TypeError: google[api.name] is not a function

[AliPST]

Hi,

I get an error ("TypeError: google[api.name] is not a function"), at this statement (exactly at line 123):
var api = decodeAPI(node.api); api = google[api.name]({ version: api.version, auth: auth });

It looks like the "google" variable does not get initialized as expected. I am saying that b/c "google.discovery('v1');" works fine (and it populates the api list and operation), but "google[api.name]" does not.
I even tried to change the code and statically call the api that I need (e.g. _google.dialogflow), but I got the same error.

Any idea?

Here are the environment settings and conditions:

• I'm using NodeRed version 0.19.15, and NodeJS v 11.6.0
• The node is installed using command line: "npm i node-red-contrib-google"
• The error happens, no matter if the API and Operation are set in the node config or are sent dynamically in msg.api
• The "google-conn" is properly set. I used the same JSON key in other nodes and called google apis successfully.
• and here is the list of npm modules installed along with this node:
  +-- node-red-contrib-google@0.2.0
  | -- googleapis@15.1.0 | +-- async@2.1.5 | | -- lodash@4.17.11 deduped
  | +-- google-auth-library@0.9.10
  | | +-- async@1.4.2
  | | +-- gtoken@1.2.3
  | | | +-- google-p12-pem@0.1.2
  | | | | -- node-forge@0.7.6 | | | +-- jws@3.1.5 | | | | +-- jwa@1.1.6 deduped | | | | -- safe-buffer@5.1.2 deduped
  | | | +-- mime@1.6.0
  | | | -- request@2.88.0 | | | +-- aws-sign2@0.7.0 deduped | | | +-- aws4@1.8.0 deduped | | | +-- caseless@0.12.0 deduped | | | +-- combined-stream@1.0.7 deduped | | | +-- extend@3.0.2 deduped | | | +-- forever-agent@0.6.1 deduped | | | +-- form-data@2.3.3 deduped | | | +-- har-validator@5.1.3 deduped | | | +-- http-signature@1.2.0 deduped | | | +-- is-typedarray@1.0.0 deduped | | | +-- isstream@0.1.2 deduped | | | +-- json-stringify-safe@5.0.1 deduped | | | +-- mime-types@2.1.21 deduped | | | +-- oauth-sign@0.9.0 deduped | | | +-- performance-now@2.1.0 deduped | | | +-- qs@6.5.2 deduped | | | +-- safe-buffer@5.1.2 deduped | | | +-- tough-cookie@2.4.3 deduped | | | +-- tunnel-agent@0.6.0 deduped | | | -- uuid@3.3.2 deduped
  | | +-- jws@3.0.0
  | | | +-- base64url@1.0.6
  | | | | +-- concat-stream@1.4.11
  | | | | | +-- inherits@2.0.3 deduped
  | | | | | +-- readable-stream@1.1.14
  | | | | | | +-- core-util-is@1.0.2 deduped
  | | | | | | +-- inherits@2.0.3 deduped
  | | | | | | +-- isarray@0.0.1
  | | | | | | -- string_decoder@0.10.31 | | | | | -- typedarray@0.0.6
  | | | | -- meow@2.0.0 | | | | +-- camelcase-keys@1.0.0 | | | | | +-- camelcase@1.2.1 | | | | | -- map-obj@1.0.1
  | | | | +-- indent-string@1.2.2
  | | | | | +-- get-stdin@4.0.1
  | | | | | +-- minimist@1.2.0
  | | | | | -- repeating@1.1.3 | | | | | -- is-finite@1.0.2
  | | | | | -- number-is-nan@1.0.1 deduped | | | | +-- minimist@1.2.0 | | | | -- object-assign@1.0.0
  | | | -- jwa@1.0.2 | | | +-- base64url@0.0.6 | | | +-- buffer-equal-constant-time@1.0.1 | | | -- ecdsa-sig-formatter@1.0.10
  | | | -- safe-buffer@5.1.2 deduped | | +-- lodash.noop@3.0.1 | | +-- request@2.74.0 | | | +-- aws-sign2@0.6.0 | | | +-- aws4@1.8.0 deduped | | | +-- bl@1.1.2 | | | | -- readable-stream@2.0.6
