# 'colors' error message on google-cloud-datastore-tutorial **URL:** \ **Category:** Cloud\ **Created:** [August 5, 2017, 9:11pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/colors-error-message-on-google-cloud-datastore-tutorial/35098 "2017-08-05T21:11:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Clifton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Clifton](https://community.particle.io/u/Clifton)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2017, 9:11pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/colors-error-message-on-google-cloud-datastore-tutorial/35098/1 "2017-08-05T21:11:15Z")
Hello, I am working to get the google-cloud-datastore-tutorial running but have hit a wall that I can’t seem to get around. when running the `node tutorial.js` I get the below error message: ```cpp brain:~ Zeytin$ npm install brain:~ Zeytin$ node tutorial.js module.js:487 throw err; ^ Error: Cannot find module 'colors' at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:485:15) at Function.Module._load (module.js:437:25) at Module.require (module.js:513:17) at require (internal/module.js:11:18) at Object. (/Users/Zeytin/tutorial.js:1:76) at Module._compile (module.js:569:30) at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:580:10) at Module.load (module.js:503:32) at tryModuleLoad (module.js:466:12) at Function.Module._load (module.js:458:3) ``` I think maybe because I am in the wrong cd? @kennethlimcp sorry to bug you with this but you do know my situation (or last one) rather well. Any thoughts on whats going on? ---
**Author:** ![kennethlimcp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c0e974/32.png) [@kennethlimcp](https://community.particle.io/u/kennethlimcp)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2017, 1:19am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/colors-error-message-on-google-cloud-datastore-tutorial/35098/2 "2017-08-07T01:19:44Z")
Which tutorial is that? Have a link? ---
**Author:** ![Clifton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Clifton](https://community.particle.io/u/Clifton)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2017, 1:39am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/colors-error-message-on-google-cloud-datastore-tutorial/35098/3 "2017-08-07T01:39:03Z")
Hi @kennethlimcp Thank you for the reply! I am working to store data from the SHT10 temperature and humidity on the google cloud. I tried ThingSpeak but was unsuccessful with the setup and now am trying google cloud but am still having trouble. I really am a noob:( The link is below for the tutorial I was working on. [https://github.com/spark/google-cloud-datastore-tutorial](https://github.com/spark/google-cloud-datastore-tutorial) ---
**Author:** ![kennethlimcp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c0e974/32.png) [@kennethlimcp](https://community.particle.io/u/kennethlimcp)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2017, 1:39am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/colors-error-message-on-google-cloud-datastore-tutorial/35098/4 "2017-08-07T01:39:46Z")
Did you do a `npm install` in that directory containing all the project files? Was there any error? ---
**Author:** ![Clifton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Clifton](https://community.particle.io/u/Clifton)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2017, 1:46am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/colors-error-message-on-google-cloud-datastore-tutorial/35098/5 "2017-08-07T01:46:22Z")
below is a screenshot of the files in the ~Zeytin directory which I believe is where the `npm install` is taking place? ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/particle/original/2X/a/a6f201ef411998b501deaaabd6fe2cb3303587e4.png) This is what I get back after I run the commands: ```cpp brain:~ Zeytin$ npm install brain:~ Zeytin$ node tutorial.js module.js:487 throw err; ^ Error: Cannot find module 'colors' at Function.Module._resolveFilename (module.js:485:15) at Function.Module._load (module.js:437:25) at Module.require (module.js:513:17) at require (internal/module.js:11:18) at Object. (/Users/Zeytin/tutorial.js:1:76) at Module._compile (module.js:569:30) at Object.Module._extensions..js (module.js:580:10) at Module.load (module.js:503:32) at tryModuleLoad (module.js:466:12) at Function.Module._load (module.js:458:3) ``` ---
**Author:** ![kennethlimcp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c0e974/32.png) [@kennethlimcp](https://community.particle.io/u/kennethlimcp)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2017, 3:34am UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/colors-error-message-on-google-cloud-datastore-tutorial/35098/6 "2017-08-07T03:34:51Z")
You will want to be in the `cloud-google-datastore-tutorial` folder. ---
