<Solved> Heroku "npm ERR! Missing: '' from lock file" error

Heroku building error

-----> Building on the Heroku-20 stack
-----> Using buildpack: heroku/nodejs
-----> Node.js app detected
       
-----> Creating runtime environment
       
       NPM_CONFIG_LOGLEVEL=error
       NODE_VERBOSE=false
       NODE_ENV=production
       NODE_MODULES_CACHE=true
       
-----> Installing binaries
       engines.node (package.json):  16.x
       engines.npm (package.json):   unspecified (use default)
       
       Resolving node version 16.x...
       Downloading and installing node 16.16.0...
       Using default npm version: 8.11.0
       
-----> Restoring cache
       Cached directories were not restored due to a change in version of node, npm, yarn or stack
       Module installation may take longer for this build
       
-----> Installing dependencies
       Installing node modules
       npm ERR! code EUSAGE
       npm ERR! 
       npm ERR! `npm ci` can only install packages when your package.json and package-lock.json or npm-shrinkwrap.json are in sync. Please update your lock file with `npm install` before continuing.
       npm ERR! 
       npm ERR! Invalid: lock file's ajv@6.12.6 does not satisfy ajv@8.11.0
       npm ERR! Missing: ajv@6.12.6 from lock file
       npm ERR! Invalid: lock file's json-schema-traverse@0.4.1 does not satisfy json-schema-traverse@1.0.0
       npm ERR! Missing: ajv@6.12.6 from lock file
       npm ERR! Missing: react-tooltip@4.2.21 from lock file
       npm ERR! Missing: uuid@7.0.3 from lock file
       npm ERR! Missing: ajv@6.12.6 from lock file
       npm ERR! Missing: ajv-keywords@3.5.2 from lock file
       npm ERR! Missing: json-schema-traverse@0.4.1 from lock file
       npm ERR! Missing: ajv@6.12.6 from lock file
       npm ERR! Missing: ajv-keywords@3.5.2 from lock file
       npm ERR! Missing: json-schema-traverse@0.4.1 from lock file
       npm ERR! Missing: json-schema-traverse@0.4.1 from lock file
       npm ERR! Missing: ajv@6.12.6 from lock file
       npm ERR! Missing: ajv-keywords@3.5.2 from lock file
       npm ERR! Missing: json-schema-traverse@0.4.1 from lock file
       npm ERR! Missing: json-schema-traverse@0.4.1 from lock file
       npm ERR! 
       npm ERR! Clean install a project
       npm ERR! 
       npm ERR! Usage:
       npm ERR! npm ci
       npm ERR! 
       npm ERR! Options:
       npm ERR! [--no-audit] [--foreground-scripts] [--ignore-scripts]
       npm ERR! [--script-shell <script-shell>]
       npm ERR! 
       npm ERR! aliases: clean-install, ic, install-clean, isntall-clean
       npm ERR! 
       npm ERR! Run "npm help ci" for more info
       
       npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
       npm ERR!     /tmp/npmcache.tXPks/_logs/2022-07-19T04_02_49_403Z-debug-0.log
-----> Build failed
       
       We're sorry this build is failing! You can troubleshoot common issues here:
       https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/troubleshooting-node-deploys
       
       If you're stuck, please submit a ticket so we can help:
       https://help.heroku.com/
       
       Love,
       Heroku
       
 !     Push rejected, failed to compile Node.js app.
 !     Push failed

 

 

 

Solution

install missing dependencies

 

In my case, I installed 'ajv', 'react-tooltip', and 'uuid'

 

npm ajv
npm react-toolti
npm uuid

 

and then re-commit and push to heroku

 

git add .
git commit -am 'try to fix deploy error'
git push heroku main