  | | | | +-- core-util-is@1.0.2 deduped
  | | | | +-- inherits@2.0.3 deduped
  | | | | +-- isarray@1.0.0 deduped
  | | | | +-- process-nextick-args@1.0.7
  | | | | +-- string_decoder@0.10.31
  | | | | -- util-deprecate@1.0.2 deduped | | | +-- caseless@0.11.0 | | | +-- combined-stream@1.0.7 deduped | | | +-- extend@3.0.2 deduped | | | +-- forever-agent@0.6.1 deduped | | | +-- form-data@1.0.1 | | | | +-- async@2.6.1 | | | | | -- lodash@4.17.11 deduped
  | | | | +-- combined-stream@1.0.7 deduped
  | | | | -- mime-types@2.1.21 deduped | | | +-- har-validator@2.0.6 | | | | +-- chalk@1.1.3 | | | | | +-- ansi-styles@2.2.1 | | | | | +-- escape-string-regexp@1.0.5 | | | | | +-- has-ansi@2.0.0 | | | | | | -- ansi-regex@2.1.1 deduped
  | | | | | +-- strip-ansi@3.0.1 deduped
  | | | | | -- supports-color@2.0.0 | | | | +-- commander@2.19.0 | | | | +-- is-my-json-valid@2.19.0 | | | | | +-- generate-function@2.3.1 | | | | | | -- is-property@1.0.2
  | | | | | +-- generate-object-property@1.2.0
  | | | | | | -- is-property@1.0.2 deduped | | | | | +-- is-my-ip-valid@1.0.0 | | | | | +-- jsonpointer@4.0.1 | | | | | -- xtend@4.0.1 deduped
  | | | | -- pinkie-promise@2.0.1 | | | | -- pinkie@2.0.4
  | | | +-- hawk@3.1.3
  | | | | +-- boom@2.10.1
  | | | | | -- hoek@2.16.3 deduped | | | | +-- cryptiles@2.0.5 | | | | | -- boom@2.10.1 deduped
  | | | | +-- hoek@2.16.3
  | | | | -- sntp@1.0.9 | | | | -- hoek@2.16.3 deduped
  | | | +-- http-signature@1.1.1
  | | | | +-- assert-plus@0.2.0
  | | | | +-- jsprim@1.4.1 deduped
  | | | | -- sshpk@1.15.2 deduped | | | +-- is-typedarray@1.0.0 deduped | | | +-- isstream@0.1.2 deduped | | | +-- json-stringify-safe@5.0.1 deduped | | | +-- mime-types@2.1.21 deduped | | | +-- node-uuid@1.4.8 | | | +-- oauth-sign@0.8.2 | | | +-- qs@6.2.3 | | | +-- stringstream@0.0.6 | | | +-- tough-cookie@2.3.4 | | | | -- punycode@1.4.1
  | | | -- tunnel-agent@0.4.3 | | -- string-template@0.2.1
  | `-- string-template@1.0.0

[danleighton]

Did you work this out in the end?

Not sure what is going on here and getting the same error.

[AliPST]

We finally couldn't fix the problem, and instead we used the following library: https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-dialogflowv2-api

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[danleighton]

Ah, I have used that node for dialogflow. But I need to be able to use a whole heap of APIs. I don't think that one can be used for anything except Dialogflow? Or is it more flexible than that... I don't imagine it is?

[AliPST]

you are right. it is only for the dialogflow.
It's been a while since I worked on this issue and honestly, i don't remember the details about it. But I have a vague memory that this library wasn't an independent thing, and it was part of a bigger library, without which it is not fully functional. Take this with a grain of salt...

[danleighton]

That is the Viseo Google Library I think you are thinking of - which is part of a bigger library. It's kind of cool, but uses an old version of NodeRed - so not so good. And a pain to install. Pity.

Thanks for the help. Best wishes.