**Author:** ![Clifton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Clifton](https://community.particle.io/u/Clifton)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2017, 2:02pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/colors-error-message-on-google-cloud-datastore-tutorial/35098/7 "2017-08-07T14:02:05Z")
Hi @kennethlimcp Ok, I cd to the cloud-google-datastore-tutorial folder and used the `npm install` command but it gives me the same errors as I had gotten before when trying to install the particle-cli. See below. ``` brain:google-cloud-datastore-tutorial Zeytin$ npm install npm WARN deprecated google-cloud@0.40.0: The google-cloud meta-package is not recommended; install individual packages. npm WARN deprecated node-uuid@1.4.8: Use uuid module instead npm ERR! Darwin 16.6.0 npm ERR! argv "/usr/local/Cellar/node/8.2.1/bin/node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install" npm ERR! node v8.2.1 npm ERR! npm v3.10.10 npm ERR! Invalid name: "@google-cloud/common" npm ERR! npm ERR! If you need help, you may report this error at: npm ERR! npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request: npm ERR! /Users/Zeytin/google-cloud-datastore-tutorial/npm-debug.log ``` I don’t know why but I cannot get anything to work correctly. Is it the fact that Im on a mac or just because Im new to all of this? I follow all of the tutorials exactly as they say! Grrr… ---
**Author:** ![kennethlimcp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c0e974/32.png) [@kennethlimcp](https://community.particle.io/u/kennethlimcp)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2017, 2:08pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/colors-error-message-on-google-cloud-datastore-tutorial/35098/8 "2017-08-07T14:08:51Z")
Works fine on my Mac **but** using `v6.x.x` of nodeJS. Install nvm manager which allows you to switch between nodeJS versions. ```auto curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.2/install.sh | bash ``` Then try doing this: ```auto nvm install v6 nvm use v6 rm -rf node_modules sudo npm install ``` ---
**Author:** ![Clifton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Clifton](https://community.particle.io/u/Clifton)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2017, 2:13pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/colors-error-message-on-google-cloud-datastore-tutorial/35098/9 "2017-08-07T14:13:06Z")
Hey so here is what happened! > brain:google-cloud-datastore-tutorial Zeytin$ rm -rf node\_modules > brain:google-cloud-datastore-tutorial Zeytin$ sudo npm install > Password: > npm WARN deprecated google-cloud@0.40.0: The google-cloud meta-package is not recommended; install individual packages. > npm ERR! Darwin 16.6.0 > npm ERR! argv "/usr/local/Cellar/node/8.2.1/bin/node" "/usr/local/bin/npm" "install" > npm ERR! node v8.2.1 > npm ERR! npm v3.10.10 > npm ERR! Invalid name: "@google-cloud/bigquery" > npm ERR! > npm ERR! If you need help, you may report this error at: > npm ERR! [https://github.com/npm/npm/issues](https://github.com/npm/npm/issues) > npm ERR! Please include the following file with any support request: > npm ERR! /Users/Zeytin/google-cloud-datastore-tutorial/npm-debug.log ---
**Author:** ![kennethlimcp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c0e974/32.png) [@kennethlimcp](https://community.particle.io/u/kennethlimcp)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2017, 2:13pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/colors-error-message-on-google-cloud-datastore-tutorial/35098/10 "2017-08-07T14:13:18Z")
See above updated post. ---
**Author:** ![Clifton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Clifton](https://community.particle.io/u/Clifton)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2017, 2:14pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/colors-error-message-on-google-cloud-datastore-tutorial/35098/12 "2017-08-07T14:14:23Z")
> [@kennethlimcp](#): > > nvm install v6 ``` brain:google-cloud-datastore-tutorial Zeytin$ nvm install v6 -bash: nvm: command not found ``` ---
**Author:** ![kennethlimcp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c0e974/32.png) [@kennethlimcp](https://community.particle.io/u/kennethlimcp)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2017, 2:15pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/colors-error-message-on-google-cloud-datastore-tutorial/35098/13 "2017-08-07T14:15:10Z")
Please read and follow the full instruction above. ---
**Author:** ![Clifton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Clifton](https://community.particle.io/u/Clifton)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2017, 2:18pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/colors-error-message-on-google-cloud-datastore-tutorial/35098/14 "2017-08-07T14:18:55Z")
oh sorry I missed the first part. You are going to hate me but I have no idea how to install that. Do I enter that link into my terminal and under the same directory as I am in now? ---
**Author:** ![kennethlimcp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c0e974/32.png) [@kennethlimcp](https://community.particle.io/u/kennethlimcp)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2017, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/colors-error-message-on-google-cloud-datastore-tutorial/35098/15 "2017-08-07T14:20:01Z")
That’s correct. ---
