have
// to restart the development server for Webpack to discover it. This plugin
// makes the discovery automatic so you don't have to restart.
// See https://github.com/facebook/create-react-app/issues/186
new WatchMissingNodeModulesPlugin(paths.appNodeModules),
// Moment.js is an extremely popular library that bundles large locale files
// by default due to how Webpack interprets its code. This is a practical
// solution that requires the user to opt into importing specific locales.
// https://github.com/jmblog/how-to-optimize-momentjs-with-webpack
// You can remove this if you don't use Moment.js:
new webpack.IgnorePlugin(/^\.\/locale$/, /moment$/),
// Generate a manifest file which contains a mapping of all asset filenames
// to their corresponding output file so that tools can pick it up without
// having to parse `index.html`.
new ManifestPlugin({
fileName: "asset-manifest.json",
publicPath: publicPath
})
],
// Some libraries import Node modules but don't use them in the browser.
// Tell Webpack to provide empty mocks for them so importing them works.
node: {
dgram: "empty",
fs: "empty",
net: "empty",
tls: "empty",
child_process: "empty"
},
// Turn off performance processing because we utilize
// our own hints via the FileSizeReporter
performance: false
};
start.js file:
"use strict";
// Do this as the first thing so that any code reading it knows the right env.
process.env.BABEL_ENV = "development";
process.env.NODE_ENV = "development";
// Makes the script crash on unhandled rejections instead of silently
// ignoring them. In the future, promise rejections that are not handled will
// terminate the Node.js process with a non-zero exit code.
process.on("unhandledRejection", err => {
throw err;
});
// Ensure environment variables are read.
require("../config/env");
const fs = require("fs");
const chalk = require("chalk");
const webpack = require("webpack");
const WebpackDevServer = require("webpack-dev-server");
const clearConsole = require("react-dev-utils/clearConsole");
const checkRequiredFiles = require("react-dev-utils/checkRequiredFiles");
const {
choosePort,
createCompiler,
prepareProxy,
prepareUrls
} = require("react-dev-utils/WebpackDevServerUtils");
const openBrowser = require("react-dev-utils/openBrowser");
const paths = require("../config/paths");
const config = require("../config/webpack.config.dev");
const createDevServerConfig =
require("../config/webpackDevServer.config");
const useYarn = fs.existsSync(paths.yarnLockFile);
const isInteractive = process.stdout.isTTY;
// Warn and crash if required files are missing
if (!checkRequiredFiles([paths.appHtml, paths.appIndexJs])) {
process.exit(1);
}
// Tools like Cloud9 rely on this.
const DEFAULT_PORT = parseInt(process.env.PORT, 10) || 3000;
const HOST = process.env.HOST || "0.0.0.0";
if (process.env.HOST) {
console.log(
chalk.cyan(
` Attempting to bind to HOST environment variable: ${chalk.yellow(
chalk.bold(process.env.HOST)
)}`
)
);
console.log(
`If this was unintentional, check that you haven't mistakenly set it in your shell.`
);
console.log(
`Learn more here:`
);
console.log();
}
// We require that you explictly set browsers and do not fall
back to
// browserslist defaults.
const { checkBrowsers } = require("react-dev-utils/browsersHelper");
checkBrowsers(paths.appPath, isInteractive)
.then(() => {
// We attempt to use the default port but if it is busy, we offer the user to
// run on a different port. `choosePort()` Promise resolves to the next free port.
return choosePort(HOST, DEFAULT_PORT);
})
.then(port => {
if (port == null) {
// We have not found a port.
return;
}
const protocol = process.env.HTTPS === "true" ? "https" : "http";
const appName = require(paths.appPackageJson).name;
const urls = prepareUrls(protocol, HOST, port);
// Create a webpack compiler that is configured with custom messages.
const compiler = createCompiler(webpack, config, appName, urls, useYarn);
// Load proxy config
const proxySetting = require(paths.appPackageJson).proxy;
const proxyConfig = prepareProxy(proxySetting, paths.appPublic);
// Serve webpack assets generated by the compiler over a web server.
const serverConfig = createDevServerConfig(
proxyConfig,
urls.lanUrlForConfig
);
const devServer = new WebpackDevServer(compiler, serverConfig);
// Launch WebpackDevServer.
devServer.listen(port, HOST, err => {
if (err) {
return console.log(err);
}
if (isInteractive) {
clearConsole();
}
console.log(chalk.cyan("Starting the development server...\n"));
openBrowser(urls.localUrlForBrowser);
});
["SIGINT", "SIGTERM"].forEach(function(sig) {
process.on(sig, function() {
devServer.close();
process.exit();
});
});
})
.catch(err => {
if (err && err.message) {
console.log(err.message);
}
process.exit(1);
});
Error Stacktrace:
> project#0.1.0 start /usr/react_projects/project
> node scripts/start.js
Cannot read property 'tap' of undefined
npm ERR! code ELIFECYCLE
npm ERR! errno 1
npm ERR! project#0.1.0 start: `node scripts/start.js`
npm ERR! Exit status 1
npm ERR!
npm ERR! Failed at the project#0.1.0 start script.
npm ERR! This is probably not a problem with npm. There is likely additional logging output above.
I don't understand why it is giving Cannot find property "tap" undefined.

Answer 1

I had the same exact problem. You have to add #babel/preset-react library to your package.json file.
Run yarn yarn add #babel/preset-react or npm install #babel/preset-react