**Author:** ![Clifton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Clifton](https://community.particle.io/u/Clifton)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2017, 2:22pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/colors-error-message-on-google-cloud-datastore-tutorial/35098/16 "2017-08-07T14:22:24Z")
> [@kennethlimcp](#): > > nvm install v6 got it.. ok here is what happened. I stopped at `nvm install v6` because I got the command not found reply ``` brain:google-cloud-datastore-tutorial Zeytin$ curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.2/install.sh1 | bash % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed 100 15 100 15 0 0 103 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 104 bash: line 1: 404:: command not found brain:google-cloud-datastore-tutorial Zeytin$ nvm install v6 -bash: nvm: command not found ``` ---
**Author:** ![kennethlimcp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c0e974/32.png) [@kennethlimcp](https://community.particle.io/u/kennethlimcp)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2017, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/colors-error-message-on-google-cloud-datastore-tutorial/35098/17 "2017-08-07T14:24:02Z")
It’s the issue with the command have an extra number: Try this: ```auto curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.2/install.sh | bash ``` ---
**Author:** ![Clifton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Clifton](https://community.particle.io/u/Clifton)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2017, 2:27pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/colors-error-message-on-google-cloud-datastore-tutorial/35098/18 "2017-08-07T14:27:34Z")
ok... > brain:google-cloud-datastore-tutorial Zeytin$ curl -o- [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.2/install.sh](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/creationix/nvm/v0.33.2/install.sh) | bash > % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current > Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed > 100 11699 100 11699 0 0 85427 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 86022 > =\> Downloading nvm from git to '/Users/Zeytin/.nvm' > =\> Cloning into '/Users/Zeytin/.nvm'... > remote: Counting objects: 6495, done. > remote: Total 6495 (delta 0), reused 0 (delta 0), pack-reused 6495 > Receiving objects: 100% (6495/6495), 1.94 MiB | 0 bytes/s, done. > Resolving deltas: 100% (4026/4026), done. > > - (HEAD detached at v0.33.2) > master > =\> Compressing and cleaning up git repository > Counting objects: 6495, done. > Delta compression using up to 8 threads. > Compressing objects: 100% (6451/6451), done. > Writing objects: 100% (6495/6495), done. > Total 6495 (delta 4285), reused 2001 (delta 0) > =\> Appending nvm source string to /Users/Zeytin/.bash\_profile > =\> Appending bash\_completion source string to /Users/Zeytin/.bash\_profile > npm ERR! extraneous: ansi@0.2.1 /usr/local/lib/node\_modules/npm/node\_modules/ansi > npm ERR! extraneous: block-stream@0.0.7 /usr/local/lib/node\_modules/npm/node\_modules/block-stream > npm ERR! extraneous: call-limit@1.1.0 /usr/local/lib/node\_modules/npm/node\_modules/call-limit > npm ERR! extraneous: char-spinner@1.0.1 /usr/local/lib/node\_modules/npm/node\_modules/char-spinner > npm ERR! extraneous: child-process-close@0.1.1 /usr/local/lib/node\_modules/npm/node\_modules/child-process-close > npm ERR! extraneous: chmodr@0.1.0 /usr/local/lib/node\_modules/npm/node\_modules/chmodr > npm ERR! extraneous: detect-indent@5.0.0 /usr/local/lib/node\_modules/npm/node\_modules/detect-indent > npm ERR! extraneous: JSONStream@1.3.1 /usr/local/lib/node\_modules/npm/node\_modules/JSONStream > npm ERR! extraneous: lazy-property@1.0.0 /usr/local/lib/node\_modules/npm/node\_modules/lazy-property > npm ERR! extraneous: libnpx@9.2.0 /usr/local/lib/node\_modules/npm/node\_modules/libnpx > npm ERR! extraneous: lodash.\_baseindexof@3.1.0 /usr/local/lib/node\_modules/npm/node\_modules/lodash.\_baseindexof > npm ERR! extraneous: lodash.\_bindcallback@3.0.1 /usr/local/lib/node\_modules/npm/node\_modules/lodash.\_bindcallback > npm ERR! extraneous: lodash.\_cacheindexof@3.0.2 /usr/local/lib/node\_modules/npm/node\_modules/lodash.\_cacheindexof > npm ERR! extraneous: lodash.\_createcache@3.1.2 /usr/local/lib/node\_modules/npm/node\_modules/lodash.\_createcache > npm ERR! extraneous: lodash.restparam@3.6.1 /usr/local/lib/node\_modules/npm/node\_modules/lodash.restparam > npm ERR! extraneous: minimatch@0.3.0 /usr/local/lib/node\_modules/npm/node\_modules/minimatch > npm ERR! extraneous: npmconf@1.0.1 /usr/local/lib/node\_modules/npm/node\_modules/npmconf > npm ERR! extraneous: pacote@2.7.38 /usr/local/lib/node\_modules/npm/node\_modules/pacote > npm ERR! extraneous: sorted-union-stream@2.1.3 /usr/local/lib/node\_modules/npm/node\_modules/sorted-union-stream > npm ERR! extraneous: uuid@3.1.0 /usr/local/lib/node\_modules/npm/node\_modules/uuid > npm ERR! extraneous: worker-farm@1.4.1 /usr/local/lib/node\_modules/npm/node\_modules/worker-farm > npm ERR! invalid: normalize-package-data@0.2.13 /usr/local/lib/node\_modules/npm/node\_modules/read-package-json/node\_modules/normalize-package-data > npm ERR! missing: semver@2, required by normalize-package-data@0.2.13 > npm ERR! extraneous: github-url-from-git@1.1.1 /usr/local/lib/node\_modules/npm/node\_modules/github-url-from-git > npm ERR! extraneous: github-url-from-username-repo@0.1.0 /usr/local/lib/node\_modules/npm/node\_modules/github-url-from-username-repo > npm ERR! extraneous: mime@1.2.11 /usr/local/lib/node\_modules/npm/node\_modules/request/node\_modules/mime > npm ERR! extraneous: performance-now@0.2.0 /usr/local/lib/node\_modules/npm/node\_modules/request/node\_modules/performance-now > npm ERR! extraneous: async@0.2.9 /usr/local/lib/node\_modules/npm/node\_modules/request/node\_modules/form-data/node\_modules/async > npm ERR! invalid: combined-stream@0.0.4 /usr/local/lib/node\_modules/npm/node\_modules/request/node\_modules/form-data/node\_modules/combined-stream > npm ERR! extraneous: delayed-stream@0.0.5 /usr/local/lib/node\_modules/npm/node\_modules/request/node\_modules/form-data/node\_modules/combined-stream/node\_modules/delayed-stream > npm ERR! extraneous: ajv@4.11.8 /usr/local/lib/node\_modules/npm/node\_modules/request/node\_modules/har-validator/node\_modules/ajv > npm ERR! extraneous: har-schema@1.0.5 /usr/local/lib/node\_modules/npm/node\_modules/request/node\_modules/har-validator/node\_modules/har-schema > npm ERR! extraneous: asn1@0.1.11 /usr/local/lib/node\_modules/npm/node\_modules/request/node\_modules/http-signature/node\_modules/asn1 > npm ERR! extraneous: ctype@0.5.2 /usr/local/lib/node\_modules/npm/node\_modules/request/node\_modules/http-signature/node\_modules/ctype > npm ERR! extraneous: assert-plus@1.0.0 /usr/local/lib/node\_modules/npm/node\_modules/request/node\_modules/http-signature/node\_modules/jsprim/node\_modules/assert-plus > npm ERR! extraneous: punycode@1.2.3 /usr/local/lib/node\_modules/npm/node\_modules/request/node\_modules/tough-cookie/node\_modules/punycode > npm ERR! invalid: readable-stream@1.0.24 /usr/local/lib/node\_modules/npm/node\_modules/sha/node\_modules/readable-stream > npm ERR! invalid: ansi-regex@3.0.0 /usr/local/lib/node\_modules/npm/node\_modules/strip-ansi/node\_modules/ansi-regex > =\> You currently have modules installed globally with `npm`. These will no > =\> longer be linked to the active version of Node when you install a new node > =\> with `nvm`; and they may (depending on how you construct your `$PATH`) > =\> override the binaries of modules installed with `nvm`: > /usr/local/lib > ├── bootstrap@4.0.0-alpha.6 > ├── colors@1.1.2 > ├── json@9.0.6 > ├── particle-cli@1.23.1 > └── serialport@5.0.0 > =\> If you wish to uninstall them at a later point (or re-install them under your > =\> `nvm` Nodes), you can remove them from the system Node as follows: > ``` > $ nvm use system > $ npm uninstall -g a_module > > ``` > =\> Close and reopen your terminal to start using nvm or run the following to use it now: > export NVM\_DIR="$HOME/.nvm" > [-s "$NVM\_DIR/nvm.sh"] && . "$NVM\_DIR/nvm.sh" # This loads nvm > [-s "$NVM\_DIR/bash\_completion"] && . "$NVM\_DIR/bash\_completion" # This loads nvm bash\_completion > brain:google-cloud-datastore-tutorial Zeytin$ nvm install v6 > -bash: nvm: command not found ---
**Author:** ![kennethlimcp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c0e974/32.png) [@kennethlimcp](https://community.particle.io/u/kennethlimcp)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2017, 2:28pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/colors-error-message-on-google-cloud-datastore-tutorial/35098/19 "2017-08-07T14:28:51Z")
> [@Clifton](#): > > =\> Close and reopen your terminal to start using nvm or run the following to use it now: did you do this? ---
**Author:** ![Clifton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Clifton](https://community.particle.io/u/Clifton)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2017, 2:34pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/colors-error-message-on-google-cloud-datastore-tutorial/35098/20 "2017-08-07T14:34:34Z")
> [@kennethlimcp](#): > > sudo npm install just did... what it spit out is really really long. Is there a way to post a file vs posting the long reply? ---
**Author:** ![kennethlimcp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c0e974/32.png) [@kennethlimcp](https://community.particle.io/u/kennethlimcp)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2017, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.particle.io/t/colors-error-message-on-google-cloud-datastore-tutorial/35098/21 "2017-08-07T14:35:26Z")
you can use the following syntax ```auto ``` paste logs here ```auto ``` [Next page](https://community.particle.io/t/colors-error-message-on-google-cloud-datastore-tutorial/35098.md?page=2)